Outdoor Resource Base
Business | An outdoor education charity based in Hamilton, providing facilities for outdoor education and recreation for those living in Lanarkshire |
Location | Hamilton |
Solution | A scheduling database that matches activities with the availability of suitable qualified instructors, equipment and transport. The schedule is displayed graphically and colour coded for fast interpretation |
Key Features | Resource management, complex scheduling, editable letter templates |
The Story
Outdoor Resource Base (ORB) had been struggling with the scheduling and management of their bookings using a mixture of spreadsheets and paperwork. Scheduling had long been a difficult area for FileMaker butwith the experience and techniques developed for Prudential (story here) Tim Anderson was in a position to offer a practical and economical solution.
Now ORB can see the availability of suitably qualified instructors and allocate mini buses with a couple of clicks. All the paperwork is automatically generated using templates they control. It is possible to see all the Activities taking place over a 4 week period, for any or all instructors, and go directly to a booking by clicking on the schedule.
ORB have full control over the activities and qualifications required for each activity and, apart from a few simple built in reports, can export all information on Activities to a spreadsheet as their various funding bodies often need different reports on the participation.