Laboratory Productivity Index 2011
- 1. Moving Your Laboratory Toward the Future! Laboratory Productivity Index presented by Solomon Consulting www.solomonlab.com
- 2. Laboratory Productivity Index 7 Laboratory Productivity Index 6 Granularity to the level 5 of shift-by-shift is possible. 4 3 2 1 0 High Average Low My Laboratory Learn how your Laboratory Productivity Index compares to other company laboratories.
- 3. LPI Study Process Inputs Work Process SWU Interviews: Interviews: Interviews: Standards Analysis Compilation Management Analysts Users of Data Laboratory Productivity Index Study Quality Workflow Improvement LPI Workload Best Practices Giveaway Prioritization Opportunities Comparisons Reduction Reduction Outputs
- 4. Standardized Work Units Standardized Work Units are based upon the actual Analyst attention-time per test not on total test time. TEST SWU/Test Flash Point, Tag Closed Cup D 56 Distillation of Petroleum Products D 86 Saybolt Viscosity D 88 Flash Points by Cleveland Open Cup D 92 Flash Point, Pensky-Martin Closed Cup D 93 Water in Petroleum Products by Distillation D 95 Water and Sediment in Crude Oils D 96 Pour Point of Petroleum Oils D 97 Sulfur by the Bomb Method D 129 Copper Strip Corrosion Test D 130 Use Standardized Work Units for laboratory-to- laboratory consistency
- 5. Laboratory Workload Comparisons 190 170 150 mSWU/yr 230.0 130 200.0 110 170.0 90 mSWU/yr 140.0 70 110.0 50 500 700 900 1100 1300 1500 1700 80.0 EDC(Equivalent Distillation Capacity) 50.0 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Refinery Complexity Index Learn how workload in your laboratory compares within your company
- 6. Laboratory Work Analysis 80 70 60 % Work Time 50 40 30 20 10 0 y ng in g A ty t SA nt S a is or ec in Q fe m ys ai ni nt pl oj O Sa Ad M ai al ve m Pr Tr An In Learn how laboratory personnel are spending their time
- 7. Overtime & Absenteeism 0.0% 2.0% 4.0% 6.0% 8.0% 10.0% Overtime for Work Absent Overtime for Trng Long-Term Disability Identify opportunities and intra-company best practices in these areas
- 8. Laboratory Workload Sources 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% Operations Finished Product Interim Product Raw Material QA Project Scheduled Samples Ad Hoc Samples Learn which operations are generating what volume of laboratory workload.
- 9. LPI Process Inputs: Deliverables: • Workload Review using • Laboratory Productivity Standardized Work Units Index • On-Site Laboratory Review • Workload analysis • Interviews with • Workflow analysis Management, Analysts, and • Best Practices User of Laboratory data • Opportunities for • Work Process Analysis Improvement • Consistent, unbiased • Intra-company Comparisons productivity evaluation system
- 10. Benefits • Improved Customer Service • Better alignment with users of Laboratory data • Prioritize time-sensitive results • Right data to right user at right time • Improved operating decision quality • Profitability • Workflow optimization/Workload minimization • Best practices sharing • Improved QA/QC leading to reduced quality give- away
- 11. Benefits (cont’d) • Of particular benefit to a Refiner with multiple refineries of differing heritage. • Develop consistent QA/QC system • Share Best Practices • Analyze workflow, workload, & efficiency • Optimize and Harmonize laboratory operations
- 12. Laboratory Optimization Process • Workload/workflow optimization • QA/QC improvement • Tighter Operating limits • Reduced Quality Give-away
- 13. Laboratory Productivity Index Contact: Jeff Solomon Solomon Consulting jeff@solomonlab.com 601-325-4433