Ground Resources - Staff Module is a resource allocation tool that efficiently plans, allocates and schedules airport and airline staff. It has been specifically designed for the aviation industry to meet the challenges of rostering a large and diverse 24 x 7 workforce.

The ability of Ground Resources to address changing circumstances within a business environment - quickly and effortlessly - is enhanced by the sophisticated, yet simple to use rule-base. Ground Resources incorporates a flexible, automatic overtime registration and award process, coupled with staff input requests for shift swaps.

The software comprises:

• Staff Optimizer
• Staff Rule Editor
• Staff Shift Swap
• Staff Roster Planning and Allocation
• Staff Disruption Management

Operational Characteristics
The Staff Solutions Module of Ground Resources considers operational requirements and characteristics such as:

• Automating the deployment of manpower while increasing staff utilization
• Streamlining the assignment of daily tasks and the rostering process
• Generating every task that must be completed during a roster period by using the flight schedule of an airline or airport, Human Resources and non-flight related task files
• Allocating appropriate resources to manage all tasks and providing a clear visualization of the day's tasks, shifts and staff

Benefits Include

• Increased staff utilization
• Substantial reduction in the staff-hours required to prepare and maintain rosters
• Significant reduction in the time taken to evaluate and respond to operational disruptions
• Reduction in idle time in staff rosters translating into a reduction of costs for airport operators