DISPATCHER WORK SCHEDULES

[silverad27]

Just out of curiosity is there any dispatch office that have programs to assist with dispatcher work schedules or are they done manually?

 

[F9DXER]

Seems like ours are done with a spinning wheel and a dart. This applies to non line holders.

Hey at least they have a program!!

 

[FlyinRyan92]

At 5x we bid once a year but the sched is split in half so you can bid a different line (or relief) for the second half. We have a group of individuals who work really hard to organize the schedule based on option time off, vacation, missing desks..etc...works pretty well.

 

[AKSledhead]

Excel sheet... with broken formulas and hyperlinks.

 

[Sandydfw]

ARIS/WorkNet bid and trade manager

 

[mrezee]

We also use ARIS/WorkNet for bidding and trades. My previous airline used Humanity (previously called Shiftplanning) for work schedules and trades, but bidding was still done on paper.

When I worked ramp at a regional outstation, we had the "refrigerator bid". A blank bid sheet was taped to the breakroom refrigerator and everyone wrote their name by the line they wanted in seniority order over the course of a week or so. Helped that we only had 16 employees..

 

[Flagship_dxer]

ARIS/WorkNet bid and trade manager

Na-Na-Na-Na-Na-Na-Na-Na Batman!

 

[gopherdx]

RosterApps at my airline. 90% of it is automated but vacation bids and monthly PTO/relief schedules are all manual.

 

[LineCheck]

ASCENT/WorkZone (which I guess is the same thing as ARIS/WorkNet). I like the visibility of everything, especially for OT call outs.

 

[silverad27]

Thank You to everyone for your responses. I'm looking for ways to streamline our process and this really helps.

 

[pljenkins]

Seems like ours are done with a spinning wheel and a dart. This applies to non line holders.

Hey at least they have a program!!

Hey now, the spinning wheel is now automated! Somewhat. No more waiting to learn your fate!

Unless you hold a reserve or relief line. Then you're just screwed.