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		<title>Online Scheduler &#8211; Great Benefits For Your Business</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jul 2010 18:31:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Have you ever wondered how you and your business could benefit from an online scheduler? Do you wonder how you are ever going to get organized? Is your business too busy to keep control of? If you answered yes to any of these questions, you should put serious consideration into an online scheduler. Think about [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Have you ever wondered how you and your business could benefit from an online scheduler? Do you wonder how you are ever going to get organized? Is your business too busy to keep control of? If you answered yes to any of these questions, you should put serious consideration into an online scheduler. Think about all of the time you can save yourself trying to keep organized and on top of things and whether or not you need any help at all. Using scheduling programs is easy and you can benefit from it in more ways than one.</p>
<p>One benefit you can gain from using an online scheduler is time. Everyone needs more time, especially in these hectic days. If your business is fortunate enough in this economy to be successful, you might find that you don&#8217;t have enough time to get everything done in your day. An online scheduler can be used one of two ways, you can use it internally and only enable staff members to have access to it or you can allow your customers to schedule their own appointments securely online.</p>
<p>Being more organized is another benefit that you can obtain from an online scheduler. It is true that not everyone is the perfectly organized person that we all wish we could be. Luckily, you can gain organization through an online scheduler. You can quickly and easily make appointments online and you won&#8217;t have to worry about whether or not you wrote down all of the information you needed or if you need to make reminder calls. An online scheduler can be programed to make reminder call for you as well as make it easy to collect and save information. What a wonderful relief it would be to not worry about appointments any longer.</p>
<p>The benefits listed above are just some of the benefits you can gain. Using an online scheduler is a great way to improve organization in your office and gain more time in your day. If you need help with finding easier ways to schedule appointments quickly and easily you should consider implementing an online scheduler in your business. No matter what type of business you own or manage, using a scheduling system can help you. Because it is so flexible, it can work for a large fortune 500 company or formatted to fit a small business. By doing research, you can find the scheduling system right for you.</p>
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		<title>pest control equipment &#8211; Five Easy Tips to Boost up Productivity &amp; Reduce Downtime</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jul 2010 18:17:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A important number of pest control spray equipment breakdowns are fully avoidable. Do you would like to reduce equipment repair expenses, downtime and missed appointments? A few easy ideas can do wonders for your custom spray rig and technician productivity.
1. Below Pressure. Pressure is good. While not it, most power and manual pest management sprayers [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A important number of pest control spray equipment breakdowns are fully avoidable. Do you would like to reduce equipment repair expenses, downtime and missed appointments? A few easy ideas can do wonders for your custom spray rig and technician productivity.</p>
<p>1. Below Pressure. Pressure is good. While not it, most power and manual pest management sprayers won&#8217;t work. The matter is too much pressure, which decreases sprayer years.</p>
<p>Here is an attention-grabbing observation. Once we build a brand new gas-powered pest weed control and landscape spray equipment rig, we have a tendency to install it, check it and send it out at 75-one hundred PSI. As an example, when standard spray equipment rig return into our search for service, they are often set at 150 PSI or higher.</p>
<p>The pressure on their weed control and landscape spray equipment rig is not magically increased by a pressure leprechaun. Pest management technicians turn up the pressure on their custom pest control rig to end their jobs faster. Higher pressure on their shortens the lifetime of pump, hoses, fittings, guns, etc. Chemical spills will be more and more serious if a component bursts at a higher instead of lower pressure. High pressure on a custom spray rig will even have an effect on spray droplet size and cause unintended consequences like spray drift.</p>
<p>Create positive techs are operating pest management truck mount sprayers at suggested pressure. Train technicians to unharness pressure of all power and manual compressed air power sprayers by vehicle at the top of each stop to increase the lifetime of your termite control sprayer rig and cut back breakdowns and downtime.</p>
<p>2. Filter Your Results. The the majority of common reason for avoidable pest equipment repairs is clogged filters. The the majority of commonly ignored advice to pest management professionals is to wash your filter.</p>
<p>When pest control power sprayers technicians return to our repair facility, it almost doesn&#8217;t matter what they tell us their pest control spray rig drawback is. The first issue our mechanics do is to test the filter. A grimy filter causes so many downstream issues it&#8217;s not possible to list all of them here. Be positive technicians are cleaning filters. Be sure supervisors are spot checking to create positive it&#8217;s being done.</p>
