Hi folks,
We also use MacLogin for tracking machine usage. We've created a couple
of FileMaker Pro databases that handle the number-crunching for billing so
that our records are accurate. Our services are prorated, therefore if you
use the cytometer for 10 minutes, you are billed for 10 minutes at our
hourly rate. Works like a charm and keeps our administrators happy!
-Bob K.
p.s. the new version of MacLogin, v2, is not ready for prime-time yet.
We're beta testing it. It behaves most of the time, but there are a few
bugs that Klaus is smashing with his coding shoes...
on 6/26/02 5:17 PM, Julie Auger at jauger@flowcity.bsd.uchicago.edu wrote:
>
> Beverly -
> We do bill by the minute, believe it or not. We use a program called
> MacLogin to track usage. The time they log in and out determines what a
> user is billed. It is calculated in Excel in decimal hours. We have
> considered how we can bill for time scheduled vs that used in a fair
> way. That would prevent lost revenue when users are late and the
> instrument sits idle. During this time, other users will not use it
> because the schedule says it is unavailable! But we have not come up with
> a system that allows us to easily do that yet in a manner that we feel is
> fair.
>
> Best wishes,
> Julie
>
> At 08:03 AM 6/25/2002 -0400, you wrote:
>> Hello all:
>> I have a question for those running core facilities. Do you bill with
>> an hour minimum, a half-hour minimum, by the minute? I was asked to
>> bill by the minute by an investigator. Don't know quite how to respond
>> to that.
>> Thank you in advance. And I'd lilke to know the answer to the super
>> core question too.
>>
>> Regards,
>> Beverly
>>
>> Beverly E. Barton, Ph.D.
>> Assistant Professor
>> Department of Surgery
>> New Jersey Medical School
>> Box 1079
>> 185 S. Orange Ave.
>> Newark, NJ 07101
>> phone 973-972-0662
>> fax 973-972-6803
>> e-mail bartonbe@umdnj.edu
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Technical Director
Emory University
Flow Cytometry Core Facility
1365 B Clifton Rd., Room B5133
Atlanta, Ga 30322
voice: 404/712-4429
e-mail: rkaraff@emory.edu
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