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July 11, 2021August 15, 2021

Advancements of Queue Management System Expected in 2022

The queue management systems and queuing solutions are very effective and impactful on the customer journey and customer experience. Basically, technology is evolving rapidly. The very basic technology-based items that we used on daily basis such as computers, laptops, and smartphones, televisions, etc. are being replaced with newer more powerful, and better gadgets. Similarly, the other technologies are also evolving. The queue management systems are made with a very basic computing technology that is integrated with a variety of hardware to innovate advanced features and functionalities. The queue management system software tool is also a very powerful component of the solutions, mostly here in Dubai, UAE the queue management software is basically designed to be run on a server, then additional interfaces are provided for customers, agents/servers, and the administrations. The programming tools and technologies used to build such software programs are also evolving and upgrading. This provides a great advantage to the vendors and manufacturers to keep the cost acceptable and provide advanced features as well.

The year 2020 was the year of a complete transformation in the overall customer behavior, businesses and brands operating locally or internationally have never witnessed such a huge shift in such a short period of time. In the year 2021 the queue management system manufacturers and vendors are struggling really hard to meet the new requirements, the year 2022 will be the year of real progress and unprecedented advancements in the queue management system industry. The general public behavior and interaction have been changed completely. The customers demand and expect a lot from their brands and businesses. The market trends have been changed, as now we are more integrated with digital solutions than ever before. The adaptation and acceptance level for digital solutions and systems is at an all-time high. Businesses can experiment a lot with new and innovative digital solutions. The queue management systems are not different either. Here are the advancements of queue management system expected in 2022:

Virtual Queuing

Virtual queuing is not a brand new feature, however, the way it is being utilized is a completely new concept. The main difference between virtual queuing and traditional queuing is that virtual queuing allows the users to virtually sign up for the queue. It means that the customers and visitors can sign up for the queue being away from the business. The virtual queuing sign-up can be done with various means, such as website, online customer portal, appointment booking module, call, SMS, email, etc. The virtual queuing is very helpful for the staff too. As the customers and visitors can sign-up without being physically present at the branch, so there is no chance of getting a crowd or a large number of customers inside the waiting areas. Which also requires additional staff for the management.

Virtual queuing is a great boost to the customer experience and customer journey. As the most annoying thing in any customer journey is waiting. If there is very less wait time the customers can plan to reach the branch at the very exact time of their turn. The customer calling and announcements can also be made using virtual methods/digital mediums. Which makes it even easier for the customers to monitor the queues. Virtual queue management systems are gaining popularity. More often businesses in Dubai and other emirates of UAE are asking for a traditional queue management system with virtual queuing features enabled so that whenever they want to switch to the virtual queuing mode they can do it easily.

Mobile Queuing

If you are living in Dubai or any other part of UAE you must be aware of the usage of smartphone applications. Our society is heavily relying on mobile apps for various daily life gigs. Moreover, the government is also focusing on digitalization for the sake of convenience of the users and to make the services available instantly. There are tons of government services that residents are using via their smartphone applications. This makes society more welcoming for mobile-based solutions. The year 2022 will be the year of the smartphone revolution. I believe the UAE must be at the first place in the list of countries with the most internet access with almost its entire population have access to high-speed internet. This makes smartphone applications even more convenient and effective.

The mobile queuing or a smartphone application integrated with a queue management system is by default a virtual queuing. Mobile queuing is more useful than any other traditional queuing. The customers and visitors can sign-up for the queues from their smartphone applications. The real-time updates and queuing information can be viewed on smartphone applications. The customers can be informed by alerts and notifications. This saves a lot of time and provides a lot many other useful features. For example, the customers can easily search for the nearest branches, they can also lookup for the least busy branches near to them, they can navigate to those branches and much more.

Mobile queuing also provide businesses a direct and personalized communication channel. The business can ask the customers for their feedback after their visit via the queue management system smartphone applications. The customers can also plan and schedule their visits with an integrated appointment booking feature. The queue management system smartphone application also provides additional data which helps the customers to plan their visit such as the information of the busiest hours, days, or branches, etc. The branches which provide additional services or the list of the services, etc. And much more. There is literally no limit. Businesses can get more creative and innovative to improve customer journeys and customer experiences through smartphone applications.

Queue Management System Integration with Software and Hardware

That is obviously not a new trend but we are expecting the queue management system integration with software and hardware to get more intense. Currently, only a few basic software and hardware integrations are commonly used, such as the Emirates ID Card scanning or QR Codes. However, in the year 2022, we are expecting that businesses in Dubai, UAE will start relying on intense software and hardware integration with their queue management solutions. Businesses are always looking for methods and ways to maximize their customer’s experience while also focusing on minimizing the workload of their employees and resource consumptions. The integration is the solution for that.

The integration leads to automation, which not only improves efficiency and makes the process fast but it also increases profitability. Another most efficient way to achieve higher efficiencies is by using a centralized information system that is effectively integrated with all of the IT infrastructures to form up a communication grid. Whether it is a machine to machine communication or a human to human communication, the availability of information at the right time and at the right place is crucial. This is why we are expecting that in the year 2022 businesses will demand more interconnected solutions. This will allow them to not only improve customer experience and customer journey but will also enable them to boost their employee performance and to achieve more effective controls and administration.

The queue management system should be able to effectively manage customer journeys automatically, for that may be new hardware will be needed to enable the system to identify the customers, then the system can prioritize them, and route them to ensure quicker and quality service delivery. On the other hand, if the queue management system is connected to the customer database, it can automatically fetch the data and information required by an agent to serve the customer and to deliver the required service. This makes the process very fast and reduces the service delivery time as well. These are just examples, there is an endless list of software and hardware which can be integrated due to the technological advancements in the queue management system technology.