<p>3. Clean it Out. Debris in tanks of pest control hand truck &amp; cart sprayers or compressed air trailer &amp; tow behind sprayers wreaks havoc on effective pest control operations. Rinse your system with clean water periodically to get rid of old chemical buildup, debris, etc. Chemical buildup &amp; debris can clog your filter, starve your pump, harm spray tips, and clog other elements as well. When unsure, rinse it out. Be sure to follow all labels and laws when cleaning out spray tanks.</p>
<p>4. Do not Ignore Problems. Here are a few indisputable good systems truths. Tiny pest sprayer issues will become big problems. Little problems are fastened quickly and cheaply. Big problems are expensive productivity killers. Water anywhere it is not supposed to be could be a problem.</p>
<p>We are constantly amazed by the number of major repairs on split tank spray equipment rig that might have been quickly, simply and inexpensively resolved had the equipment been brought in sooner. Train your technicians to let you know once they find equipment issues. It can save you tons of your time and money.</p>
<p>5. Preventative Maintenance. As mentioned, pest control spray equipment needs service. Harsh chemicals, long operating hours, temperature extremes, rough treatment all take their toll. Do not wait for your custom pest control rig to fail. It can value more and more and take longer to fix.</p>
<p>Many breakdowns occur throughout your busy season when weed control and landscape spray equipment rig is being used hard. This can be even your equipment repair search&#8217;s busy season, thus repairs could take longer. Schedule preventative maintenance on your termite control spray equipment rig throughout slow periods to scale back the impact on your calendar.</p>
<p>Finally, pest control equipment breakdowns will wreak havoc on your schedule, impact your customers and hurt company profitability. During a difficult economy, these are problems you do not need. With a very little extra coaching and designing much downtime and repair expenses can be avoided.</p>
<p>Andrew Greess is President, Quality Equipment &amp; Spray, a number one manufacturer of high-quality spray equipment, right of way weed control sprayer rig, and power sprayers. You can reach Greess at Andrew@qspray.com or follow him at his blog at www.SprayEquipmentBlog.com or follow him on Twitter.</p>
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		<title>Online Scheduling System for Independent Business Coach:</title>
		<link>http://controlschedule.com/2010/07/online-scheduling-system-for-independent-business-coach/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2010 18:18:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Using online scheduling system is easy and it can benefit your business in many ways. You need to concentrate hard on finding more clients and providing business consultancy services. However, you are not able to concentrate because you are worried that you need to schedule appointment with clients. You may start losing your business or [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Using online scheduling system is easy and it can benefit your business in many ways. You need to concentrate hard on finding more clients and providing business consultancy services. However, you are not able to concentrate because you are worried that you need to schedule appointment with clients. You may start losing your business or clients if you are too busy to stay in control. Do you think it is the time when you need an external help?</p>
<p>If you cannot afford to hire an assistant who can carry out appointment and give reminder call to clients, online appointment scheduler should be your choice. If you start using online scheduling system for your appointments it can save you lot of time and energy.</p>
<p>One obvious benefit you gain by using <a rel="nofollow" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('/outgoing/article_exit_link');" href="http://www.simplifythis.com/">Online scheduling system</a> is time. It is difficult to manage time especially if you are independent consultant.You need to maintain everything starting from creating business plans, doing market research,discussing and delivering solutions to business problems, meeting clients and managing payment. If you are fortunate enough to have good number of clients, you might find it difficult to get everything by yourself in your day. An online scheduling system can come very handy in such scenarios. Your customers can schedule their own appointments online as per their convenient time.</p>
<p>Another benefit that you will get by using an online <a rel="nofollow" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('/outgoing/article_exit_link');" href="http://www.simplifythis.com/">Appointment scheduler</a> is better organization. You can easily and effectively manage your appointment online. You do not have to worry whether your appointment timing is over-lapped or if you wrote all the required information to make the reminder calls. An online scheduler is self-programmed to send reminder calls to clients.So, all your worries are gone and things are better organized automatically.</p>
<p>The benefits listed above are just few of the numerous benefits you can gain through online scheduling system. No matter what your business is, using an online scheduling system is always beneficial. It can benefit everybody starting from an independent business to small or mid-sized organizations. It is a very effective way to organize your business and save time to concentrate on business growth. All you have to do is to find an online scheduler that meets your business requirement and you are all set to go.</p>
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		<title>Doctor Scheduling Software</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Jul 2010 17:30:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[An effective doctor scheduling software application can be an important component to an efficient healthcare practice. Many types of electronic scheduling systems can automate appointment scheduling, saving office time and labor. Time that would otherwise be spent on scheduling appointments may instead be devoted towards patient care.
