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Spaghetti — Pathology Sample Handling

Morning sample run in an 18-metre blood sciences lab: three staff move specimens between reception, the centrifuge, two analysers and cold storage over 23 legs and 126 m, with 16 crossings clustered around the aliquot bench.

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Blood sciences — morning sample runBlood sciences lab126 m walked · 23 legs · 16 crossingsCold storeReception ha…Reception ×5Sorting ×4CentrifugeAnalyser A ×5Analyser B ×2Aliquot ×4Fridge ×2Waste ×2Archive5 mMLA — morning — 67.5 m · 12 legsBiomedical scientist — 45.4 m · 7 legsPorter — 13.1 m · 4 legsTotal travel126 mActors3Legs walked23Route crossings16Longest legFridge → Sorting · 12.7 mMost-travelled legAliquot ↔ Analyser B ×3Busiest stationReception ×5

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title "Blood sciences — morning sample run"
scale 1m = 38px
room "Blood sciences lab" 18m x 11m

zone "Cold store" at 15,7.5 size 2.6x3
zone "Reception hatch" at 0.5,4 size 2.4x3

station Reception at 1.5,5.5
station Sorting at 4,5.5
station Centrifuge at 7,2
station "Analyser A" at 11,2
station "Analyser B" at 14,2
station Aliquot at 8.5,5.5
station Fridge at 16.2,9
station Waste at 2,9.5
station Archive at 12,9

path "MLA — morning" : Reception -> Sorting -> Centrifuge -> Sorting -> Aliquot -> "Analyser A" -> Aliquot -> "Analyser B" -> Aliquot -> Fridge -> Sorting -> Waste -> Reception
path "Biomedical scientist" colour: purple : "Analyser A" -> Aliquot -> "Analyser B" -> "Analyser A" -> Fridge -> "Analyser A" -> Archive -> "Analyser A"
path "Porter" colour: #0d9488 : Reception -> Sorting -> Reception -> Waste -> Reception