AI-based Queue Management System & IoT Integration

The AI stands for Artificial Intelligence and the IoT stands for Internet of Things. Both are very latest technologies and a few years ago was considered to be Hollywood stuff. Thanks to the chip advancements and R&D done in the past few years, the two have become a reality. And all technology solution providers are gazing their eyes on the two sectors. If Elon Musk’s future depiction of Artificial Intelligence turns out to be another false speculation, we will definitely witness all sectors of our life flooded with artificial intelligence-based solutions within a couple of years. Here I would also like to mention that artificial intelligence is not only the Terminator but in fact, it is just a highly advanced software with extremely sophisticated programming and currently, Google, Facebook, IG, and tons of platforms that we use daily are running on one or another kind of Artificial Intelligence. The smartphone before getting smart was just the phones, but with Android and iOS, the smartphone has become smart and is ever getting smarter. Similarly, the artificial intelligence integration will improve the queue management systems and each and every aspect.

The artificial intelligence-based software engines will help the businesses to manage and monitor their queues and relevant systems in a more organized and automated way, where most of the automatic decisions will be done through the artificial intelligence-based software engine, which will rely on machine learning and will keep improving itself over the time. This will not only help businesses in effectively managing the customer flow, but the real magic will be done at data capturing, monitoring, KPIs, and reporting sides. The artificial intelligence-based queue management system can provide extremely effective business intelligence and will be able to process various feeds more effectively. Which will make the decision-making even more effective and risk-free.

The IoT is a modern revolution of electronics. With the easy availability of high-speed networks, cloud, 4G/5G, broadband internet access the IoT is not only the future but developed countries like UAE have already started implementing IOT based solutions. The IoT allows various electronics devices to communicate with each other and with a management program that gives them instructions to act accordingly. You must be thinking how will this improve the queue management system? Well, the IoT devices will not only allow easy system installation process but remote monitoring and management of each node and connected device will be possible, such statistical data will be relayed to the AI-based software engine which will utilize it to make real-time decisions to improve the customer flow and much more.

Purpose Made Queue Management Systems

The purpose-made queue management systems are not a new trend, however, these days almost more than 80 percent of the queue management system installation in Dubai and other parts of UAE are generic or general-purpose queue management systems. However, businesses are gaining awareness and are demanding more subjective solutions rather than general-purpose queue management solutions. This is why the year 2022 will be the year of purpose-made queue management systems. Each and every industry will prefer to opt for a purpose-made queue management system rather than altering or customizing and general-purpose queue management system to be able to achieve their desired results. The purpose-made queue management system once in the market will get improved very quickly as more data and studies will be available for the manufacturers and vendors.

The purpose-made queue management system trend will take over the traditional queue management system by the year 2022. And there is another big reason to believe in that which due to the different work processes and different customer journeys at different businesses. This will give rise to the demand for purpose-made queue management systems.

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Conclusion

The queue management system is a very powerful tool for customer journey transformation. It is considered to be essential for the modern customer journey. There has been several improvements and advancements in the queue management systems in past few years, but the way the customer journey and customer interaction with the brand have been transformed in the past few years, the queue management systems are going to take the customer journey to the next level in coming years. The year 2022 will be the year of great innovations in queue management systems. As the customer’s demands and expectations are also evolving at a very rapid pace, this will give rise to the integration of the queue management systems with AI and IoT. The businesses will look to improve the system efficiency and gain more control and better administration in the coming years. This is only possible if the AI and IoT work with the system integration of other organizations’ tools and IT infrastructure. RSI Concepts is a leading queue management system provider in Dubai, UAE. If you need an advanced queuing solution that can boost your work efficiency and improve customer loyalty do let us know. We are here to help, you can reach us through our Contact Us page or leave a comment in the comment box below and we will get in touch with you soon.

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April 11, 2021

Will the focus be shifted from Queue Management System in future?

Will the focus be shifted from the queue management systems in future? Or near future? That is a very haunting question customers are asking all the time to themselves and to us being a leading Queue Management System provider in Dubai, UAE. The customers often think why do we have to upgrade our existing queue management system? Why do we need a queue management system altogether? The answer is simple, you can’t grow or even sustain without ensuring a great customer experience and an excellent customer journey. But it is also not that simple. The customer experience and customer journey are always important for sustaining your existing customers, building brand reputation and increasing your sales. These days’ businesses and organizations are very concerned about the changing market trends and ever-growing demands of their customers. Not only that the overall standards and expectations of the client have gotten higher over the past few years. Competition is also very high, and the pandemic has also changed everything. Which even make the customer experience and customer journey more important.

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Queue Management System Market Growth and Rapid Adaptation Trend

First, let us discuss some stats and the latest trends in the market! According to a report published in PR Newswire, the Queue Management System market is expected to grow by 6% from 2020 to 2025. Which in terms of growth is very huge growth. The PR Newswire is a well-reputed organization working since 1954 and started as an electronic press release distribution agency that utilized teleprinters to send press releases to news outlets. It is a well-reputed and respected name in the global market. The global queue management system market is expecting to grow a lot and this has invited a lot many manufacturers into the business. We have witnessed new technological advancements and more availability of the components used in the queue management system. In Dubai, UAE businesses are also leaning towards queue management systems and more organizations are implementing advanced solutions to facilitate their customers and visitors. The new trend is showing organizations ranging from educational institutions, hospitals, banks, public offices, government departments, HR offices and many more are rapidly adopting the queuing and customer flow solutions to improve their efficiency and customer experience.