Comprehensive doctor scheduling software applications are available for free on [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>An effective <a rel="nofollow" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('/outgoing/article_exit_link');" href="http://www.dayclips.com/Page.aspx?IdHeader=17" title="Doctor Scheduling Software">doctor scheduling software</a> application can be an important component to an efficient healthcare practice. Many types of electronic scheduling systems can automate appointment scheduling, saving office time and labor. Time that would otherwise be spent on scheduling appointments may instead be devoted towards patient care.</p>
<p>Comprehensive <a rel="nofollow" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('/outgoing/article_exit_link');" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pkzPdqk2Py8" title="Doctor Scheduling Software">doctor scheduling software applications are available for free</a> on the Internet. Busy patients who are focused on their tasks during the workday can now conveniently book their appointment after office hours. Efficiency of office tasks is enhanced when appointments are confirmed by electronic communication. Appointment reminders can also be sent by electronic methods. Many sophisticated systems allow practices to customize their electronic messages.</p>
<p>The best doctor scheduling software applications combine appointments made online with those made over the phone an in person.  For example, it is not feasible for patients to make their own appointments online for surgery or for many other types of office procedures. Under these circumstances, office staff usually completes the appointment scheduling process and confirms directly with a patient. Integrating all types of appointments into a single master calendar is essential.</p>
<p>A comprehensive doctor scheduling software system may also provide appointment rescheduling. Appointments that have canceled or failed to appear as schedule can also be flagged for easy identification and appropriate action. Software that includes an electronic trail for confirmations and reminders are helpful for medical-legal documentation.</p>
<p>Your database of patients may be utilized in a controlled manner for efficient patient recall. Internet-based appointment systems take advantage of email communication. Sending recall reminders by email is a highly effective method for recall since there are no postage, printing, and minimal labor costs. An internet-based appointment scheduling system for recall is an excellent method for maintaining and tracking patient compliance.</p>
<p>Implementing <a rel="nofollow" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('/outgoing/article_exit_link');" href="http://www.dayclips.com/Page.aspx?IdHeader=22" title="Doctor Scheduling Software">doctor scheduling software</a> for your office requires that you notify patients available of its availability. Let patients know of your availability on the internet by incorporating your website on office signs, business cards, and telephone messages. Use office brochures to help get the word out. Some sophisticated appointment scheduling services provide links that may be inserted on your practice website. Links to your appointment scheduling portal facilitates patient appointments directly from your website.</p>
<p>Almost any type of medical or dental practice can benefit by technology for doctor scheduling software. A sophisticated system that is properly implemented can result in improved patient communication and enhanced office productivity.</p>
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		<title>Setting Study Schedules &#8211; 7 Steps To Success</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Jul 2010 16:56:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As a new college student, you might be surprised to learn that the most common failure of new college students, is the inability to organize their time effectively.
You will no longer have the structure of an externally imposed schedule to make sure you dedicate time to each class. This is one of the reasons for [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>As a new college student, you might be surprised to learn that the most common failure of new college students, is the inability to organize their time effectively.</p>
<p>You will no longer have the structure of an externally imposed schedule to make sure you dedicate time to each class. This is one of the reasons for the old saying, &#8220;All students drop one grade from their high school GPA when they hit college.&#8221; If you are already a B- or C student when you hit college, you will have a tough time unless you take control of your time.</p>
<p>Remember, failure to plan is planning to fail.</p>
<p>Here are seven steps you can take to help in setting a workable schedule.</p>
<p>1. Get a paper planner or electronic scheduler. On this planner, you should lay out a typical week. Fill in the time blocks for all of your mandatory appointments. Of course, the first priority is your class time. Then fill in the rest of your time slots. These should include <strong>everything</strong>, even time for sleeping, eating and work. DO NOT schedule any time for TV, web surfing, or hanging out.</p>
<p>2. Calculate how many hours of outside study you will need. The good rule-of-thumb is to plan for 2 to 3 hours of outside study for each hour of class time. A 12 credit hour course is usually two 3 hour sessions per week. That comes out to 9 hours of study plus 3 hours of class for 12 hours total. If you are doubling up on classes, you will have to double up the study time. At this point it is better to estimate on the high side and have room to back off rather than scramble to fit too much work into too little time.</p>
