Equipment scheduling
Easy ways to plan and manage equipment use
Equipment scheduling
Easy ways to plan and manage equipment use
Take the hard work out of equipment scheduling with Connect2. This supportive software gives you the flexibility and tools to manage a multitude of bookings, alongside a busy calendar of maintenance and repair jobs. No booking is too small or too big when you have Connect2 on your side! Bulk reservations for classes and training are just as simple to organise as single item bookings.
In summary, Connect2 enables staff to meet all equipment resourcing requirements without stress or information digging. The transparency of data in Connect2 is the big factor here. Enabling students and staff to see resource availability for themselves helps them to secure what they need. It can reduce queries to store workers by over 50%, making equipment scheduling as stress-free as a walk in the park on a sunny day.
Maintenance scheduling made easy
With a handy maintenance log and detailed item status info, staff save valuable time when managing equipment. The maintenance workflows result in equipment lending services running with fewer hitches. It’s clear when items are unavailable, with staff views providing further information. Connect2 allows you to record when items are due back from servicing and repair, so booking activity can continue in the meantime.
Visibility for booking in bulk
Equipment scheduling for classes, maintenance and training often involves booking items in bulk. It’s easy to achieve this using special views to understand what’s available and secure what’s needed in advance.
Say you need 10 cameras for an important session but there’s no availability for the next week? Connect2 enables staff to see availability alongside the existing bookings helping them to problem solve how to accommodate the request. They can also quickly identify alternative dates or resources that avoid any availability issues.
Rules and overrides
Booking rules enable you to limit who can book what, and maximum quantities allowed. They may also determine how far in advance users may book or how much notice is required. However, for a smooth running store, exceptions are often required. So we’ve included a handy override button to enable key staff to support users edit their bookings when necessary.
Know when you’re at capacity
Managing a busy story with multiple collections of equipment, it can be difficult to always know where stock is falling short. Connect2 analytics lays this detail bare, with views that show when stock has been maxed out, with all items on loan. This way it’s easy to know which items need greater quantities to meet demand.
Preparing ahead
One of the massive benefits of allowing students to reserve items in advance of collection is that staff have time to prepare equipment ahead of checkout. But for Connect2, this isn’t enough! We’ve gone all out to make upcoming reservations as simple as possible to review. Our dashboard will transform how your checkout store operates. It also alerts staff to when overdue items are going to impact an upcoming booking, so they have plenty of time to take action.