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Impact of the Pandemic on Queue Management System Market

Surprisingly the impact of the pandemic on the queue management system market was good, unlike any other industry. As people are becoming conscious and more concerned about their personal hygiene and wellbeing, we are noticing that people are preferring to go to the places where they think they will be protected and all social distancing and other health and safety concerns will be less. The UAE government is also emphasizing social distancing and strictly monitoring everything. The vaccination campaign, strict laws and huge efforts from the government are done to ensure the health and safety of us all. Business is now exploring innovative ways and technologies to help them ensure social distancing and other safety policies to protect their customers/visitors and staff.

A queue management system can be very helpful in implementing social distancing policies. Businesses can automatically limit the number of active tickets, once the number is reached the queue management system will not issue any more tokens. This helps the staff to easily control and manage the number of visitors and customers in the branch. The human labour required is less to none as the number of visitors can be controlled automatically. This was just an example, there are a lot many features and functionalities that can help organizations to automate various customer journey steps and implement their policies with ease and precision.

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What is the alternate of a Queue Management System?

One thing which is impossible that somehow the customers don’t have to visit offices and customer support centres or banks or hospitals. So, until the customers don’t stop visiting there will be a need for customer flow management. A queue management system is the only available solution for that. Manual customer flow management requires too many resources and it makes the service delivery process slower. The staff and server always struggle with managing queues with manual customer flow management. Most of their energies are consumed only by guiding customers to the right counter and managing the queues, addressing people and preventing line jumpers and much more. If a queue management system is in place the staff can peacefully focus on their work the agents have less workload and work pressure and they are able to perform well. The wait time is reduced, the customer journey is improved, the customer satisfaction is increased with digital queuing solutions. So we try to think of any alternative to a queue management system the answer is none. There is no alternative to a queue management system. Of course, there are so many different sub-classifications or versions along with so many different software and hardware accessories of a queue management system but in totality, there is no such system that can replace a queue management system unless and until people stop visiting the businesses and organizations.

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Benefits of a Queue Management System

A queue management system can be beneficial in so many different ways. It entirely depends upon your scenario and requirements. A queue management system not only used to manage customer flow but is being used to transform customer journey and experience. The business can collect valuable business intelligence using inbuilt features of the queue management system. The KPIs (key performance indicators) further help the management to understand and measure the efficiency of different processes and their staff. Such data plays a vital role in policy and strategy making. The management can take complex decisions very easily using the business intelligence and statistical data collected by a queue management system. Here are some benefits of using a queue management system:

Reduce Wait Time
Improve Customer Experience
Transform Customer Journey
Automate various processes and steps of the customer journey
Measure the performance of the staff
Reduce Service Delivery Time
Improve Service Delivery Methods
Collect Customer Feedback
Communicate with Customer via Digital Signage
Integrate Customer Data and helpful information with other corporate tools and enterprise systems
Real-time Monitoring, Remote Management and Notification Triggers
Integrate various hardware with the system to improve service delivery and customer experience such as audio announcements, EID Readers, Passport Scanners, Biometrics, IRIS and Facial Recognition, etc

Of course, the benefits of a queue management system are not limited to above all but there are a lot of things that can be simplified and improved using just a queue management system.

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Will the Focus be shifted from Queue Management Systems?

The simplest and shortest answer is “No”. We cannot move away from the queue management systems. Just think of the mobile phones, we were living peacefully without them, suddenly the smartphone revolution took us like a storm, and the rest is history. Can we move away from our mobile phones? No, we can’t. Similarly, the Queue Management Systems have completely transformed the customer journey and the market trend. This has changed the expectations and demands of the customers as well. The customers are expecting a more personalized and exclusive treatment from the businesses and brands. The businesses are continuously looking for ways to improve the customer experience and customer journey, at the same time businesses are also seeking ways to boost employee work efficiency and reduce the resources or simply cuts on the cost, whether it is operational cost or system commissioning cost.

At RSI Concepts, we are specialized in customized Queue Management Systems and solutions, we assure our customers are getting exactly the same system that can meet their requirements and support their business goals.

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Queue Management System Have Ability to Drive the Business Growth

Another most compelling advantage of a queue management system is that it has the ability to drive business growth. The flexibility to link various organizational tools and information centres with Queue Management System makes it a very effective tool to drive business growth. The in-built statistical and analytical engines process the data from various touchpoints and inputs and return actionable reports which are very helpful in taking vital business decisions for improving the customer experience and customer journey. A queue management system not only helps businesses with their customers but also helps them boosting the employee’s work efficiency. As most of the customer journey processes and steps can be automated, the integration allows data extraction from other systems which provide instant information to the server and agent, hence the workload is reduced and the work efficiency is increased. When your employee are also satisfied your customer experience and service delivery improves automatically. Above all, it allows various KPIs which further improve the monitoring mechanisms and allow the management to understand the customer journey and operations in a better and well-organized way. Which itself is a great advantage.

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Cost and ROI

One of the major advantages of a queue management system is that the system commissioning cost is low and the operational cost and maintenance is also very low compared to other corporate tools. Above all you can always repurpose a queue management system or expand it easily with very little cost and updates and upgrades are also very cost-effective. The technology used to build the queue management systems is widely available and very cheap with a longer lifecycle. A queue management system if maintained properly could last for a decade or even higher. When it comes to the benefits of a queue management system and the return, the first thing is its exceptional capabilities to transform the customer journey and customer experience. Along with vital business insight, KPIs and a boost in employee performance make it the most sustainable and productive enterprise system. If we calculate the ROI (return over investments) in terms of customer retentions, brand reputation, brand trust and boost in sales and conversions, it is truly remarkable. With a very little investment, the organizations and business can do wonder in achieving their objectives and financial goals.

