While I prefer to use a keyboard, it is not true that keyboard are universally faster. Even text navigation can be significantly faster with a mouse if done right, especially if you start to go into button chords.
What works best is heavily task dependent, and also needs to account for cognitive load and training requirements. Stations with few primary tasks taking limited input (e.g., product lookup forms and customer purchase forms) lend themselves heavily to a keyboard driven UI, but many others either do not. In that area, it ends up just being a strong personal preference guiding what seems best.
What works best is heavily task dependent, and also needs to account for cognitive load and training requirements. Stations with few primary tasks taking limited input (e.g., product lookup forms and customer purchase forms) lend themselves heavily to a keyboard driven UI, but many others either do not. In that area, it ends up just being a strong personal preference guiding what seems best.