<p>3. Look over the schedule you have just created. You should look for blocks of times that are available for study. Maybe you have two hours every morning before work that can be filled with study, or one hour of time right after work. You should also keep in mind the best times for studying. There are a lot more distractions in the afternoon and evening than in the morning, so keep this in mind while reviewing your schedule. If you determine that there are just not enough hours in the day to fit everything in; it is time to make some choices. If your class schedule is too ambitious, you might have to cut a class and take longer to graduate. Another option is to re-schedule your classes so that you have an easier course (Pass/Fail) at the same time you have a tougher course.</p>
<p>4. You should know by this point in your life when you are most alert and receptive to new information. For me, it is early in the day, and I try to schedule the toughest mental work during that time period. You should now try to fit your study time into the slots when you can do your best. Schedule the roughest classes for your peak performance times. It is very easy to try to knock out several chapters of an easy course during your peak time, because it gives a great feeling of accomplishment. That feeling will be dashed if you fail the Quiz on the tough subject you glossed over.</p>
<p>5. Your schedule should now have your standard week filled in with your highest priority items. You can now examine the blank spots and reward yourself with some time for entertainment.</p>
<p>6. Now project your weekly schedule through the semester. You will now have a schedule with enough time for you to succeed. It is very important that you commit to this schedule. The first week will be rough, but once the habit of cracking the books at the same time every day becomes second nature, you will be amazed at how effective you can be.</p>
<p>7. You&#8217;re not done yet. Take the syllabus of your class and lay out your plan for completing each section. You don&#8217;t want to hit week three and find you are already two chapters behind in your studies. Having the milestones of your class in your schedule will help you avoid this.</p>
<p>Conclusion:</p>
<p>Time is a students most valuable resource, these methods will help you allocate this precious resource.</p>
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		<title>Employee Scheduling Software Improves Call Center Performance</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jul 2010 16:39:23 +0000</pubDate>
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<p>Call center managers know what it takes to run a successful call center and provide the best service for their customers. Unfortunately, many are not using <a rel="nofollow" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('/outgoing/article_exit_link');" href="http://www.monetsoftware.com/">employee scheduling software</a> to eliminate inefficient manual systems. By automating key areas, such as forecasting call volumes and scheduling agents, call center managers can dramatically improve performance.</p>
<p><strong>Employee Scheduling Software Lets You Automate Common Tasks</strong></p>
<p>Employee scheduling software automates the entire agent scheduling process, enabling you to make better decisions in real-time. Your Excel spreadsheets will find their way to the bottom of the recycling bin when you implement an employee scheduling software solution.</p>
<p>Wouldn&#8217;t you like to:</p>
<p>Reduce overall costs by removing manual processes, accurately forecasting call volumes, and optimizing employee schedules from agent availability to skill levels to exception planning?</p>
<p>Improve productivity and customer satisfaction by consistently matching the right agents with the right skills to the right calls?</p>
<p>Use historical data to make faster and more informed forecasting and scheduling decisions?</p>
<p>Easily manage your employees across multiple centers and time zones?</p>
<p>Employee scheduling software enables you to do all of this and much more. And, since it&#8217;s Web-based, an automated workforce management solution is available anytime, anywhere, to give you complete control and the confidence that your call center is always operating at peak performance.</p>
<p><strong>Employee Scheduling Software Improves Performance</strong></p>
<p>Ultimately, a call center can be boiled down to one common factor: Performance. How well are we forecasting and scheduling? How well are employees performing? Are we meeting service levels? Are customers happy?</p>
<p><a rel="nofollow" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('/outgoing/article_exit_link');" href="http://www.monetsoftware.com/">Employee scheduling software</a> answers all of these questions. It provides better performance while also reducing costs. By streamlining tasks, leveraging easy-to-use tools, and generating plans for your call center&#8217;s long-term needs, employee scheduling software enables you to optimize your workforce at a fraction of the cost of traditional systems while also increasing profitability.</p>
<p>Use employee scheduling software to:</p>
<p>Significantly boost service levels</p>
<p>Improve both customer and employee satisfaction</p>
<p>Effortlessly manage and monitor schedules to use your agents more strategically</p>
<p>Precisely forecast average handling times, cost per call, agent utilization, first call resolution rate, and other key performance indicators</p>
<p>Employee scheduling software makes predicting performance possible. It gives you the power to transform a static call center into a dynamic center that relies on real-time data to streamline and comprehensively improve operations.</p>