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Conclusion

Will the focus be shifted from Queue Management System in future? No. The service-based industries are heavily relying on queue management systems. They are very cost-effective the ROI is excellent. The market researchers are predicting huge growth in the coming year. The customer journey and customer experience have become the most important factor in any business’s success. The customers are more demanding and the expectations of the customers from brands and service providers are very high in Dubai, UAE. The list of benefits of a queue management system is staggering. The flexibility to adopt different scenarios is exceptional the technology is widely available and long-lasting. The maintenance and operational cost are very low.

The business can easily achieve its business goals and objectives. Customer retention and brand reputation building is comparatively easier to achieve with a queue management system. The business and organizations can rely on a queue management system to ensure steady growth. Customers will never stop visiting the businesses hence a queue management system will always be required. There is not even a remote possibility that I could think of which could cause the decline in the queue management system market. Businesses must have to have a digital queuing solution to ensure customer satisfaction, optimum employee efficiency and customer retention, cost optimizations and building brand reputation which can ensure steady growth.

RSI Concepts is a well-reputed queue management system provider in Dubai, UAE having hundreds of active installations in all different sorts of industries. If you need a quote or even just want to consult to explore further, please reach us out through our Contact Us page or leave a comment below.

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April 6, 2021April 6, 2021

How can the customer experience be improved with RSI Queue Management System?

How can the customer experience be improved with RSI Queue Management System? Before we jump into the subject, it is important to understand what exactly is customer experience? Well, the simplest definition is all the touchpoints where a customer interacts with the organization and their staff are the contributors to the overall customer experience. With the rise of modern technologies and innovation in the digital world, the expectations of a customer in Dubai, UAE have risen to an extent where every organization needs a specific customer experience enhancement policy or strategy. RSI Queue Management System is one of the great tools to help boost the customer experience which eventually helps organizations to establish a good brand identity and all those efforts lead them to effectively sustain their existing customers as well as attracting more customer and prospects. The customer experience can greatly impact your overall sales and customer retention.

If a customer left the branch happily, they will promote a positive brand image, if a customer will be left unhappy they will definitely discuss their bad experience with their colleagues, family and friends. If there is a problem in the customer flow management and queue management the chances are more customer will leave the branch unhappy and annoyed, which could have devastating effects on a brand’s repute and brand identity. Which will not only repel your existing customers but will also decrease sales and conversions. Which is the long terms could be very difficult to rectify.

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Improve Customer Experience with RSI Queue Management System

Customer experience is very critical for customer retention, more sales and a good brand reputation. Now the question is how a queue management system can improve the customer experience. Well in order to understand it completely we have to understand all direct and indirect impact of a queue management system on the operations, service delivery and customer’s satisfaction. Everyone wants a satisfied and happy customer. Everyone is willing to go the extra mile to make their customers happy and satisfied. It is not entirely about the resources and labour you are investing but it is majorly on the strategy and effectiveness of your strategy. The best to get started with is your customer flow management or commonly known as a queue management system (QMS). Here are a few benefits of a queuing solution that could effectively improve your customer’s experience as well as brings other benefits too:

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Organized Customer Flow Management

If you are not using a digital customer flow management solution then most of the energy and efforts of your staff and servers will be consumed in managing the customers and visitors manually because in that case, there would be a lot of confusions among the visitors and customers, people could even end up on being a wrong queue entirely and a lot many such problems. But with an effective digital queue management system you can easily avoid all that, you can reduce the workload of your staff as well which will improve their work efficiency and you can easily satisfy your customers and visitors.

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Reduced Wait Time

As soon as you start organizing the customer flow with a queue management system you will notice a sharp decline in the wait time. As all the people are organized and the staff is managing them with more ease and comfort, their service delivery time will automatically reduce hence each customer and visitor will have to wait for less. No worry about line jumpers or any mismanagement during the queue. Everything is organized and well-controlled and monitored by the staff. The wait time is a huge cause of customer dissatisfaction. As no one wants to wait in a long queue, no one likes to wait for hours to get a service and as soon as you started getting happy or calm customers at the counters they will behave more cooperative with the staff and more understanding. Which itself is an indicator of improved customer experience.

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Automatic Customer Journey Management

Another very advanced feature of the RSI Queue Management System is that it allows organizations to automatically manage the customer journey. Customer journey management plays a great role in improving the customer experience. For example, if you have multiple counters, with multiple agents, and most often business has dedicated counters for dedicated services too. Or in some cases, some counters are exclusive to certain customers, for example, disabled customers and visitors, VIP customers, or priority customers. Another example is if service delivery is done through multiple counters, for example, at one counter you pay the fee and from the other counter you do the data entry, get the service done, or the service itself requires two or more counters to get a complete service delivery done.

All these scenarios can be automated using our RSI Queue Management System. Another most often requested feature from our Dubai, UAE based customers is that the Queuing System should automatically reroute the customers to the vacant counter. Our Queue Management System is fully equipped to handle all those scenarios with a very flexible and administrative control panel to further enable the business to utilize the features as per their policies and needs. This automatic customer journey management helps further reducing the wait time and improve service delivery efficiency. Which improves the customer experience and also reduce the workload of the staff.

