Rostima News
18/12/2011 - Jebel Ali Port Sets New Productivity Record Delivering 259 Berths Per Hour
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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16/08/2011 - Airport Resourcing - More Important Than Ever...
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 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.
15/08/2011 - ADCC deploys Rostima's Workforce Management System
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.
30/04/2011 - Quantum leap in operational efficiencies at Jebel Ali Port
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 what-if scenarios that can be analysed in terms of cost and labour utilisation.
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19/11/2010 - Staff Scheduling Article in Nov/Dec Edition of Ramp Equipment News
Staff Scheduling: Right people, right place, right time
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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20/07/2010 - Abu Dhabi Airport Services selects Rostima Workforce Management and Ground Handling solution
July 2010: Rostima, the leading provider of intelligent Enterprise Workforce Management Solutions to the global transport sector is delighted to announce that Abu Dhabi Airport Services (ADAS), a subsidiary of Abu Dhabi Airports Company (ADAC) - the owner and operator of Abu Dhabi International Airport, has deployed Rostima's complete end-to-end workforce management solution to provide a comprehensive Resource Planning and Time & Attendance solution for their operation at Abu Dhabi International Airport.
ADAS is the sole ground handling company at Abu Dhabi International Airport, the gateway to the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, the capital of the UAE. The Airport is an award-winning facility that is increasingly being recognised as the Airport of choice in the region, offering passengers a unique combination of functional advantages and convivial travel experience. A host of initiatives recently introduced are confirming the Airport's image as a passenger centric facility. That image will certainly be further consolidated as the new state-of-the-art facilities under the ambitious US$6.8 million expansion programme come on line.
Following a detailed analysis of requirements, the Rostima workforce management solution was chosen because it offered the most flexibility and is also configurable to meet the requirements of ADAS.
Enterprise Plus by Rostima is an easy to use, complete end-to-end solution which can be integrated into other applications. The open and flexible technologies developed by Rostima enable organisations to optimise their labour schedules by matching workload to staff resources thereby increasing operational efficiency, reducing labour costs, improving service levels and staff retention.
Rostima's capacity planning, scheduling and time & attendance software using state-of-the-art biometric readers has been installed across the entire ADAS operation. This will enable the Airport to achieve unprecedented business benefits through significant labour cost efficiencies and improved customer service.
Steve Moore, CEO of Rostima commented: "We are delighted that Abu Dhabi Airport Services has chosen Rostima. The integrated solution represents the most flexible and dynamic solution in the Aviation industry, ideally suited to the demands for resource planning at Abu Dhabi International Airport".
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01/07/2010 - Poor Queue Management at Airports: a direct cost correlation for Businesses and Passengers alike?
Poor queue management has a direct cost correlation for both businesses and consumers alike and therefore effective queue management can never be taken lightly. This is especially so within the Aviation industry. For example, if a passenger experiences a bad check-in and security incident whilst queuing, then such an incident can negatively impact the passenger's perception, thereby possibly deterring him/her from making any future repeat bookings. Furthermore, additional time spent queuing landside will obviously affect the airport authority since there will be less time available for passengers to spend at the retail and food outlets that are available airside.
In order to eradicate lengthy queues and the associated problems, highly intelligent Workforce Scheduling systems are available. One such system is offered by Rostima - a leading provider in intelligent Enterprise Workforce Planning and Management Software systems for complex workforce environments including the Aviation, Ports and Logistics sectors. Rostima's QueuePlanner™ provides a strategic gate or check-in desk forecasting and optimisation module. It takes the event schedule and forecast loads to generate activities based on average check-in time at the desk and targeted queue wait times. By adopting such a proactive technique to meet set queue length targets, an organisation will be able to improve efficiency and productivity, drive up customer perception and, critically, see the resulting revenue rise hit the bottom line.
04/06/2010 - Can a Workforce Management System complement a TOS?
Article in June edition of World Port Development publication
A Terminal Operating System (TOS) is typically implemented by a terminal operator to enable the smooth and efficient planning of the operation from gate to yard to vessel. An additional means of aiding terminal efficiency and cost reduction, and potentially achieving a competitive advantage is to complement the TOS with a workforce rostering and management solution. This type of system can effectively eliminate the guesswork from planning of 'the workforce' whilst maximising efficiency throughout the entire operation.
How are savings achieved?
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02/06/2010 - There is no better time to consider a Workforce Management Tool
Most industries are experiencing a severe economic downturn. Companies are generally faced with the pressure to reduce costs without compromising customer service. They are constantly seeking efficiencies through staff utilisation and productivity. How can they position themselves for recovery? There is often huge potential to drive operational efficiencies and business process improvements through implementing a Workforce Management system.
Rostima's Enterprise Plus solution allows for the planning and management of labour. It can help companies achieve real and tangible financial savings thereby increasing productivity and operational efficiency, reducing labour costs, improving service levels and staff retention.
In partnership with Rostima, by empowering themselves with the necessary tools to better manage their workforces, companies are able to gain real competitive advantages.
18/05/2010 - Can the Press Of A Button Solve Container Terminal Roster Problems?
Computerised rostering systems are being developed that could provide the optimum solution for terminal efficiency and cost reduction. Container Management (CM) asked Steven Moore, CEO of Rostima which is at the forefront of developing such a system, to summarise current progress.
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04/05/2010 - Rostima Re-Vamps Existing Website
May 2010: Rostima, the leading provider of intelligent Enterprise Workforce Management solutions, is pleased to announce that it has updated its existing website.
The new website is fast loading, easily navigable, accessible and reliable. It is intended to reflect Rostima's professionalism, knowledge and expertise within the Workforce Management arena and reinforce its position as a global leader within the transportation sector. There is also greater emphasis on 'customer support' to ensure that Rostima continues to provide excellent service to its customers in order to maintain and strengthen the long term relationships it has already forged with them.
The revamped website went live on 4 May 2010. John Bradshaw, Business Development Director of Rostima comments: "The new website will be of interest to both old and new users. There is some new functionality which will incorporate new tools, fully updated design and a refreshed layout to reiterate Rostima's branding.
"This new website will enable the users to easily access all the information they need to know about Workforce Management solutions provided by Rostima".
Rostima has over the past decade proven to be a true 'technology innovator' and has a proven track record within a number of industries, including Aviation and Ports. Rostima's Enterprise Plus solution allows the planning and management of labour. It can help companies achieve real and tangible financial savings thereby increasing productivity and operational efficiency, reducing labour costs, improving service levels and staff retention.
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