Abstract: Systems, apparatus, and computer program products provide real-time access to seating/work station information, including seat allocations/assignments and seat availability. Users are provided the ability to request a seat for allocation and to receive confirmation of the seat allocation/assignment in real-time. The automated nature of the present invention eliminates seat request/allocation duplication caused by multiple managers individually requesting seats manually and, in doing so, eliminates the resulting rework associated with duplicate requests/allocations. Moreover, the real-time functionality of the present invention reduces or eliminates the need to consolidate allocation requests and updates. In addition, the real-time view of seat allocations provides for instantaneous and up-to-the-minute analysis, data and reporting, which results in more timely decisions regarding seat allocations.