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Improve the Waiting Area Experience

RSI Queue Management System comes with in-built additional controls for the digital signage application. This allows the organizations to actively play multi-media content on the large screens which are traditionally used only for displaying the ticketing information. RSI Queue Management System enables the organizations to display the updated ticketing information automatically in real-time along with some multi-media content as well. The effect of multi-media content is that it helps reduce the stress of waiting and the visitors and customers can spend their time while watching interesting videos or adverts along with the updated ticketing information. Which also let them see their token number approaching quickly. It also helps to reduce stress and calm them.

Another great feature of our Queue Management System is that it also prints the estimated time to turn on the token or ticket. Which itself has a great psychological effect on the customer’s mind as waiting for a known time is less stressful than waiting for an unknown time. The multi-lingual audio announcements also keep the customer engaged and reduce the effects of waiting. Collectively these all features make the waiting time experience more comfortable and relaxing than any other traditional queuing solutions.

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Provide Remote Sign-Ups or Virtual Queuing

RSI Queue Management System have another great modular component which enables the business to offer virtual queuing and remote sign-up facility. The remote sign-up means that a customer can enrol on a physical queue without being physically present in the queue. This is a huge leap in customer experience and customer journey improvement. The customer does not have to physically appear at the branch to enrol in a particular queue but it can be done remotely either from the comfort of their home or office or while travelling towards the branch sitting in their car. There are so many different approaches that are being used by our customers in Dubai, UAE such as SMS, Email, Call, Smartphone Applications, Website or Online Customer Portals, etc.

It provides freedom and the customers know when they should arrive, in some mediums the business can even provide full real-time updates of the ongoing queues and much more. Which really improves the customer experience. This could literally reduce the wait time to zero, as the customer can only arrive at the very exact time of their turn and still get served. This not only helps the customers but it also helps the businesses and organizations a lot, they don’t have to worry about crowd forming in their waiting areas and they don’t have to allocate more resources to manage a large number of people in the waiting area and so on and so forth.

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Smartphone Applications

RSI Queue Management System is fully equipped with smartphone applications as well for both Android and Apple iOS. This could be a great competitive edge for the business and organizations in Dubai, UAE. As we all know the general population in Dubai, UAE spends a lot of time on their smartphone devices. Which makes it a great platform to communicate and facilitate your customers. The smartphone applications can help the customers and visitors to utilize the virtual queuing, sign-up for a queue remotely, use the nearest branch locator, compare the estimated time at various branches and choose the one with the lowest wait-time and much more.

The customers can get real-time updates of the ongoing queues and reminders and notifications about their turn. It can also enable them to schedule their visit on a particular date or time if available and a lot more. The business can even utilize smartphone applications to ask their customers and visitors for their feedback which is a very valuable business intelligence asset. These features not only improve the customer experience but also improve the brand image and reputation. Such facilities and services help organizations to build trust among their customers and improve customer retention.

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RSI Queue Management System and Social Distancing

Another great advancement in RSI Queue Management System is its ability to support the organizations in actively implementing the social distancing. As we all know it is mandatory at all public places and the governments of Dubai and UAE have zero-tolerance policies towards social distancing. Apart from government enforcements, it is our moral duty to strictly abide by the social distancing laws. RSI Queue Management System can help businesses to easily control the number of people on the premises by controlling and limiting the number of active queues automatically. All you need is to do an initial setup and the rest will be taken care of by the system. This not only reduces the workload of the staff but it also ensure the customer’s safety and health as well as of the staff.

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Conclusion

RSI Queue Management System is a result of continuous research and development for the past decade. We have established a vast spectrum of the portfolio with a variety of products and specialized solutions for different industry sectors. RSI Queue Management System can drastically change the way you handle your customers. The core features and functionalities are designed to support the business in implementing its customer satisfaction policies. Our queuing solutions not only improve the customer experience and customer journey but also allow the business to collect valuable business intelligence with could help them further optimizing their services and service delivery mechanisms. Whether it is virtual queuing, online booking and appointments, smartphone applications or customer feedback the RSI Queue Management System support a unified solution for all those problems. Our systems are capable of significantly reducing the wait time and workload of the staff. The reduction in wait time makes your customers happy and the reduction in the workload of your staff enables them to work with their maximum potential and efficiency which ultimately also results in satisfied customers.

Feel free to leave us a comment in the comment box below or contact us through our Contact Us page if you need a quote or just want a consultation for your requirements. We would be happy to help.

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March 10, 2021

10 Reasons to Choose RSI Queue Management System over Other Similar Products

Introduction to RSI Queue Management System

RSI Queue Management System is a highly advanced digital queuing system or customer flow management system. It allows the business and organizations to efficiently manage their customer and visitor and also optimize the operational cost. The queue management system significantly reduces the workload of the staff, automate various processes, and allows in-depth monitoring and performance tracking tools. Overall all these features not only improve customer experience and customer journey but it also reduces resource consumption which ultimately results in big cost reductions. Moreover, the peripherals and accessories made it even more effective and efficient for special purposes and scenarios. RSI queue management system also helps the organizations to effectively implement their policies and strategies in the branch to further improve customer satisfaction.

Here are some basic system components of the RSI Queue Management System:

Token/Ticket Dispensing Interactive Kiosk Machine
Digital Signage Screens
Counter Displays (Small LED or LCD Screens)
Audio Announcement System (Multi-lingual)
Agent Dashboard
Management Dashboard
Server Side Application
KPIs, Reporting, Statistical Data and Business Intelligence Collection
Remote Control and Monitoring (Head Office or Branch Office or Any Remote Location)
Smartphone Applications
Integration with Online Appointment Booking Module
Integration with other Corporate Tools (ERP, CRM, SAP, Oracle, Intranet, Customer Portal, etc)

Of course, there are so many other software and hardware accessories that can be added to our queue management system to further improve the effectiveness and usability of the system.

