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Workshops not to miss:
InnovaWeb - Deep Dive
Delve into the latest features of InnovaWeb, Innovations' Mobile App.
Recommended for: Lab Owners, Managers, Finance and Operations team members
When: May 5
Duration: 45 minutes
Presented by: Dan Baker, Lab Development Manager, and Russell Gagain, Innovations Product Owner
What you'll learn:
- How InnovaWeb browser-based app works, offering functionality such as reporting, dashboards and alerts
- How to easily set up a new workstation with InnovaWeb, without the need for an additional database license
- Which lab areas can benefit from InnovaWeb, such as Scan & Verify, Tray Change, Assignments, Customer Service Inquiry & Lookup, etc.
- More on the improved searchability provided by Job Manager and Job Tracker exclusively combined in InnovaWeb
Lablink 3.0 Deep Dive
Join this workshop to discover what's new in Lablink 3.0, Innovations' online ordering application.
Recommended for: Lab Owners, Managers, IT Lab Experts
When: May 6
Duration: 45 minutes
Presented by: Matt Hitchingham, Lablink Product Owner, and Eric Hendrickson, Professional Services Engineer
What you'll learn how to:
- Quickly set up and customize a catalog
- Limit errors by constraining lenses to Extras and utilizing Rx ranges
- Increase revenue via bulk ordering and announcing special add-ons
- Sell similar products under different brands
- Reduce calls during outages
Networking Opportunities
- Thursday, May 4, 1 pm: Golf with Mark Font | The Eagles Golf Club | $65 pp
- Thursday, May 4, 7 pm: Hospitality Suite | Grand Hyatt Tampa Bay
- Friday, May 5, 7:30 pm: Casino Night | Skylark Room, Grand Hyatt Tampa Bay
- Saturday, May 6, 7:30 pm: Karaoke Under the Stars | Oystercatchers Hammock Deck, Grand Hyatt Tampa Bay
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Confirmed Workshops
Benefit from training sessions delivered by the Innovations experts. Learn more about each workshop below:
EasyPost & Consolidated Shipping
Duration: 50 minutes
Recommended for: Lab Shipping Supervisors, Lab Owners, Operations, and Lab Managers
Overview: Learn how to configure your LMS to use EasyPost and improve your shipping processes with Innovations. Use this integrated solution to streamline delivery, consolidate shipments and minimize errors.
Inventory
Duration: 50 minutes
Recommended for: Lab Managers, Inventory Operators, Supervisors and Managers
Overview: Find out how Innovations' Inventory module can help your lab replenish lenses and frames automatically. Join to understand the various order points and modes, how to do cycle counts, set up bin locations, input costs and handle purchase orders.
Job Queues & Hold Conditions
Duration: 50 minutes
Recommended for: Data Entry Operators, Operations and Lab Managers
Overview: Learn how to configure queues to help separate incoming work based on business logic. Advanced aspects of this workshop will include handling workflow when an area of the lab may be non-functional.
Job Staging
Duration: 50 minutes
Recommended for: Operations and Lab Managers
Overview: Find out how Job Staging can optimize your lab's frame and lens matching process. Learn how to increase production visibility, keep track of all 'parts' of a job when outsourced, maximize your WIP, and reduce Turn Around Time (TAT).
OMA Defaults & Machines Interface
Duration: 50 minutes
Recommended for: Operations and Lab Managers
Overview: Learn how to set up device masters, understand mappings, configure ports, and utilize OMA Defaults in Settings Navigator.
Optimizing Lens Selection
Duration: 50 minutes
Recommended for: Operations and Lab Managers
Overview: Discover how to set up your LMS to optimize lens selection, minimizing the need for manual intervention and focusing on automation.
Pricing
Duration: 50 minutes
Recommended for: Finance, Operations and Lab Managers
Overview: A general overview of the Pricing module and how it is built in Innovations. Find out how to track invoice line items, link to external finance applications, audit and troubleshoot pricing questions.
Printer Conditions
Duration: 50 minutes
Recommended for: Operations Managers, Data Entry and Shipping Operators
Overview: Discover how to set rules in your LMS to use different printers or templates based on customers, lenses, or miscellaneous items. Leverage Printer Conditions to implement Innovations' Rules Engine and satisfy your business needs.
Receiving & Outsourcing Remote Orders
Duration: 50 minutes
Recommended for: Operations and Lab Managers
Overview: Learn how to configure Innovations to handle various remote sources and map them to your lab's products. Set up Innovations to send job status updates and outsource work with partner labs.
Rules & Custom Fields - Less is More
Duration: 50 minutes
Recommended for: Business Analysts, Operations and Lab Managers
Overview: Find out how to set Rules using Custom Fields in your LMS, and understand that while Rules are flexible, they don't need to be complicated. Discover why 'less is more' when using Rules within Innovations and the importance of using the Rules tester.
Workflow Monitor & Production Paths
Duration: 50 minutes
Recommended for: Business Analysts, Operations and Lab Managers
Overview: Discover how the Workflow Monitor allows you to configure your lab as granularly as you see fit. Visualize the performance and productivity of your equipment, departments and personnel within a single dashboard. Learn how Production Paths build upon the Workflow Monitor.