28th Jun 2007 15:15
LogicaCMG announced today it has just released new capabilitiesfor real-time scheduling and dispatch, fully integrated with workmanagement capabilities in the field, as part of its Asset andResource Management (ARM) version 1.2 solution for the utility sector.A key part of the ARM 1.2 release is an expanded focus on leveragingwireless communications to provide real-time field and resourceoptimization. £ Combined with the capability for integration with any workmanagement, maintenance or service order system, LogicaCMG's newreal-time components provide utility organizations with powerful newcapabilities to reduce labor costs, increase field productivity, anddrive higher levels of efficiency. £ Jeff Provine, president of LogicaCMG's North American energy andutilities division, pointed out that these new real-time capabilitiesare designed to offer immediate business benefits for utilityorganizations. "With their focus on flexibility, power andinteroperability, these real-time components create new solutionopportunities," Provine stated. "For the first time, it won't reallymatter what work management engine is managing work processes in thebackground -- whether it's one of our own or any one of severalcompetitive work management products -- the end result will be apowerful, innovative solution that immediately boosts employee andcontractor productivity in the field." £ Provine added, "The benefits of automating the office are wellproven, but the real gains in effectiveness come with how the work isscheduled, dispatched and managed in the field. That is where the realcosts reside. Utilities can expect to see appreciable costefficiencies and performance improvements with the release of our ARM1.2 software." £ LogicaCMG views mobile solutions as a means to increase theproductivity of its customers' field management teams while alsoreducing the overall life-cycle of time and cost involved incollecting and processing data across the entire utility enterprise."We believe that reducing life-cycle time in obtaining and updatingdata drives organizations to an even greater level of mobility andoperational sophistication," stated David Price, LogicaCMG's chieftechnology officer, energy and utilities division. £ Price stated further that "LogicaCMG is convinced, through ourclose work with key utility customers, that field validation and abetter definition of the scope of data capture are importantcomponents of any utility's new mobile initiative. We see our newreal-time components as a direct response to utilities' rising demandfor more accurate, timely and complete information -- captured at lesscost." £ Providing a holistic view of all of a utility's resources and workincluding service, maintenance and inspection, and new construction,LogicaCMG's new real-time solution enables clients to unify theirentire resource and work execution management capabilities, optimizetheir workforce by rethinking their crew compositions and allowconstruction crews to work on maintenance or service jobs and viceversa. £ The major new components incorporated into LogicaCMG's ARM 1.2release are: £ -- Resource Manager -- enables dispatchers, schedulers and supervisors to efficiently manage all aspects of the resources used to perform work in the field (people skills, vehicles, equipment and crews). £ -- ARM Scheduler -- an automated solution that schedules and dispatches short and long, multi-task, multi-crew and multi-day complex work while optimizing resources and travel costs. £ -- ARM Optimizer -- the next level of scheduling and dispatch; fully automates the scheduling and dispatch process while re-optimizing work schedules in real time on a 24 x 7 basis. Designed to automatically respond to unplanned events. £ -- RTARM Mobile -- a real time mobile capability that provides integrated work and asset management capability and supports the dispatch and execution of all the types of work a utility performs across the enterprise. One field solution designed for all types of work. £ -- ARM Metrics -- provides the product suite with a business intelligence repository of data coupled with a variety of dashboard components that provide a range of KPI's for work, scheduling, field force and asset management. £ NOTES TO EDITORS £ About LogicaCMG £ LogicaCMG is a major international force in IT and businessservices. It employs around 40,000 people across 41 countries.LogicaCMG's focus is on enabling its customers to build and maintainleadership positions using LogicaCMG's deep industry knowledge and itstrack record for successful delivery. The company provides businessconsulting, systems integration and IT and business processoutsourcing across diverse markets including telecoms and media,financial services, energy and utilities, industry, distribution andtransport and the public sector. Headquartered in Europe, LogicaCMG islisted on both the London Stock Exchange and Euronext (Amsterdam)(LSE:LOG; Euronext:LOG) and traded on the Xternal List of the NordicExchange in Stockholm. More information is available atwww.logicacmg.com. Copyright Business Wire 2007Related Shares:
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