Why you should choose RSI Queue Management System?

Here are the features of the RSI Queue Management System that distinguishes it from other similar products and these are also important factors to consider while selecting a queuing solution for your organization:

1. Customized Solutions

One of the biggest advantages of the RSI Queue Management System is that we offer completely customized solutions. We completely understand that one-fits-all is not always the best. So we offer customizable solutions. Our customer can get more flexibility in terms of technical and obviously commercial aspects of the project. The customization not only saves the cost but also maximizes the product’s efficiency. For example, a queue management solution for a Hospital might not completely fulfil the need for a retail store and vice versa.

Another big issue is with the size and structure of the facility which might require slightly different configurations for each customer. Another advantage of customization is the data collection, monitoring and KPIs (key performance indicator), obviously different organizations work on a different marketing strategy and structure, some things could be important for one organization and these very things could be useless or I would rather say “very less important” for another organization. The list goes on and on, there are so many minute details that are exclusive and unique for each customer and a customized solution can provide a solution for all.

2. Exceptional Customer Experience

RSI queue management system provides an exceptional customer experience. The wait time is reduced, the service delivery time is improved and the queue and customer flow are well-organized. Above all, our queue management system significantly reduces the workload of the staff. Which can further improve the service quality. During the wait time, the digital signage playing multimedia content could be helpful in reducing the customer’s stress. Regular real-time updates on the status also help the customer in relaxing and reducing anxiety while waiting. The multi-lingual user interface is very helpful especially in a community like Dubai, where people from all over the world are residing and working.

The audio announcements and customer calls are also very helpful, because in the waiting area sometimes the customer/visitors could get engaged in their smartphones or other activities, which could prevent them from noticing their turn on the signage screen, the audio announcements can solve this problem. The automated customer journey management further reduces the wait time and improve customer experience.

3. Digital Signage System

RSI queue management system has a built-in digital signage module, you can utilize this module to not only display the information of the queue and ticketing but can also play multimedia content. The module is a full-fledged digital signage content management tool. Having various screen settings and configurations. The digital signage or large screen used in the waiting areas are of great importance, as they are displaying the current queuing information. Hence the customers and visitors are always viewing them. So, having some adverts or multimedia content not only increase the interest of the customers but it will also provide a good marketing and communication channel.

Multi-media content and the large signage have a good impact on the waiting customers as waiting could be anxious and depressing and it can easily annoy your customers, but if you are playing some interesting content along with the queuing details that could help your customers to get engaged and busy hence the stress of the waiting can be reduced. This improves the customer experience a lot.

4. Automatic Customer Journey Management

RSI queue management system comes with a powerful admin control panel tool that enables branch management to implement queuing policies and protocols to further optimize the customer flow. Apart from that, there are a lot many automated tools that can help to improve the customer flow without putting any additional burden on the staff. For example:

Services that can be delivered by a single server or agent from a single counter
Services require multiple counter and servers to get a single service delivery
Dedicated counter and servers for specific services
Premium Counters, VIP Counters or Counter for Customer with Special Needs and/or Disability

The token dispensing interactive kiosk could become handy for this. While signing up for the queue the customer could choose an appropriate queue for their needs. This could be achieved by either an interactive dashboard with instructions which can explain to the customers about different queue and/or a staff member could help the customers to get signed-up only for their required queue. This not only automates the customer journey but also reduces the service delivery time.

Another great advantage of automatic customer journey controls is that they can automatically route the customers from one counter to another if a service delivery requires more than one counter. Our queue management system can automatically push or rely on the customer information to the next stop to prevent any delay in the service delivery. So, the customer doesn’t have to wait in multiple queues. These all features are specifically designed for different scenarios and can be implemented to improve the customer experience and customer journey from your branch/office.

5. Integration with Other Tools and Corporate Systems

Our Queue Management System also allows integration and data sourcing from other tools and corporate systems. This functionality is achieved using secure web services or APIs. Which enables two databases and systems to communicate with each other. There are tons of applications of system integration. For example, our queuing system can pull customer data from the CRM (customer relationship management system) or ERP or HR Management System or any other system. This data will help the agents and servers to recognize the customers instantly and it will also shorten the service delivery time by saving the time of doing manual data entry. The integration not only allows to fetch data from a third-party system but also allows to push data and updates to any other system via APIs.

6. Reporting, Data Analytics & Remote Monitoring

Our queue management system provides a comprehensive reporting module along with an option to summary reports and executive reports. The reporting module is completely customizable. The reporting module utilizes a smart analytical and statistical tool to analyze the data. This makes our queue management system able to provide simplified reports with actionable results. The management can also measure KPIs (key performance indicator) using an in-built reporting module. The reporting module also provides site-wise and agent/counter-wise reporting as well. The reporting module also allows the management to set alerts on certain thresholds and pivot points.

Another remarkable feature of our queue management system is its capability of remote monitoring and remote management. Businesses and organizations can see a real-time status report and updates from the head-office. The head office can view live coverage of all the queuing activities on any branch. Above all, the policies and settings can easily be pushed to the branches and remote offices from the head-office from the control panel.

7. Online Appointment Booking

Online appointment booking can really make a difference. The customers can choose the time and date of their convenience and get themselves signed-up for that particular timetable. Which will significantly reduce the wait time. The customer experience can be improved and the work-load of the staff can be reduced. Online Appointment booking also allows the customers to have freedom of reaching to the branch or office at their specified time only, there is no need of waiting in long queues any more as the customer is already notified about the time of their turn.

