Operational Benefits

For all Allocate Software’s customers within the maritime sector, whether shipping, offshore engineering or cruise & ferry, there are many operational benefits to deploying the MAPS Maritime suite solution:

• The platform is a proven, tested and mature application.
  
  
• The solution has been developed and delivered by an organization who has focus on the Maritime Sector.
  
  
• It caters for the specific demands of the operational and structural aspects of maritime organizations.
  
  
• Improved seafarer planning leads to significant cost savings and improved efficiency in scheduling, training and travel administration.
  
  
• Frees up staff to concentrate on critical business issues; e.g. crew retention and short-term planning changes.
  
  
• Provides a longer planning horizon; crew rotations can be planned further ahead, meaning greater clarity and stability for management, crew and the families of crew members.
  
  
• An improvement in communication; through the integration of crew records, voyages, itineraries, schedules, travel and training (both onshore & offshore), the whole picture can be seen.
  
  
• The impacts of changes are immediately visible to MAPS Maritime Suite users, planners and fleet captains, and are more easily managed as a result.
  
  
• The quality of the information held within MAPS Maritime Suite is extremely usable and more accurately forecasts the trends in supply and demand.
  
  
• MAPS Maritime Suite offers improved operations and training budget control.
  
  
• The solution enables an accurate definition of requirements to meet operational goals.
  
  
• MAPS Maritime Suite improves staff retention through meeting both the needs of individuals and the organization.