ORCA
Resource and Duty scheduling system
For planning and managing any type of resource in a single system
Why ORCA?
Suitable for planning and managing any type of resource, whether vehicle, machine, place, human or other
Flexible, unified, fully integrated system
One application for everything from master data management to planning and management
User friendly interface, work supported by automations, built-in templates, reusable plans, error notifications and report facilities
Where the system can be used?
Transport, logistics
- Resource capacity planning and dispatch of any vehicle – railway, bus, boat, automobiles, public transportation vehicles
- Personnel’s duty roster can be built on finalized vehicle plans
- Efficient utilization of all resources
Production
- Planning the optimal usage of production lines
- Duty scheduling of whole staff e.g., operators and other workforce
General work scheduling
- Shifts can be assigned to staff in any environment with ease – e.g., education, healthcare, public sector and any other industrial sector where many employees have to be scheduled and dispatched by the system.
For who?
Planners
- Easy to use interface
- Automatic processes
- Reusable plans
- Built-in templates
- Rule based validations & error notifications
Managers
- Capacity forecasting
- Increasing efficiency and productivity
- Better usage of resources
- Reduced number of plan errors due to conflict warnings
- Reports and statistics
Employees
- Employee mobile application
- Monthly schedule and daily tasks
- Real time updates
- Leave management
- Notifications
For who?
Planners
- Easy to use interface
- Automatic processes
- Reusable plans
- Built-in templates
- Rule based validations & error notifications
Managers
- Capacity forecasting
- Increasing efficiency and productivity
- Better usage of resources
- Reduced number of plan errors due to conflict warnings
- Reports and statistics
Employees
- Employee mobile application
- Monthly schedule and daily tasks
- Real time updates
- Leave management
- Notifications
General capabilities of ORCA
All-in-One application
Universal
Customizable
Modular build-up
Easy to use
Synchronized
Support complex enterprise processes
Powerful automations
Fully integrated solution
Key business values of ORCA
Efficiency
- Increasing resource productivity
- Automated processes
- Real time data
- Reusable plans
- Integrated views
- Complex reporting
- Parallel system usage
Flexibility
- Generic and flexible rules and parameters
- Web based application, accessible from anywhere
- Open interfaces
- Modular and scalable
- Compatible with any payroll system e.g., SAP
Completeness
- All resources in focus
- Short & long term planning, managing of emergency situations
- Comprehensive business logic and rules
- Standardized processes
- Conflict warnings at any point
Use cases
Universal Resource Planning and Scheduling
Railway Vehicle Planning and Control
Railway Human Resource Planning and Dispatching
With ORCA, comprehensive resource management across various fronts becomes achievable within a single system. This includes everything from order and task entries to long-term planning, dispatch, and operational oversight of different resources like manpower, vehicles, machinery, and more. The system’s flexibility allows for tailoring operations to suit the unique needs of each resource type and the specific business processes they entail. It excels particularly in orchestrating the planning and scheduling of both machine and human resources. Thanks to its adaptability in handling diverse resource characteristics, it can effectively optimize resource utilization in any business context. Its user-friendly interface streamlines a wide array of planning and dispatch tasks while incorporating robust automation features.
ORCA offers a specialized solution for the precise planning and dispatching of railway resources. It covers every aspect of the rail business process, from short- to long-term planning and even managing unforeseen emergencies. Equipped with various functions and automation capabilities, it helps mitigate planning errors through conflict alerts based on railway-specific regulations. Integrating seamlessly with national railway timetables and technical maintenance systems, it provides comprehensive insights into maintenance activities, capacity limitations, vehicle progress, and more through its intuitive graphical interface.
ORCA is adept at handling the complex scheduling needs of railway companies’ large workforce, including on-board staff, ticketing personnel and maintenance crews. By aligning staff shifts with finalized vehicle plans, it ensures operational efficiency. The system’s automation streamlines duty allocation by incorporating additional tasks alongside train assignments, such as station operations, train preparation, and breaks. Finalized duty rosters seamlessly integrate with payroll systems like SAP HR. Through the ORCA Mobile Application, employees stay informed about their assignments, can request leaves conveniently, and have the flexibility to accept or decline schedule changes.
Universal Resource Planning and Scheduling
With ORCA, comprehensive resource management across various fronts becomes achievable within a single system. This includes everything from order and task entries to long-term planning, dispatch, and operational oversight of different resources like manpower, vehicles, machinery, and more. The system’s flexibility allows for tailoring operations to suit the unique needs of each resource type and the specific business processes they entail. It excels particularly in orchestrating the planning and scheduling of both machine and human resources. Thanks to its adaptability in handling diverse resource characteristics, it can effectively optimize resource utilization in any business context. Its user-friendly interface streamlines a wide array of planning and dispatch tasks while incorporating robust automation features.
Railway Vehicle Planning and Control
ORCA offers a specialized solution for the precise planning and dispatching of railway resources. It covers every aspect of the rail business process, from short- to long-term planning and even managing unforeseen emergencies. Equipped with various functions and automation capabilities, it helps mitigate planning errors through conflict alerts based on railway-specific regulations. Integrating seamlessly with national railway timetables and technical maintenance systems, it provides comprehensive insights into maintenance activities, capacity limitations, vehicle progress, and more through its intuitive graphical interface.
Railway Human Resource Planning and Dispatching
ORCA is adept at handling the complex scheduling needs of railway companies’ large workforce, including on-board staff, ticketing personnel and maintenance crews. By aligning staff shifts with finalized vehicle plans, it ensures operational efficiency. The system’s automation streamlines duty allocation by incorporating additional tasks alongside train assignments, such as station operations, train preparation, and breaks. Finalized duty rosters seamlessly integrate with payroll systems like SAP HR. Through the ORCA Mobile Application, employees stay informed about their assignments, can request leaves conveniently, and have the flexibility to accept or decline schedule changes.