Using a browser based scheduling system can be a really good choice in many businesses. The web browser is obviously a great tool for displaying information and browsers can actually make really nice platforms for displaying schedules and even manipulating schedules.

Tuppas software makes a really nice collection of planning boards that are browser based and allow the user to drag and drop schedules. They offer about twenty different planning boards that do a wide variety of tasks. Most of their products are designed for manufacturing scheduling but the company also offers employee scheduling systems, resource scheduling systems and they have done a couple of systems that are used in R&D applications and lab environments as well.

One big advantage in browser based architecture is its’ ability to communicate easily across a large group of computers. Most traditional scheduling systems are built with languages like C or visual basic. Using a client server based language like C or VB makes it necessary to install a setup program on all the computers where you would like to view or modify the schedule.

Another advantage of browser based systems is that they can generally be supported remotely ShopfloorReporting.com and Tuppas offer programs that can be tailored easily and changed as your business needs change and they don’t need to fly out to your location to make the changes.

If you’re interested in more information on thin client scheduling systems you might want to check out The Production Scheduling Blog. This is a good site to checkout if you’re interested in a new system or if you’re looking for some best practices info to enhance an existing system.