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		<title>lighting controls switch Wallingford, CT</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jul 2010 16:07:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[              I. About Sensor Switch
Sensor Switch is one of the leading providers of lighting control products. It was established in 1987, and it continues to be an authority in sensor products and lighting control products and technology. With its long standing experience [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>              I. About Sensor Switch<br />
Sensor Switch is one of the leading providers of lighting control products. It was established in 1987, and it continues to be an authority in sensor products and lighting control products and technology. With its long standing experience in providing lighting solutions to a wide array of clients and companies, it has proven itself capable of being innovative and creative in dealing with lighting challenges.</p>
<p>Sensor Switch is also an engineering driven company, with many of its products and technology patented for their sole use. They continuously strive to develop new lighting solutions so as to keep up with the ever changing demands for lighting, and to provide efficient and effective lighting solutions for every client. Sensor Switch seeks to maintain an environment that welcomes ideas and innovation as well as an environment that thinks out of the box so as to keep progressing. </p>
<p>Sensor Switch is part of the umbrella of companies of Acuity Brands Lighting, one of the leading lighting corporations of the United States. Sensor Switch shares Acuity dedication to sustainable development and green lighting, and strives to uphold green values both in its products and within its own work environment. </p>
<p>As a prominent company for lighting sensors, networked lighting controls, and advanced sensor technology, Sensor Switch plays a significant role in Acuity Brands dedication and commitment to green lighting. </p>
<p>II. Sustainable Design<br />
Sustainable design is fast becoming an important part of architecture and building design. As the need for buildings to maintain a green environment and to have a minimal impact on its natural environment grows, sustainable design also grows and develops as an answer to those needs.</p>
<p>More than being the latest architectural trend, sustainable design is well on its way to becoming the norm in the near future. Not only does it minimize pollutants and other negative emissions from a building, it also conserves essential resources such as water and electricity. Sustainable design also best suits longevity and efficiency, which would prove beneficial for any building, whether industrial or residential.</p>
<p>The need for sustainable design has been recognized by numerous prominent companies, including Acuity Brands Lighting with its dedication and commitment to green lighting as an important aspect of sustainable design. </p>
<p>Of the various components of sustainability in a building, lighting or green lighting is being practiced by designers more than others. This is because the benefits of green lighting extend far beyond that of environmental friendliness but is also significant in terms of cost cutting and energy saving. Thus, the return of investment is evident, making it the better and greener choice for most buildings. </p>
<p>III. Green Lighting<br />
Green lighting involves designing the lighting for a building to be in line with the principles of sustainable design. Sustainable design means designing a building to have minimal negative impact on its natural environment. This means making use of recycled or reused materials, having an efficient waste management system, and lessening the consumption of energy.</p>
<p>While there are several ways in which a building can consume energy such as the heating and cooling of a building environment lighting consumes the most energy, with energy consumption for lighting generally reaching 40-50%. Sensor Switch seeks to lessen the energy consumption of lighting by creating a networked lighting control system that can ensure that the lights are not unnecessarily consuming energy for unoccupied areas and by making full use of natural light. Thus, having lighting control products is an essential part of green lighting.</p>
<p>More and more companies are opting for green lighting for its numerous benefits. Green lighting consumes a significantly lesser amount of energy, cutting down on utility costs. And because green lighting also features more advanced lighting products that outlast traditional bulbs and lamps, the necessity for constantly replacing lighting products also lessens, thus cutting down on maintenance costs. Most importantly, having properly functioning lighting products that can be configured and controlled to the clients specifications means that an ideal and visually conducive working environment can be achieved. This can translate to a comfortable working environment for a company employees which means a higher productivity rate with fewer instances of absenteeism.</p>
<p>Lighting control is a key element of green lighting. With the ability to control lighting and configure it to a building specific needs, the end user is ensured that lights are never needlessly consuming vital energy. A lighting control system would generally include the dimming of lights, day lighting or daylight harvesting, light scheduling, and light networking. These can be achieved with a variety of products offered by Sensor Switch such as occupancy sensors and vacancy sensors, daylight harvesting sensors, lighting control systems like nLight, among others.</p>
