Planon Best-in-class solutions for the Energy & Utilities Industry
Telco & utility companies are confronting an array of challenges from increased competition, take-over’s and globalization, security of supply, an ageing infrastructure and asset base, to fuel price volatility and not least the challenge and growing impact of sustainability. These challenges are placing higher costs in the value-chain. The pressure on utility companies to deliver greater efficiency and operational effectiveness is intensifying especially since there is resistance to costs being passed to end users.
Whether the requirement is for headquarters, operational buildings or both, Planon provides complete solutions with supporting step-by-step implementation services. Alongside the standard solutions for Corporate Real Estate, Maintenance & Facilities Management Planon specifically offers energy and utility organisations:
- FM and IT service desks to handle customer questions, service calls quickly and efficiently and in-line with service level agreements.
- Support for flexible workplace and new working concepts allowing you to improve office occupancy, reduce square metres and drive down occupancy costs.
- Complete reactive, planned maintenance and asset management solution with integrated health and safety work procedures and support allowing you to respond to breakdowns and anticipate and minimise failures.
- Comprehensive workflow support ensuring proper delivery and control for all service delivery processes.
- Mobility solutions for professional field services, meter reading, work order execution for maintenance activities.
- Condition based survey to support long term maintenance planning and capital replacement planning across the portfolio.
- Seamless integration with Finance, HR, ERP, Building Management, access control and other systems.
- Integrated project management to support capital and minor works programmes.
- Configurable on-line self-services capability extending the service delivery window (24/7) and enabling effective information and service delivery to employees and service providers.
- Meeting and conference room management solutions integrated with visitor management, catering and hospitality, over the web, from the back-office and integrated with Microsoft Outlook (2007).
- A platform for monitoring building energy consumption and carbon emissions for regulatory compliance in your portfolio and to support costs and emissions reduction.
Summary:
- Continuous pressure for cost savings by efficiency targets to improve competitive advantage and shareholder value:
- Efficiency and cost reduction in CRE and asset portfolio;
- Avoid interruptions in core business;
- Centralization of contract and lease management and strategic CRE planning;
- Standardization in processes and workflow control.
- Meet with regulatory and compliance issues:
- Health and Safety;
- Maintenance Management;
- Documentation.
- Flexibility:
- Implement, monitor and control (out)sourcing strategies;
- Improve organization agility, be prepared for changes.
- Sustainability:
- Corporate image;
- Energy Management;
- Combine improved footprint with cost savings;
- Embed CRE/FM sustainability in corporate Green programs.
For more about how Planon can help your comapny reduce costs and add value, contact us.
