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Resource Scheduling

Get the job done – efficiently and quickly

Maintenance-focused organizations have always faced a difficult challenge in identifying and assigning the most appropriate resources to a job at a moment's notice and in a cost-effective manner. In an environment of fierce competition and ever tighter regulatory mandated SLAs, being able to get the right people, tools and materials to the right place is becoming one of the key sources of competitive advantage and bottom line improvement for the Utilities and Telecommunications industry.

To achieve world class Resource Scheduling performance industry leaders:

  • Create and maintain a clear, complete and unified view of their assets across geographies and technology platforms
  • Plan, develop, deploy and enable the field workforce with right tools and technology
  • Excel in spare parts and materials sourcing, planning, storage and logistics

Westernacher is uniquely positioned to help Utilities globally to improve their Resource Scheduling processes. Our global Utilities practice delivers qualified functional and technology experts with multiyear experience serving customers worldwide with most challenging aspects of Resource Scheduling optimization:

The chart shows Westernacher’s expertise in the area of resource scheduling. The chart is divided in the subject area, strategy, operations and technologies. The first subject area is asset master data management, strategic fields of expertise are: Enterprise Data Architecture and Master Data Management Strategy, Data Governance Strategy and Implementation as well as “best of breed” Integration”, ERP or GIS. Operational fields are: global asset and asset hierarchy master data design, master data management process design and implementation and metadata management. Supporting IT in this subject area is SAP-PM, SAP ISU and SAP MDM. The second subject area is workforce management; strategic fields of expertise are Enterprise HR Data Architecture and Master Data Management Strategy. Operational fields of expertise are resource management, qualifications management and organization management. Supporting IT in this subject area is SAP HCM and SAP OM. The third subject area in the field of resource scheduling is spare parts and materials management. Strategic fields of expertise are Supply chain strategy and design, supply chain network and inventory optimization, strategic sourcing, supplier strategy and development as well as strategic KPIs and Reporting. Operational fields of expertise are demand and forecasting optimization, operational planning, replenishment and distribution as well as reverse logistics. Supporting IT in this subject area is SAP-SPP/SNC, SAP-SRM, SAP-ERP, SAP BI/BO and SAP MDM. The fourth subject area of resource scheduling is the scheduling process. Westernacher delivers expertise in the strategic fields of best of breed sourcing and integration, what is subdivided in the parts plant maintenance, materials management, work scheduling, GIS and mobile. The operational field of expertise is scheduling process design and implementation. Supporting IT in this subject is SAP-PM, SAP-MRS, ESRI, Click and Syclo.

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