- Operations Planner

Resource allocation and planning is a major challenge for operations and logistics managers. Given its user friendly visual interface, the software avoids time consuming interaction during the operational schedules set up phase and provides tighter management of both human and material resources. Eurobios Operations Planner is already available for use in SaaS (Software as a service) mode.

Optimising the planning of operations activities has direct impact on:
   - Operations budget control,
    - All human and material constraints are accounted for,
    - Quality of customer service; anticipation of resource requirements and display of planning variations.

Setting up substitution schedules

One of your vehicle drivers is on sick leave, perhaps for a minimum of 3 days. At the same time, a Puller applies for a day off plus a vehicle has now gone out of service. Who substitutes for the driver? How do you reorganise the collection rounds given the unavailable collection vehicle?

STRONG POINT

Given its user friendly visual interface, the software avoids time consuming interaction during the operational schedules set up phase and provides tighter management of both human and material resources.

Operations Planner

Resource Allocation Management made quick and easy!

Optimisation of operational logistics planning improves profitability and quality of customer service.

Operations Planner enables staff to optimise resource allocation to every task, taking into account numerous constraints such as: working rules (work schedules, overtime, breaks, vacations,..), required competencies, skill and capacity levels, resource costs, and even temperamental combinations.

Human and material resource planning provides a global forecast and operational view of available/unavailable resources. These are key factors to success when properly considered and should be managed with extra care so as not to put quality of service at risk.

The planning process initially allows assessment of each task’s global duration, necessary level of resources, skills required and matching staff profiles. Effective planning requires consideration of project resource constraints (vacations, sick leaves, RTT, training,..). Upfront resource planning will take the optimisation of resource allocation into account as some resources are dedicated to different tasks, either on a full time basis or are dependent on work schedules. As a result, certain resources can be allocated to tasks for a set period whilst other resources can be shared concurrently amongst several tasks for a defined duration.

Both strategic and operational benefits

Operations Planner would in this scenario immediately suggest in a fully optimised scheme, the most suitable resources to deputise, taking crucial factors like cost implications into account. Fast reorganisation of resource allocation provides significant time and energy savings.

Key Benefits

Planning optimisation,
Balanced resource allocation split between tasks,
Eases conflict arbitration,
Automated schedule set up,
Fast schedule re-planning, accounting for constraints/hazards,
Increase in staff satisfaction,
Savings on operating expenses,
Facilitated report exportation.