Planon unveils next generation of FM and real estate software

08 May 2013

Planon hasy announced the availability of its next-generation facilities management and real estate software, Planon Accelerator 4.0

The out-of-the-box solution delivers standard and integrated business processes in real estate management, space and workplace management, maintenance management, integrated services management and sustainability management.

The easy-to-use software contains a huge library of pre-configured processes including workflows, reports, data import facilities and extensive process descriptions to provide organisations with key knowledge on how to run their operations efficiently and effectively. Planon Accelerator 4.0 also includes innovative and unique new solutions that connect to actual market themes like RE and FM strategy, workforce mobility, sustainability, and the efficient use of technology.

Pierre Guelen, CEO of Planon, said: “Planon Accelerator 4.0 offers a powerful enterprise-grade solution that is based on 30 years of industry-leading experience and the best practices of more than 1,800 real world implementations. We are committed to adding value to our customers with an innovative product roadmap that is able to support strategic decision-making, along with all the tools that are needed to deliver operational excellence in today’s changing workplace environment.”

Key innovations in Planon Accelerator 4.0 include:

· Strategic space planning: which allows businesses to align their real estate portfolio capacity with their current and future business goals and space demand;

· Demand and supply management: which provides businesses with a product catalogue function, extensive stock control and an integrated purchase management system to gain better insight into the demand and supply chain;

· Intuitive key performance indicators dashboard: which allows for the analysis of key performance indicators for specific regions or locations in order to assess key management information;

· Planon Apps: which enables employees to carry out workplace tasks such as booking a meeting room and logging a maintenance request from their smartphone device;

· Unicode support: which allows users to input data from any language or translate input into any language, thus allowing global organizations to use the software in any relevant language within one implementation of the system using the double-byte Unicode Standard.

Pierre Guelen, CEO of Planon, continued: “The trend towards greater workforce mobility inspired us to launch a new and unique solution that caters for this rapidly changing market. With the addition of features like Planon Apps, we can provide the workforce with an innovative solution that allows them to use the workplace not only more effectively, but also more enjoyably.

“With Planon Accelerator 4.0, we have not only included smartphone capabilities like RFID and QR-scanning, but have also added features like location awareness and camera-based functionality to provide a great user experience along with undeniable business benefits.”