[webco-announce] New WebCheckout Personnel Scheduling Module

[Daniel Pyne]

*FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE* Chicago, IL

In keeping with the WebCheckout mission to address all the operational 
needs of our customers, we are very excited to announce the first 
release of the WebCheckout Personnel Scheduling Module.  Personnel 
Scheduling has long been a moving target on the WebCheckout radar 
insofar as finding a standardized approach to manage the different 
shifts and schedules for staff and especially student workers, whose 
part or full time availability tend to be “organic,” to put it mildly.

To help manage these fluctuating schedules, we have adopted a new 
“polling” paradigm which allows operators to send email availability 
requests to sets of workers, coalescing their responses, and giving the 
operator a simple interface for assigning workers to events. For 
example, if you need two video technicians for an event and have a pool 
of ten to choose from, you can send batch emails to any or all of them 
requesting their availability to work the event. Upon receipt, the 
worker simply clicks to indicate whether they are available or not and 
the Personnel Scheduling Module aggregates the responses into a simple 
interface for assigning people to roles for the event.

The Personnel Schedule Module allows you to define as many roles as you 
  like and any event can have as many roles as are required.  Examples 
of such roles and their use in the context of WebCheckout are:  AV 
technician for equipment delivery and setup, Cameraman for filming 
events and Editor.

Please contact our sales department to schedule a demonstration of the 
new WebCheckout Personnel Scheduling Module.

sales at onshored.com

773-477-7019 option 3

We look forward to hearing from you.

Sincerely,

The WebCheckout Team

-- 
Daniel T. Pyne
Vice-President, Sales
WebCheckout, Inc.
3701 N. Ravenswood Ave., Suite 250
Chicago, IL 60613-3880
Tel: 773-477-7019 ext. 117
Fax: 773-477-7021


About WebCheckout:  WebCheckout is a browser-based resource management 
and scheduling system used in the Education market for inventory such 
audio-visual equipment, computers, media and rooms. WebCheckout is a 
stand-alone system that integrates with central administrative systems 
as well as with other WebCheckout Modules to further address the 
business needs of an institution. The WebCheckout Modules include Help 
Desk and Repair, Media Booking, and Billing and Customer Portal.

www.webcheckout.net