QUARTZY
A Laboratory management application

Presented by: Bixa Ogola

Presented at: University of Venda, South Africa

04 November 2023

Quartzy

Quartzy is lab inventory application for

  • Managing laboratory inventory

  • Making and tracking orders

Managing lab inventory

Inventory tab

Inventory tab for adding or searching laboratory inventory

  • 1 = Adding new inventory item
  • 2 = Filtering inventory by inventory types
    • Examples are chemical, enzymes, general supply
  • 3 = Import inventory from excel file

Inventory tab

Inventory tab

Settings tab for inventories

  • Tab within settings where inventories types can be adjusted/updated

Defining inventory types within settings

Defining inventory types within settings

Set expiry data and reminders

Editing Inventories

  • Minimal stock can be added to each inventory
    • For managing inventory before they are exhausted in lab

Low stock

Low stock

Adding expiry date to inventory

  • Expiry date with a reminder can be added to each inventory

Expiry reminder

Expiry reminder

Cabinet and freezer organization

  • Settings tab from where freezer boxes and cabinets are created

Cabinet and Freezer management

Cabinet and Freezer management

Requesting lab supplies

Requesting order tab

Tab for capturing ordered laboratory supplies and keeping track of what is ordered, received and backordered

  • 1 = Adding new order

  • 2 = importing items ordered from a excel file

  • 3 = Dashboard for viewing expenses

Request tab

Request tab

Adjusting requesting orders workflow

  • Setting tab for customizing specific elements relavant to the laboratory ordering process

Changing the ordering workflow/steps

Changing the ordering workflow/steps

Other features of Quartzy

Online search of supplies

  • Start requesting order by online Search using CAT number of laboratory supplies

Order page

Order page

Spend Dashboard

  • Dashboard for viewing expenses filtered by different spending metrics

Expenses dashboard

Expenses dashboard

Mobile app

  • Quickly update orders using mobile app to scan barcodes for orders received or requests made

Pros and cons

Pros

  • Ease of use
  • Easy Import and export data
  • Bulk inventory editing in Excel
  • Email notification

Cons

  • Web based hence cannot be used without internet access
  • As of 2023, the free plan has been phased out

Pricing

2020 Quartzy prices

2020 Quartzy prices

2022 Quartzy prices

2022 Quartzy prices

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