| Overview
Specifically designed for electric utilities, Macrosoft’s
Resources on-Demand (RoD) is a network-based, multi-user tool
that manages resource requests, tracks personnel movements, and
supports logistics during a large-scale restoration event.
RoD replaces existing workarounds, manual processing, and spreadsheets
with a single, central database to ensure consistent and accurate
data entry and retrieval by concurrent users. The database captures
all activity within historical tables that are available for all
post storm debriefings, reviews and discussions.
Benefits:
Macrosoft Resources on-Demand can help power and electric utility
companies proactively address emergency events and realize multiple
benefits, including:
- More efficient management of resource requests and more accurate
tracking of personnel movement during emergency outages
- A single, central database that replaces cumbersome workarounds,
manual processes, and spreadsheets
- Consistent and accurate data entry and retrieval by concurrent
users
- A streamlined resource assignment process
- The ability to leverage historical information on the movement
of resource teams
- Enhanced emergency management reporting
Features:
Macrosoft Resources on-Demand enables storm-centers to:
- Manage Single or Multiple Events
- Define a Multi-Tier Regional Hierarchy
- Establish Permanent and Temp. Staging Areas
and Details (Water,Ice,Fuel,etc.)
- Track System-wide Requests for Resources on a Single Dashboard
- Import Resource Teams, Team Rosters and Equipment
- Manage Team Member Information (Roster)
- Integrate Off-System Teams
- Assign Resource Teams to Locations
- Update, Re-assign, Split or Modify Team Composition as well
as
Equipment Assignments on a single Team Management Control Panel
- Create and Assign Lodging (Integrated with Team Assignments)
- Generate Real-Time, Point-in-Time, and Historical Reports
- Provide an Executive Dashboard
- Configure User Roles and Regional Associations
 |
 |
New Features
- Team Management Dashboard
(split, merge, configure new/existing teams/crews)
- Configurable Resource-Type
(Storm Roles) Hierarchy
- New & Enhanced Lodging
Capabilities
(using single/double room counts)
- Import Vehicle & Equipment
Repository
- New data-elements on the Resource
Request screen
o Column to track “on-site” versus
“in-transit”
o Column to track sub-total vs. grand-total
resource-types
- New Team & Team-Member
Search Capabilities
- On-line Help
External System Integration
- ARCOS - Real-time Integration
with ARCOS Callouts
- Web Services - Ability to
Integrate with External Systems
via SOA
Configurable Settings
Admin Configurable
- Number of rows displayed per
page for various screens
- Create external links within
ROD (to intranet apps)
- Ability to link to specific
screens on ROD from external
apps for seamless integration with intranet
sites
User Configurable
- Ability to pick selected resource-types
to be displayed
on Resource Management Dashboard (user-configurable)
Major Usability Enhancements
- Increased ability to modify/edit
the regional hierarchy
& change regional boundaries
- Bulk Updates - Assign/release
teams in batch
- Improved, intuitive &
user-friendly Graphical
User-Interface (GUI)
- Automatic synchronization
of counts on Resource Dashboard
to team-roster values
- Dropdown menus on Roster Template
- Improved date/time calendar-control
- Ability to auto-populate some
Team Attributes from a pick
list (company, company-contact, company-contact-phone)
- AJAX lookups for easy data-selection/entry
- Creation of Person-to-Vehicle
Associations
- Simplified lodging filters
- Auto-release of lodging when
team released
Technical
- .NET Framework 2.0
- Newer version of FarPoint
Grid
(intuitive spreadsheet-like 3rd Party web-control)
|
|
 |
Macrosoft's Resources on-Demand system is
a powerful, cost-effective tool for handling the management of
emergency situations faced by the utility industry.
To discuss your Resources on Demand Requirements
please contact:
Jason Singer
jsinger@macrosoftinc.com
973-889-0500 x263
|