<p>IV. Products and Technology<br />
Sensor Switch strives to develop the technology and the products for every lighting control needs of its clients. Its current products are already designed to fit every building setting, including industrial buildings, warehouses, schools, government buildings, and even residential buildings. These products have also been tested and fine tuned to make sure that they will constantly perform and deliver to its clients.</p>
<p>Occupancy and Vacancy Sensors<br />
Some of Sensor Switch more notable products include the occupancy and vacancy sensors. These sensors have been designed to detect whether a specified area is in use by detecting the presence of people. When the area has been detected as occupied, the sensors can then turn up the lights to its optimal setting. However, when the room is left vacant the sensors will either dim the lights to a reconfigured setting or turn the lights off completely so as not to needlessly consume energy, depending on the clients settings.</p>
<p>These occupancy and vacancy sensors are incorporated with a dual technology Ã¢â‚¬â€œ Passive Infrared (PIR) and Microphonics. In making use of not just one but two ways of detecting occupation, it ensures that the sensors are always accurate and functional. </p>
<p>The Passive Infrared technology makes use of lenses and collector beams to detect the presence of people. These beams are bounced out to the room and as they are blocked by a persons body, the sensor is informed that the room is occupied. The Passive Infrared technology is designed in such a way that obstructions in a given room or area will not get in the way of its ability to detect people or its accuracy.</p>
<p>As the Passive Infrared technology functions as the sensors eyes, Microphonics is its ears, allowing the sensors to hear sounds and make them out as sounds created by people. This will allow the sensor to respond appropriately to their presence. Microphonics has been designed to make out sounds naturally made by people such as talking and laughter. It is also capable of detecting and filtering out ambient sounds as well as repetitive sounds such as those made by the ticking of a clock.</p>
<p>With the two forms of technology working hand in hand within Sensor Switchs occupancy and vacancy sensors, clients are ensured of its efficiency and effectiveness in controlling lights to specific configurations and settings.</p>
<p>Daylight Harvesting Sensors<br />
Another way of cutting down on energy costs is by daylighting, a term used in sustainable design to mean making full use of natural light in illuminating a building. While this involves designing windows to let natural light in, it also involves daylight harvesting sensors to monitor the level of natural light coming in and to match the amount of light emitted by artificial lights in place.</p>
<p>These daylight harvesting sensors function by making use of sensitive photocells that allows it to perceive natural light, thereby adjusting the affected areas artificial lights accordingly to save energy.</p>
<p>Daylight Harvesting sensors work hand in hand with a networked lighting controls system. Since not all areas will be accessible to natural light, lighting can be separated into zones so that those areas which can make use of natural light can be configured separately and accordingly. </p>
<p>nLight<br />
nLight is a new lighting control system that has been designed to incorporate what is termed as Ã¢â‚¬Ëœdistributed intelligence. The nLight system will allow a user to connect all of a buildings sensors through one system by bringing together the sensors, the power packs, the photocells, and wall switches. By incorporating all of the lighting control technology through one portal nLight allows for ease of use and ultimate accessibility. </p>
<p>With nLight, a buildings lighting can be controlled via a stylish LCD gateway or through a web based software designed and provided by Sensor Switch called SensorView. nLight eliminates the need for centrally hardwired lighting equipment, allowing access wherever convenient for the end user. </p>
<p>nLight also incorporates both sensor-based controls and time-based controls, allowing the end user to configure the lighting settings for both. For example, a lighting zone can be configured to go on at the opening time but will also allow for an added configuration that will make use of occupancy sensors so that the lighting system can respond to employees who may arrive earlier than the designated on time.</p>
<p>By incorporating a wide array of settings, modes, and schedules, nLight allows the end user to configure the lighting control system to exact specifications. It also allows for flexibility to fit every buildings lighting needs. Mixing and matching the different settings and modes will also make for efficient energy allocation and optimum energy savings. </p>
<p>V. Client Support<br />
More than offering products and technology for lighting control, Sensor Switch also offers a variety of technical services to ensure that the client will be adept in making full use of the systems and products provided by Sensor Switch.</p>
<p>These would include hands on training at an on-site center for the end user, the modeling of facility occupancy patterns to be used for the Data Logger Monitoring System, and a project layout and design created through AutoCAD with sensors indicated through symbols and menus. </p>
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		<description><![CDATA[A production schedule tells the operators what needs to happen in their work centre in order to fulfill customer orders. 
