Transcript ADMIN GUIDE - SMART-QC

Smart-QC Demonstration
The most robust platform for QC Laboratories: Resource Planning and
Test Allocation for analysts / instruments across various laboratories.
The Smart Choice for Lab Efficiency Management Platform
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Smart-QC
The Smart Choice for Lab Efficiency Management Platform
The most robust platform for QC Laboratories: Resource Planning and
Test Allocation for analysts / instruments across various laboratories.
Robust capacity planning
for both analysts and
instruments
Test allocation provides a
platform to deliver daily test
allocation to analysts across
various laboratories
Managing Your Labs’ Resources and Overall Efficiency
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Smart-QC Introduction
Smart-QC provides a critical management tool that will be
used as a foundation and efficient infrastructure for longterm strategic planning and growth.
The objective is to implement a proactive resources
planning and scheduling application to effectively manage
the dynamic and complex QC environment.
Other Smart-QC Key benefits:
Identify the required analyst and instruments for each work-center for given
forecasted demands
Determine cost per product/sample/test
Determine value added vs. non-value added
Predict expected backlog and react accordingly
Optimize the campaign size for major assays
Provide meaningful key performance indicators
Balance capacity based on given demands to reduce overtime and waste
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Login to Smart-QC
Login to Smart-QC via
internet/Intranet, by
typing user name,
password and site id.
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Smart-QC Modules
Use the Scheduling Module for an efficient and effective
scheduling of the complex labs operation balancing the
analyst’s work load, samples’ cycle time, and on-time
delivery to meet customer service needs
Use the Planning Module to identify the required analysts and
Easily set parameters and entities to set standards
instruments for each work-center for given forecasted
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demands to reduce overtime and waste
Let’s explore the Planning and
Scheduling Modules.
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Planning Module
Tests, Products, Standards and Resource
Availabilities and Activities parameters are
defined here so instrument and resource
requirements can be calculated using the
Samples Forecast input.
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Reporting
Reporting Tab provides the user with an
easy-to-use tool to retrieve resource
requirements information (quantity,
hours, etc.) meeting a specific set of user
defined criteria.
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Reporting
Glance at data by selecting a single or
multiple periods for trends, comparisons,
load balancing.
Choose report desired and
filter for search criteria to
review specific data quickly.
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Reporting
Over 40 reports templates are
available in Smart-QC.
Required Vs.
Available
Resources By
Period
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Reporting
Smart-QC offers a variety of line
charts, pie charts, stacked bar
charts, and text reports.
Resource Time Distribution by
Workcenter and Resource
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Reporting
Test Activity Time By
Workcenter and Resource
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Smart-QC: Scheduling
Smart-QC provides a 4 step process which
ensures an efficient and effective scheduling of
the complex labs operation. It helps balance the
analyst’s work load, samples’ cycle time, and
on-time delivery to meet customer service
needs.
Scheduling
1. Sample
List
2. Batch
Creation
3. Batch
Assignment
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4. Test
Schedule
1. Sample List
The Sample List allows the user to view all
incoming samples and their
corresponding due dates and assays.
Also, high priority samples can be
flagged from this screen.
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2. Batch Creation
• The Batch Creation Step allows the user to
both automatically and manually create
batches.
• Automatically created batches can be
manipulated and all created batches can be
locked or unlocked for flexibility.
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3. Batch Assignment
Batch Assignment By Sample Step allows
the user to order samples by their priority
or their sample IDs and to do the
following:
• assign batches automatically or manually,
• re-assign batches,
• withhold or release the remaining time
available per analyst.
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4. Test Schedule
In the Test Schedule screen, users will be able to do the following:
• view batches assigned to an analyst,
• stamp start or finish of a test,
• hand over a test to another analyst,
• Repeat samples – send back samples that need retesting to the
Batch Creation step to be batched with existing or new batches.
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THANK YOU
Case Study
Web Site: www.smart-qc.com
Email: [email protected]
cResults Web Site: www.cresultsconsulting.com
Contact Info: Rafi Maslaton; 1-732-748 1990 ext. 250
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