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Off schedule and utilization

Hello,

I have a model for an ED, with four bed areas (known as Pods). Each of these pods opens and closes at certain hours of the day while only one works 24 hours. I have created time tables that outline the operating hours for each Pod. My question is, if I am using the in-built utilization (combined) under location state in the dashboard, does it exclude the scheduled off times of the bed areas?

If it does not exclude off-schedule hours, I would appreciate any guidance on how to accurately calculate utilization while excluding the non-operational hours of each Pod.

Any assistance on this matter would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!

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Yes, Off Schedule time is excluded from the utilization calculation. You can compare the utilization in the attached example with and without the time table active to confirm this.

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Hello Felix,

Thank you for the clarification and sample model for confirmation. There are indeed differences in utilization with and without time table. I am grateful.

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Hello Felix,

I have a follow-up question. The utilization chart on the dashboard displays the 100% utilization for off-scheduled time. I want only the operating hours utilization to display. How do I take out the utilization for the off-scheduled time from the dashboard. Below is picture of what am talking about.

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I will be grateful with any form of help.

Thank you.

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