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Labor Planning and Technician availability calendar?

From: rudy.banks (2011-12-17 07:57)

Our technicians currently use a calendar book to write down vacation days. Our organization is very flexible but it makes planning difficult by having to periodically review the vacation book.
I would like to make this an electronic process that I can incorporate into Maximo.
1. This helps us to know who is available for emergency work
2. We will be able to determine if a crew is at 100% manpower when assignments are made.
Any ideas, thoughts or suggestions?
Thanks,
~R


From: john reeve (2011-12-17 08:24)

You can make Shift Calendars in Maximo eg many technicians belong to Calnum = 5DAY.
Then you manage by exception to record planned absences (using an 'update mechanism' other than Calendar app
... unless you want a Calendar for each technician).

What version are you on?
What reporting tool?
And do you ever plan to use Assignment Manager?

W/br
John Reeve
cell: 423 314 1312
Sent on the Sprint� Now Network from my BlackBerry�

-----Original Message-----
From: "rudy.banks" <rudolph.banks@ge.com>
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Date: Sat, 17 Dec 2011 07:57:17
To: <MAXIMO@yahoogroups.com>
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Subject: [MAXIMO List] Labor Planning and Technician availability calendar?

Our technicians currently use a calendar book to write down vacation days. Our organization is very flexible but it makes planning difficult by having to periodically review the vacation book.

I would like to make this an electronic process that I can incorporate into Maximo.

1. This helps us to know who is available for emergency work
2. We will be able to determine if a crew is at 100% manpower when assignments are made.

Any ideas, thoughts or suggestions?

Thanks,
~R



From: rudy.banks (2011-12-17 23:15)

We just upgraded from 6.2.6 to 7.1.
Yes, we are starting to utilize assignment manager.
I need to make it easy for the technicians to enter their time.
Right now it is convenient to grab a paper logbook/calendar and jot down their vacation days.
What update mechanism are you referring to? Do you mean a simple webpage they can submit time and dump data to maximo?
thanks for your help.
~R
--- In MAXIMO@yahoogroups.com, "john reeve" <planschd@...> wrote:
>
> You can make Shift Calendars in Maximo eg many technicians belong to Calnum = 5DAY.
> Then you manage by exception to record planned absences (using an 'update mechanism' other than Calendar app
> ... unless you want a Calendar for each technician).
>
> What version are you on?
> What reporting tool?
> And do you ever plan to use Assignment Manager?
>
> W/br
> John Reeve
> cell: 423 314 1312
> Sent on the Sprint® Now Network from my BlackBerry®
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: "rudy.banks" <rudolph.banks@...>
> Sender: MAXIMO@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Sat, 17 Dec 2011 07:57:17
> To: <MAXIMO@yahoogroups.com>
> Reply-To: MAXIMO@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [MAXIMO List] Labor Planning and Technician availability calendar?
>
> Our technicians currently use a calendar book to write down vacation days. Our organization is very flexible but it makes planning difficult by having to periodically review the vacation book.
>
> I would like to make this an electronic process that I can incorporate into Maximo.
>
> 1. This helps us to know who is available for emergency work
> 2. We will be able to determine if a crew is at 100% manpower when assignments are made.
>
> Any ideas, thoughts or suggestions?
>
> Thanks,
> ~R
>
>
>
>
>
>


From: john reeve (2011-12-17 23:23)

There is an obvious advantage to storing calendar type information inside Maximo as this provides the resource pool data (eg for weekly scheduling).

Just to be sure we are clear ... Have you made Calendars yet?

Have you seen Absences screen in Persons app?

What is the end game? Is it just to create Calendars and track planned absences, or is there more?

W/br
John Reeve
cell: 423 314 1312
Sent on the Sprint� Now Network from my BlackBerry�

-----Original Message-----
From: "rudy.banks" <rudolph.banks@ge.com>
Sender: MAXIMO@yahoogroups.com
Date: Sat, 17 Dec 2011 23:15:09
To: <MAXIMO@yahoogroups.com>
Reply-To: MAXIMO@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [MAXIMO List] Labor Planning and Technician availability calendar?

We just upgraded from 6.2.6 to 7.1.
Yes, we are starting to utilize assignment manager.

I need to make it easy for the technicians to enter their time.
Right now it is convenient to grab a paper logbook/calendar and jot down their vacation days.

