February 14, 2010 - Gradyville, PA - Automated Business Solutions the publishers of PtMS for Windows announce the release of PtMSIS Interactive Scheduler Version 5.2 with improved scheduling technology.

Recent additions to this product include batch scheduling and interactive reporting features allowing users to design their own data views with drag and drop features.  The PtMSIS core scheduling technology has now been significantly enhanced.

PtMSIS currently factors in vehicle travel miles efficiency and preserving on-time performance along with other factors when scheduling trips.  PtMSIS 5.2 now has added a new scheduling factor "wait time" when evaluating how well a new trip to be scheduled fits into existing vehicle schedules.  

When scheduling a new trip, PtMSIS must calculate the time from the stop (pickup or drop-off) preceding the pickup time of the new trip being scheduled. This "travel time" to the new pickup provides an estimated arrival time.  However, this arrival time may be earlier than the allowed time for pickup on the new trip (for example, 15 minutes before the scheduled pickup time - a parameter the user can set in PtMSIS).  The amount of time the vehicle must "wait" to board the client is the calculated "wait time".  The lower the "wait time" the better the new trip fits in an existing vehicle's schedule.  

PtMSIS now tries to minimize "wait time" - eliminating gaps in a vehicle's schedule resulting in more efficient schedules, and more productive vehicles.