Providing data on workstation usage allow lab leaders to track and understand the utilisation and availability of laboratory equipment. Rather than having manual recordings when workstations are being used, the data is collected by the lab's specimen tracking system and presented on the Work Station Utilisation screen.
From the Work Station Utilisation screen, navigate between the different work centres and visualise the duration of machine usage on a weekly basis, broken down to the machine name and the usage pattern. The information would be useful for lab leaders to establish whether you require new machines to solve capacity bottlenecks or whether the department can improve the usage pattern of the equipment the laboratory already has.
The Machine Hours represents the count of hours the machine has been used and the Machine Effort Hours is the sum of the machine's actual usage time. The Items Count identifies how many items were worked on in those hours.