8. Smartphone Applications Integration

As smartphones have become an essential part of our daily life. Not only that the internet usage and web surfing from smartphones and devices have already surpassed conventional computers. Which increased the importance of having an interaction at the smartphones with your clients. Allowing your clients to sign-up for the queues from their smartphones can improve the customer journey and customer experience. The remote sign-up process also allows them to sign-up for the queue from the comfort of their home or office. The smartphone applications provide real-time status reports, updates and notifications to further reduce the wait time at the branch. The customer can arrive at the exact time of their turn and can easily get the service done without any wait time.

9. Customer Feedback System Integration

Customer Feedbacks are extremely important for businesses and organizations. For example, you have recently installed a new customer flow management system, you have trained your staff well, and you are providing all facilities that are possible just to increase the customer satisfaction and hoping your customers will retain and you will witness steady growth, but after some months you find out that the results are not meeting your expectations. Now, you have to reevaluate and reassess everything, which is a time-consuming task, and even if you somehow managed to do detailed analysis and studies of your service delivery mechanisms and customer journey, you are still uncertain of a few things and your final conclusion is always based on some assumptions and speculations. Well, a customer feedback system will eliminate all those uncertainties and will provide you with great insight into your business. It will provide you with a chance to directly communicate with your customers and you can ask almost everyone one of them about their opinion and suggestions. Our queue management system provides a very simple yet powerful customer feedback collection tool. Which can help the businesses and organizations to rectify certain issues which could be impacting customer journey, experience and the business growth itself.

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10. Cost-Effective Queuing Solution

RSI Queue Management System is a very cost-effective queuing solution. The capabilities of providing a customized solution enable us to deliver very efficient customer flow management systems at a comparatively lower cost. The initial cost is the major expense, the overall system software and hardware are designed to last long. There are no hidden fees and subscriptions. The system can be expanded easily. The implementation is fairly simple. The server-side application or the backend can easily be deployed to cloud-based hosting or on-premises data centres. There is no restriction or limit from our side. The complete hardware setup is very cost-effective. Both the software and the hardware comes with a warranty. The system updates and upgrades or customization and after-sales support are available for all customers. These traits make it the best ROI for your needs. The hardware and software both are capable of upgrades and updates at a very low cost. Which makes it a long-term investment. The customization and integration allow us to eliminate a variety of other intermediary applications which also save a lot of commissioning and operational cost.

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Conclusion

Having an efficient digital queue management system could heavily impact your business. How you are treating your customers will determine your path to success or failure. As getting new customers are important for steady growth, retaining the existing customers is also equally important. When your customers are visiting your branch or office, they are expecting to be treated well. The only thing that could annoy your customer the most is long and mismanaged queues and long wait time. This will not only annoy your customers but it will also put more pressure on your staff. A good queuing system can help you solve both problems. The monitoring tools, customer feedback, reporting, automation and customization ensures you get a great solution that is specifically designed to solve your problems. In this blog, we have listed 10 reasons to choose RSI Queue Management System which all are also a very important factor to consider while choosing any queue management system.

At RSI Concepts we are always eager to provide the best solutions to our customers to help and support them in achieving their business goals. If you want to discuss your needs with us, feel free to reach us out from the comment box below, or contact us from our Contact Us page or call us directly.

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March 2, 2021

Queue System working in Government Departments

The main objective of the queue management system is to manage the customer flow with maximum efficiency and reduction in the wait time. A queue management system could help the government departments and public offices to deal with the social-distancing and COVID-19 situation effectively and also to improve the customer experience during their visit to the office. It is a common sitting of long queues at the government sectors, but nowadays due to the COVID-19, most of the services went online or provide alternates to facilitate their customers without compromising their health and safety. Still, there are tons of government services that can only be delivered at the branch or office. Most of the time customers also want to visit the office rather doing it online. This is why government departments have to adopt preventive measures and extremely organized customer flow management. Above all the government of the UAE is always stressing the importance of going green and reducing carbon footprint and another remarkable initiative of the government is to the digitalization of their products and services.

UAE government and the government of all emirates are considered to be the world’s highly digitalized governments in the world. You can avail yourself of tons of services through digital mediums. This also raises the importance of an efficient digital queue management system. Which could not only covert the manual process into digital and automate it but also provides the full advantage of digital and online domains? The government departments and their public offices are always the busiest, hence require smart solutions to deliver their services and to enhance the customer journey at the office. This is why a queue management system is a perfect companion of the government departments and their public offices. It reduces the wait time, allows full control and autonomous customer flow management, improve service delivery efficiency, reduces the workload of the staff and the management and makes the visitors and customers happy.

Here some of the advantages of a queue management system working in the government departments:

Manage Customer Flow with great Efficiency and Control

A queue management system allows the government departments to manage an immense load of daily footfall. The system has a powerful administrative control panel to control and implement department or branch policies effectively. According to those policies, the queue management system will automatically manage customer flow. As the whole customer flow management process can be automatic or semi-automatic (depends upon the requirements), it enables the automatic customer routing to the free counters instantly, which also reduce the wait time. On top of that, these days due to the COVID-19 social distancing is strictly implemented in all public places. So, the queue management system can also assist the management in implementing their social distancing policy effectively without any human intervention there is no room for error or miscalculation either. This also ensures the safety of the customers, visitors and staff.

