February 20, 2025
Changelog

Production scheduling and workload balancing

New production scheduling tools help you assign cases to the right technicians, balance workloads across your team, and identify bottlenecks before they cause delays.

Managing production just got a major upgrade. Today we’re releasing advanced scheduling and workload management tools that help you run a more efficient lab.

New scheduling features:

  • Technician Assignment: Assign cases based on skills, availability, and current workload
  • Workload Dashboard: See at a glance how work is distributed across your team
  • Capacity Planning: Identify who has bandwidth and who’s overloaded
  • Due Date Tracking: Visual indicators highlight cases at risk of missing deadlines
  • Drag-and-Drop Scheduling: Easily reassign cases between technicians

Workload balancing:

The new workload dashboard shows each technician’s current assignments, estimated hours, and capacity. When you assign a new case, GuideLab suggests technicians with available capacity and the right skills for that case type.

Bottleneck alerts:

GuideLab now monitors your production flow and alerts you when cases are stuck or backing up at any stage. Catch problems early, before they cascade into missed deadlines.

Getting started:

Production scheduling is available in the new “Schedule” tab. Your existing cases will appear automatically—start assigning technicians and see the workload balance in real-time.