What update mechanism are you referring to? Do you mean a simple webpage they can submit time and dump data to maximo?

thanks for your help.
~R

--- In MAXIMO@yahoogroups.com, "john reeve" <planschd@...> wrote:
>
> You can make Shift Calendars in Maximo eg many technicians belong to Calnum = 5DAY.
> Then you manage by exception to record planned absences (using an 'update mechanism' other than Calendar app
> ... unless you want a Calendar for each technician).
>
> What version are you on?
> What reporting tool?
> And do you ever plan to use Assignment Manager?
>
> W/br
> John Reeve
> cell: 423 314 1312
> Sent on the Sprint� Now Network from my BlackBerry�
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: "rudy.banks" <rudolph.banks@...>
> Sender: MAXIMO@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Sat, 17 Dec 2011 07:57:17
> To: <MAXIMO@yahoogroups.com>
> Reply-To: MAXIMO@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [MAXIMO List] Labor Planning and Technician availability calendar?
>
> Our technicians currently use a calendar book to write down vacation days. Our organization is very flexible but it makes planning difficult by having to periodically review the vacation book.
>
> I would like to make this an electronic process that I can incorporate into Maximo.
>
> 1. This helps us to know who is available for emergency work
> 2. We will be able to determine if a crew is at 100% manpower when assignments are made.
>
> Any ideas, thoughts or suggestions?
>
> Thanks,
> ~R
>
>
>
>
>
>




From: rudy.banks (2011-12-18 01:20)


I have not made calendars yet nor have seen absences screen. I will explore these options.
The end game is to track absences so I know labor availability and provide an interface for technicians to enter their own vacation/absences.
Will advise.
--- In MAXIMO@yahoogroups.com, "john reeve" <planschd@...> wrote:
>
> There is an obvious advantage to storing calendar type information inside Maximo as this provides the resource pool data (eg for weekly scheduling).
>
> Just to be sure we are clear ... Have you made Calendars yet?
>
> Have you seen Absences screen in Persons app?
>
> What is the end game? Is it just to create Calendars and track planned absences, or is there more?
>
> W/br
> John Reeve
> cell: 423 314 1312
> Sent on the Sprint® Now Network from my BlackBerry®
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: "rudy.banks" <rudolph.banks@...>
> Sender: MAXIMO@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Sat, 17 Dec 2011 23:15:09
> To: <MAXIMO@yahoogroups.com>
> Reply-To: MAXIMO@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: Re: [MAXIMO List] Labor Planning and Technician availability calendar?
>
> We just upgraded from 6.2.6 to 7.1.
> Yes, we are starting to utilize assignment manager.
>
> I need to make it easy for the technicians to enter their time.
> Right now it is convenient to grab a paper logbook/calendar and jot down their vacation days.
>
> What update mechanism are you referring to? Do you mean a simple webpage they can submit time and dump data to maximo?
>
> thanks for your help.
> ~R
>
> --- In MAXIMO@yahoogroups.com, "john reeve" <planschd@> wrote:
> >
> > You can make Shift Calendars in Maximo eg many technicians belong to Calnum = 5DAY.
> > Then you manage by exception to record planned absences (using an 'update mechanism' other than Calendar app
> > ... unless you want a Calendar for each technician).
> >
> > What version are you on?
> > What reporting tool?
> > And do you ever plan to use Assignment Manager?
> >
> > W/br
> > John Reeve
> > cell: 423 314 1312
> > Sent on the Sprint® Now Network from my BlackBerry®
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: "rudy.banks" <rudolph.banks@>
> > Sender: MAXIMO@yahoogroups.com
> > Date: Sat, 17 Dec 2011 07:57:17
> > To: <MAXIMO@yahoogroups.com>
> > Reply-To: MAXIMO@yahoogroups.com
> > Subject: [MAXIMO List] Labor Planning and Technician availability calendar?
> >
> > Our technicians currently use a calendar book to write down vacation days. Our organization is very flexible but it makes planning difficult by having to periodically review the vacation book.
> >
> > I would like to make this an electronic process that I can incorporate into Maximo.
> >
> > 1. This helps us to know who is available for emergency work
> > 2. We will be able to determine if a crew is at 100% manpower when assignments are made.
> >
> > Any ideas, thoughts or suggestions?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > ~R
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