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A production schedule tells the operators what needs to happen in their work centre in order to fulfill customer orders. </p>
<p>By way of example lets say we are making chocolate covered nuts and raisins. There are four work centres to schedule: roasting the nuts, mixing the ingredients to make chocolate, coating the nuts and raisins in chocolate and packaging the choc-nuts and choc-raisins into polypropylene bags. Roasting and Mixing run at the same time rather than one after the other, then Coating and finally Packaging. Raisins dont get roasted; only nuts go through Roasting. </p>
<p>So the production schedule for raisins is mixing, coating, packaging whereas the production schedule for nuts is roasting, mixing, coating, packaging &#8211; right? WRONG. Those are actually process routings. No, not rootings; routings. Its pronounced rowtings. Reowtings. Rautings. And spelt r-o-u-t-i-n-g-s. Those familiar with MS Project will be familiar with the paradigm if not the phraseology. </p>
<p>However in the same way that any one project or customer order or SKU tends to run through various work centres, so too, any one work centre tends to run various projects or customer orders or SKUs. </p>
<p>So the production schedule for Roasting wont have any raisins but could include peanuts, and almonds. The production schedule for Mixing may have milk chocolate, dark chocolate and premium chocolate. The production schedule for Coating might include peanuts in premium chocolate, raisins in dark chocolate and almonds in milk chocolate. The production schedule for Packaging could potentially include a vast number of items with variations in style, color and size of packaging as well as the different products that packaging contains. </p>
<p>With the benefit of a production schedule you can improve resource allocation and coordinate production. However before you do that it helps if you know what a production schedule actually is. </p>
<p>Huh? You dont get it? Well which part do you not get? Oh, you don&#8217;t get why you spent about a trillion dollars on what looks to me like MS Project crossed with a bowl spaghetti. Oh well, like they say in Siberia: TOUGHSHITSKI!!!!!! </p>
<p>Here is a brief, instructional excerpt from <a rel="nofollow" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('/outgoing/article_exit_link');" href="http://www.oracle.com/media/peoplesoft/en/pdf/datasheets/e1_scm_ds_production-scheduling.pdf" title="Oracle's new and improved website">Oracle&#8217;s new and improved website</a> for the purpose of exposition:<br /> <br /> &#8221;You can also publish a dispatch list that enables each operator or work centre to view a prioritized list of work.&#8221;<br /> <br />Of course if you had a prioritized list of work for each work centre presumably you would know how many operators you need for that work centre. I mean you don&#8217;t draw up a timetable of teachers and classrooms without knowing how many teachers you need do you? </p>
<p>Once you have a prioritized list of work for each work centre you can aggregate the number of operators in each work centre to ascertain operators required in the whole factory. Then aggregate operators and work centres in various factories to ascertain operators required across the enterprise. </p>
<p>The benefits of labor planning are obviously decreased production costs. However more importantly, labor planning is associated with improved resource utilization leading to reduced lead times, more consistent product quality and improved customer service and Delivery-On-Time. These are the key determinants of sales revenue.<br /> <br /><strong>Theology:</strong></p>
<p>&lt;!&#8211; .ExternalClass .ecxhmmessage P {padding:0px;} .ExternalClass body.ecxhmmessage {font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana;} &#8211;&gt;&#8221;The world contains a mixture of truth and untruth, sugar and sand.&#8221; <a rel="nofollow" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('/outgoing/article_exit_link');" href="http://www.ramakrishna.org/catalog/archive/gospel_sr.htm" title="Gospel of Sri RamaKrishna">Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna</a> </p>
<p>&#8220;When you come seeking sugar, they examine your bag to see what its capacity is; then they measure out accordingly.&#8221; Rumi<br />Excerpt from <a rel="nofollow" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('/outgoing/article_exit_link');" href="http://browseinside.harpercollins.com/index.aspx?isbn13=9780062514752" title="Essential Sufism">Essential Sufism</a> by Robert Frager &amp; Clifton Fadiman <br /> <br /><strong>Methodology:</strong></p>
<p>*  Process routings tell Sales the work centres associated with their particular order (or project or SKU.)  </p>
<p>*  A production schedule, or in Oracle&#8217;s language, a &#8216;dispatch list&#8217; (although I would have thought &#8216;dispatch list&#8217; is the production schedule for Dispatch) tells the operators the orders (or projects or SKUs) associated with their particular work centre.  </p>
<p>*  Production schedules are underpinned by process routings and form the basis for labor planning.  </p>
<p>*  The master schedule brings together all these disparate views of the supply and demand data onto one screen. This is to facilitate planning and enable your people to do their work effectively.</p>
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This article is intended to be informative, non-exhaustive and, in places, satirical and does not reflect the view of any person or group. My next article will be a book review of Hugh Mackay&#8217;s novel HouseGuest in 2011 - the prequel is on search-o-rama.com<br />
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		<title>How to manage your call center agent schedule</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[As a call center manager the most crucial part of your job comprises of managing agent schedules also known as call center scheduling. Call center scheduling methodology aims at producing close to optimal call center agent schedules while considering costs associated with call center agents, customer waiting time and customer abandonment. It is also geared [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>As a call center manager the most crucial part of your job comprises of managing agent schedules also known as call center scheduling. <a rel="nofollow" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('/outgoing/article_exit_link');" href="http://www.deskflex.com/agentpower.asp">Call center scheduling</a> methodology aims at producing close to optimal call center agent schedules while considering costs associated with call center agents, customer waiting time and customer abandonment. It is also geared towards finding a desirable staffing plan for any specific number of agents.</p>
