Lab Production Scheduling Calculator

Complex cases are modeled to take 1.8 times as long as a standard case in this calculator's weighted-average formula, so as Complex Cases rises, the average minutes needed per case rises with it, and fewer cases fit into the same pool of technician-hours each day -- even though nothing about staffing or scheduled hours changed.

No -- this calculator assumes rush cases actually take less bench time (a 0.7x multiplier) because they are typically simpler or partly outsourced, so a workload skewed toward Rush Cases nudges Cases per Day slightly upward rather than downward, though the effect is modest compared to technician count or average case time.

No -- Work Days per Month only multiplies Cases per Day into Cases per Month; it has zero effect on Cases per Day itself, since a lab's daily capacity depends on technicians, hours, and case mix, not on how many working days happen to fall in a given month.

No -- it is a flat planning assumption built into this calculator so it can show a rough monthly revenue figure alongside case counts. Real case value varies widely by restoration type, material, and region, so treat the dollar figure as illustrative rather than a published fee benchmark.

It accounts for breaks, case setup, cleanup, and other non-production time that a real lab day always includes. That 20% factor stays constant regardless of technician count or hours entered, so it scales throughput down uniformly rather than changing which input drives the result.