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11,722 TEUs in 28 hours handled by DP World, UAE Region’s men and machines combined while servicing MSC Madeleine

DP World, UAE Region has achieved a new vessel productivity benchmark when its state-of-the-art cranes hit a record of 259 berth moves per hour while servicing the container liner MSC Madeleine at its flagship Jebel Ali Port in Dubai recently.

Concerted team effort and the Port’s signature operational efficiencies ensured that 11,722 TEUs (twenty-foot equivalent container units), were handled within 28 working hours, beating previous productivity benchmarks.

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The adage, “the right people in the right place at the right time” runs the risk of cliché but has never been truer for the Aviation industry. With passenger demand predicted to rise by an additional 800 million passengers by 2014, global passenger demand is anticipated to reach an all time high of 3.3 billion passengers.

Operators and handlers are constantly under pressure to maintain, and even enlarge, their market share whilst trying to balance extremely tight operational margins against passenger expectations for competitive fares and excellent customer service. In fact, one of the biggest challenges faced by airport operators is to ensure that the comfort and convenience for passengers is maximised, whilst security levels remains at an all time high.

Security has obviously become an ever increasing feature of our daily lives and nowhere is this readily apparent than in airports. For the majority of passengers, the most overt indicator is the queue at the security checkpoint as more rigorous checks on passengers and their luggage cause bottlenecks. This means that operators need to ensure that they have systems in place which will enable smooth, continuous passenger flows throughout terminals. If the converse occurs, where passengers experience lengthy delays in terminals due to bad check-in and security incidents, then this can negatively impact passengers’ perceptions. Such negative incidents could possibly deter passengers from making any future repeat bookings. Furthermore, such delays would inevitably result in less time for passengers to spend at retail and food outlets available airside, thereby impacting the airport authorities.

In order to ensure that such problems are minimised, highly intelligent workforce scheduling systems are available. One such system is offered by Rostima – a leading provider of Enterprise Workforce Management solutions for the Aviation, Maritime and global Logistics industries.

Rostima offers an easy-to-use and configurable end-to-end solution which enables operators to optimise their labour schedules against the dynamic and varying workloads within an airport, thereby increasing operational efficiency, reducing labour costs, improving service levels and reinforcing staff retention.

The Rostima solution can quickly and accurately determine the level of required airport resources, from flight schedules and passenger loads. Its advanced modelling methodologies can replace the manual process and help staff planners to significantly reduce the time and effort taken in creating cost efficient rosters that are compliant with contract or local working time agreements and yet ensure that the right people with the right skills are deployed at the right time.

 

 

Abu Dhabi Cargo Company (ADCC) is responsible for the world-class cargo handling at all of Abu Dhabi Airports Company’s airports (ADAC owns and operates 5 airports within the United Arab Emirates).

ADCC covers all cargo services and delivery processes for airlines, freight forwarders and other stakeholders.

Rostima’s workforce management system was first implemented by ADAS (Abu Dhabi Airport Services) – another subsidiary of Abu Dhabi Airports Company, and the sole ground handling company at Abu Dhabi International Airport. The solution has now been extended and deployed at ADCC to provide Roster Management, Leave Management and Time & Attendance for 600 operational staff.

Steve Moore, CEO US/EMEA of Rostima, has been selected as a key speaker at Lloyd’s Maritime Academy’s ‘Terminal Automation 2011′. The seminar will take place on 15 and 16 September 2011 at Bonhill House in London, UK.

Terminal Automation 2011 will explore industry trends, new technology and positioning for recovery. It will provide a platform for industry experts to discuss and debate the key topics surrounding terminal automation for 2011 and beyond.

Steve’s presentation will focus on the theme: ‘Striking the right balance between automation and labour planning’. His presentation will commence at 12:50 hours on Friday 16 September.  For further information, including registration details, please click here.

Steve graduated with a first class (Honours) degree in Engineering. He began his career in the development and analysis of mathematical optimisation techniques for IT solutions. Combined with extensive working time knowledge, he now has over 20 years’ experience in the successful implementation of Workforce Management Solutions across the Transport/Logistics, Retail and Leisure industries.

Steve’s knowledge and experience have provided him with opportunities of being a key speaker at a number of prestigious events including TOC Europe, Optimising Port Development, Multimodal, as well as a number of other seminars hosted by Lloyd’s Maritime Academy.

    

 

New labour management system optimises workforce deployment

The Middle East’s premier marine terminal operator DP World, UAE region, has successfully implemented a comprehensive manpower management system at its flagship Jebel Ali Port facility that marks a quantum leap in the drive for operational efficiency.

The ROSTIMA Labour Management System (LMS) aims to effectively manage time and significantly reduce costs. The system, which is fully integrated with the Port’s advanced electronic berth planning and Gate Automation systems, determines the best labour deployment based on a forecast of variables such as vessel arrivals and gate appointments. It allows for multiple what-if scenarios that can be analysed in terms of cost and labour utilisation.

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Irrespective of the state of the economy and regardless of industry type, the bottom line remains the same – it is imperative that a company is productive and efficient.

The global transportation industry is continuing to recover strongly from the economic downturn and, as such, markets are beginning to stabilise and demand is increasing. Therefore, Maritime and Aviation authorities and operators need to ensure that they are prepared for the future now or else competition will seize the opportunities and leave them well behind.

Gaining an edge is vital in ensuring long term growth and success in highly competitive markets. Rostima has a proven ability to demonstrate how its world class leading workforce management rostering and scheduling software solution can successfully result in a company gaining that invaluable technological edge. Rostima’s Enterprise Plus software solution is designed to increase productivity, improve profitability and enhance operational efficiency, thereby providing a real competitive advantage.

Rostima’s team of experts work with Customers’ to ensure best practise and tangible results.

 

Rostima has recently re-drafted its brochures:

• Aviation Enterprise Plus
• Enterprise Workforce Management solutions for the Ports Industry

The new brochures include detailed overviews of the current issues and challenges facing the Aviation and Ports industries. They provide advice on how to effectively deal with these challenges so that significant cost savings can be realised, thereby aiding efficiency and potentially achieving a competitive advantage.

To request any of the brochures, please click here.

  

Article in Nov/Dec Edition of Ramp Equipment News

The workforce is a complicated yet vital tool. Get its implementation wrong and you could lose that contract.

That the global aviation industry is a complex and dynamic operating environment few would deny. Despite air traffic volumes reportedly recovering, the pressure remains on operators and handlers to maintain, and even enlarge, their market share. However, with losses still predicted for the industry, the challenge remains of how to balance extremely tight operational margins against passenger expectations for competitive fares and excellent customer service.

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