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<p>You cannot manage call center scheduling if you are unable to measure agent performance. The best and easiest way for a call center manager to do this is to take the help of suitable call center scheduling software from among several good ones available in the market. Well-developed call center scheduling software provides all the necessary tools needed by a call center manager for accurately measuring performance, productivity and quality of call center agents.</p>
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<p><a rel="nofollow" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('/outgoing/article_exit_link');" href="http://www.deskflex.com/agentpower.asp">Call center scheduling</a> software consists of several powerful modules, which have specific applications related to all the different areas of call center management and allow easy measuring and control of agent performance that constitutes the core of call center operations. Calculating staffing needs is another important aspect of call center management requiring minute attention that is also taken care of very easily by using call center scheduling software.</p>
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<p>To produce the relevant data for optimal staffing call center scheduling software first captures call history directly from the automatic call distributor or ACD in order to forecast inbound call loads. It then calculates staffing needs for meeting service level goals on the basis of anticipated incoming call volume. The software makes a forecast using planning time frames ranging from half an hour to one month for the entire budget cycle.</p>
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<p>For best staff management call center scheduling software simplifies workforce planning, scheduling and performance analysis in the call center no matter what its size, whether big or small. This includes forecasting the number of agents required for each day and period throughout the day. To do this call center scheduling software takes every half hour into consideration for balancing the staff strength with the workload.</p>
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<p>It goes on to reflect the required shifts and agent strength for each shift and extensively analyzes performance on the basis of defined service level goals. This apprises you, the center manager, of the shortages and surpluses in staffing allowing you to take suitable action in time. The data is presented in an easily comprehendible graphical format. The software simplifies forecasting and also investigating the results for different scenarios; for example the effect of a 5 or 10 percent increase in the volume of calls.</p>
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<p>Good <a rel="nofollow" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('/outgoing/article_exit_link');" href="http://www.deskflex.com/agentpower.asp">call center scheduling</a> provides for convenient, improved rostering and optimal agent utilization including cost reduction.</p>
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		<title>Appointment Scheduler &#8211; Your Propeller Into Higher Revenue</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Regardless of what type of business you run, appointment scheduling software, these days, has progressed to fit a wide variety of business needs that make continuing a company&#8217;s profitability easy. But, when purchasing your software, sometimes it helps to have an idea of what&#8217;s available before you make a decision you have to stick with. [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Regardless of what type of business you run, appointment scheduling software, these days, has progressed to fit a wide variety of business needs that make continuing a company&#8217;s profitability easy. But, when purchasing your software, sometimes it helps to have an idea of what&#8217;s available before you make a decision you have to stick with. Following are some options featured in appointment schedulers.</p>
<p>Do you want your customers to be able to schedule an appointment online? An appointment scheduler should provide the option to attach a &#8220;schedule now&#8221; button to your website, and provide the buttons to do so. This allows potential customers to become instant customers, clients, or patients just through looking at your website and familiarizing themselves with what you provide. With the instant accessability of logging in, finding a date and time that&#8217;s convenient for them, and schedule an appointment without having to take the time to call, then wait for a receptionist to be able to help them serves as a strong incentive for choosing your business over others.</p>
<p>An appointment scheduler should also provide you with the ability to control how far in advance your clients are allowed to schedule themselves. Two years, for example, might be the farthest in advanced a schedule may be placed. And along those lines, you should also be able to set a limit on how close to their scheduled appointment they are allowed to cancel. This allows you the time to find another client to fill the vacated time slot and keep business flowing.</p>
<p>Your appointment scheduler should also accommodate you if you run a business that sells appointments in packages. With this feature, both your staff and your clients can keep track of how many sessions they&#8217;ve actually attended and how many they have left. In conjunction with this, you should be able to set up your sessions in packages of total dollar amount, flat monthly fee, or total number of sessions. Offering variety to your customers or clients will broaden the base of possibilities for them and you.</p>
<p>Even if you choose to change your scheduling method to find what brings in more clientele, the idea behind an appointment scheduler is to have a flexible program that accommodates any method of scheduling a business may choose to practice. Allow your business to progress and grow by expanding your options and learn what will propel your business into higher revenue. A flexible appointment scheduler can help you do that.</p>
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