Operation analysis system, operation analysis apparatus, operation analysis method, and non-transitory recording medium

An operation analysis method comprising:

• acquiring information related to printing from a printing device;
• calculating an operating rate of the printing device from the information related to printing;
• determining whether the operating rate is equal to or lower than a first predetermined value;
• identifying a system configuration model that improves the operating rate of the printing device that has the operating rate equal to or lower than the first predetermined value, based on a property of the printing device;
• generating screen information of a presentation screen for presenting the system configuration model;
• acquiring job type information from the information related to printing;
• determining whether printing capability of the printing device that has the operating rate equal to or lower than the first predetermined value satisfies a predetermined condition based on the job type information;
• identifying the system configuration model corresponding to the property and the printing capability of the printing device that satisfies the predetermined condition;
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• determining, as the predetermined condition, whether volume of prints using gold toner or silver toner is equal to or smaller than a second predetermined value, and whether volume of prints using special color toner other than the gold toner or silver toner is equal to or larger than a third predetermined value.

An operation analysis system comprising:

• circuitry configured to:
• acquire information related to printing from a printing device;
• calculate an operating rate of the printing device based on the information related to printing;
• determine whether the operating rate is equal to or lower than a first predetermined value;
• identify a system configuration model for improving the operating rate of the printing device that has the operating rate equal to or lower than the first predetermined value, based on a property of the printing device;
• generate screen information of a presentation screen for presenting the system configuration model;
• manage property information indicating property by model of the printing device, and
• identify the system configuration model based on the property indicated by the property information corresponding to the model of the printing device that has the operating rate equal to or lower than the first predetermined value.