Thu, Jan 07, 2010
Quintiq Planning Solution Expected To Improve Efficiency,
Reduce Costs
The Queensland section of the Royal Flying Doctor Service of
Australia (RFDS), one of the largest and most comprehensive
aero-medical organizations in the world, has selected Quintiq to
supply it with a multi-resource planning solution. Quintiq said
Tuesday that software will unify RFDS' planning processes so it
will be able to optimally utilize its prime resources and reduce
administrative expenses associated with planning.
RFDS, a non-profit organization supported by the Commonwealth
and State Governments, uses aviation, medical and communications
technologies to deliver extensive primary health care and 24-hour
emergency service to people throughout the remote areas of
Australia. In Queensland, RFDS has a fleet of 17 aircraft operating
from 7 bases located across the state and conducts more than 80,000
patient consultations per year.
The new system will help RFDS by providing a unified planning
system throughout the organization, facilitating wider use of
resources by enabling better cooperation and communication between
the numerous bases. The improved resource utilization will reduce
RFDS' need for external resources, such as accommodation and
chartered aircraft. And, by integrating the planning processes, the
solution will give RFDS' managers access to more consistent
information for improved decision making. Additionally, Quintiq
will replace labor-intensive planning processes currently performed
by RFDS' planners, thereby lowering labor expenses, reducing
administrative inefficiencies and eliminating errors that
traditionally occur with manual rostering processes.
"We selected Quintiq as a strategic planning tool to help us
unify our planning processes and reduce overall costs," said Nino
Di Marco, CEO of RFDS (Queensland Section). "We are seeing demand
for our services grow through the provision of a broader range of
services to a growing number of people. We are very confident that
Quintiq will support our growing needs well into the future."
Paul Shepherd, Business Unit Director at Quintiq, added, "The
Royal Flying Doctor Service is an Australian icon known throughout
the world. We are very pleased to be supporting them in reducing
costs and improving efficiencies as we know that the results will
benefit so many people. We look forward to making this a successful
project for them as we continue toward being the multi-resource
planning solution of choice." RFDS expects to be up and operating
with the system in February.
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