Innovez One

THE Desktop Reference Data Manager (DRDM) creates and maintains current data on resources and constraints.  Data relating to resources cover Staff, Equipment and Locations.  Those concerned with constraints include: Suitabilities, Tags, Zones, Departments, Constraint Profiles and others.

The following prime characteristics set apart the DRDM software from other similar systems:

• An Authorisation function filters who are permitted to update relevant information.
• User-friendly interface.
• Web- located, so users can log on with the necessary information.

Before production of a timetable, the planner or scheduler has to establish what:

• Resources are available and where they are located.
• Constraints or Preferences, if any, that could impose limitations on how, when or where affected resources are used.

Examples of Staff Constraints or Preferences are listed:

• Some staff may prefer certain venues or periods for their teaching.
• Agreed working norms may call for stipulated breaks and meet set loading specifications.
• May only teach in their own department or engage in service teaching in other departments.

Examples of Locations Constraints or Preferences are listed:

• The closure of a building, causing all venues within the building inaccessible.
• Time taken for staff and students to commute between venues for teaching and other activities must be minimised.
• Certain features or resources are required for a specific academic activity; these for instance, can be: wheelchair accessibility, a digital RGB projector and a gas supply.

Examples of Equipment Constraints or Preferences are listed:

• Either portable or a permanent fixture at the required venue.
• Duration should be factored in for the transfer of a specific piece of equipment between two lecture locations.
• A certain item of equipment may be centrally owned or – under the “distributed” system – owned by a department.

This product update is published by Innovez One,  Scientia’s partner,  in this series of Enterprise Timetabler system updates.  Updates that make a difference to its clientele’s business edge.

About Innovez One

Innovez One is a product-based systems consultancy registered in Singapore.  The company provides business solution packages comprising software products for niche markets in Education, Marine, Jewelry and Healthcare.  Innovez One aims to streamline, automate and boost business performance for clients in those key sectors.   Its clientele includes government-linked corporations and small and medium-sized enterprises in Singapore, Malaysia and the United States of America.