Zone Manager Configurations

Zone Manager can be configured for operation on the smallest site up to large multi-project sites.  If simple control is required where the logistics controller wants a lower cost system and values the personal contact with the Trade Contractors then a smaller configuration is suitable.

Smaller configurations

• Zone Manager installed on a standalone laptop or desktop computer.
• Trade Contractors submit requests either on paper forms or by email. The logistics manager enters the booking on the system and prints the diary for weekly reviews.  Trade Contractor reports with details of delivery and crane or hoist times can be printed or emailed to them.  Daily or weekly diaries can be printed and displayed at key points on site.
• Zone Manager installed on one or more PCs with one or more display systems attached.
• This operates as above but with the advantage that the scrolling display systems make the diary visible to everyone on site.  The display systems can be local (LAN) or remote (requires broadband connections). More than one person can be given access to the system, each with their own login. ’No Shows’, unplanned deliveries and actual delivery times can be recorded for feedback to Contractors.

Larger configurations

• Zone Manager on a larger network
• All the features of the smaller configurations with the advantages of Zone Manager installed on the desktops of other Project personnel e.g. Project Managers.  User logins control what they can or can’t do.
  The Gate functionality allows real-time capture of movements on and off site.
• Multi-project site
• Zone Manager can handle multiple projects on the same site.  Each project can have their own logistics manager who only has only to his or her project.
• Web based
• Trade contractors can access Zone Manager in order to either enter Booking Requests or to directly make their own bookings (where permitted).  They have access to the project diary and can see when deliveries arrive.  Other features allow for remote gates, holding parks or at remote locations.

Hosted Service

• Full Zone Manager system with all features on an Internet based server
• Benefit of all Zone Manager features without the need to install software
• Available to anyone with Internet access
• Administrators get access to the full administrative system
• Trade Contractors use the Zone Manager Web site
• Support is centralised
• Fewer issues with internal IT requirements. PCs are required to have recent versions of standard Microsoft Windows software. Vista and Windows 7 are fully compatible.
• No local IT costs apart from Internet access
• System can be accessed from any PC or Laptop with Internet Access
• Available on a monthly basis