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Customer Journey Automation

The customer journey can be automatically controlled using a queue management system. This feature is extremely useful in cases where it requires the customers and visitors to go to multiple counters or servers to get the full-service delivery done. The whole process can automate by implementing the policies and the queue management system can automatically route the customers from one customer service counter to another until the full-service delivery is done.

As most of the time, the government departments and public offices are offering multiple services and in some scenarios some counters and dedicated to particular services only. For example, if there are 24 counter, let say 10 are dedicated for service A, 6 counters for service B and remaining 8 counters for service C. This scenario can easily be controlled by the queue management system.

The organization’s policy can be implemented through the powerful administrative control panel, and whenever a customer is signing up for the queue the system can enquire them about the service they would like to avail and then put them in their respective queue. This prevents a lot of troubles and saves a lot of time.

VIP Customers, Customers with Disability or Special Needs or Any Exception

Sometimes there could be some counters dedicated to premium customers, VIP customers or customers with special needs or any such things. In such a scenario, the queue management system can automatically follow the management’s policies and route the customers to their appropriate counters. This ensures a smooth customer journey and an excellent customer experience.

Reduce Wait Time and Quicker Service Delivery

A queue management system allows the management to reduce the wait time for the customers and improve their service delivery efficiency. As all the customers are managed in a well-organized manner. They are being automatically routed to their relevant counters and servers. There is no delay in customer calls, and there could be no issue or conflict in the queue or turn, the wait time gets reduced. The customer will have to wait for less, as everything is getting done with precision and without human intervention so human errors are also eliminated. Another great advantage of a queue management system is that it also helps to reduce the workload of the staff and service agents by handling different processes and by automation. Which effectively increase employee efficiency and also results in quicker service delivery and improved customer experience.

As the customer journey is managed and controlled by the queue management system as per the policies of the department, the customer journey is also reduced. As soon as a customer gets frees the next customers is called. Especially in multi-counter service delivery, where a customer will have to go to multiple counters to get the full-service delivery. In multi-counter based service delivery the automation reduces the time and easily guide the customer from one counter to the next without any delay or interruption. Which also results in quicker service delivery.

Improved Monitoring and Performance Analysis

Apart from reducing the wait time, increasing the employees’ efficiency and quicker service delivery a queue management system comes with additional benefits. The government departments and public offices deal with hundreds upon hundreds of customers and visitors on daily bases. There could be a lot many unhappy customers too. In such a situation having a powerful analytical and statistical data collection medium integrated into the customer management process could provide valuable data to the management. Which can help them in further improving their service delivery mechanisms, enhancing the customer journey and effectively measuring the employee performance and much more. The system usage data can also provide a brief detailed preview of the system’s performance. In total, all that KPIs and statistical data gathered from the queue management system could be utilized to take important decisions and forming future strategies to ensure better customer services.

Reporting Module

All the data collected autonomously from the queue management system will be available in multiple reporting formats. The reports can provide precise system usage data and accurate key performance indicators (KPIs) could help the management to highlight the areas where improvements can be done. Furthermore, the reporting module also allows the management of the government department or the head office to monitor the performance of the agents and servers on daily bases. All the statistical data is gathered and provided in real-time to improve the reporting and monitoring capabilities.

Integration with other Data Centers and Systems

This is another great advantage of a digital queue management system. It allows integration and synchronization of data with other organizational tools and corporate systems. This integration allows the management and staff of the government departments to reduce the service delivery time. For example, in order to sign-up for the queue, the visitor must have to scan their Emirate ID card or EID. Once scanned the data has been loaded from the government databases and the user can automatically get authenticated. Once the user arrived at a counter all their data has been automatically getting loaded on the screen of the server or the agent. Which could save them from doing manual data entry. A lot more such innovative features can be added to the queue management system. This feature is possible by enabling a queue management system to fetch and push the user data from other systems. All the process is fully automatic and saves a lot of time. Here are a few more integrations that are gaining popularity:

Integration with User Identification System
Integration with CRM, ERP, Sales Management System, etc
Integration with a customer feedback system
Smartphone Applications
Online Appointment Booking and Remote Sign-up Process

There are a lot many different scenarios where we can integrate the queue management system to fetch or send data to any other system to incorporate more features that help to reduce the wait time and improve the customer journey.

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Queue Management System Accessories and Add-ons

There are so many hardware and software add-ons or accessories which can be added to the system to further enhance the system performance and usability. For Example:

1. Audio Announcements

Audio announcements are a great way to get the user’s attention to who is waiting in the waiting area. As when most of the people arrive at a government department or public office, they just took their queuing ticket and sit in the waiting area. Most of the time either you are on the phone or talking to the person sitting next to you or something like this. The audio announcement can easily alert them for their turn.

2. Multi-lingual Interface

Dubai is a huge city having so many different types of people from various societies, cultural background and countries. A multi-lingual interface can help you improving customer happiness and contributes to customer satisfaction.

3. Digital Signage for Government Departments

Digital Signage is an integral part of any queue management system. For the government departments and public offices, digital signage can display the current stats and ticketing information along with acting as a multimedia content player as well. The management can play promotional content, health and safety warnings, and other helpful materials. Engaging content on digital signage for government departments will help to reduce the stress of the customers waiting in the waiting area. It improves customer happiness and also provides a very effective communication channel for management.

4. Counter Displays and Screens

Counter Displays and Screens are used to display the counter number/name and the current ticket serving on the counter. This information is important so the customer can easily identify their server.

5. Customer Feedback System and Happiness Meter

This is also another very important accessory of a queue management system. In the government departments and public offices, if a customer feedback system is used, it helps the management to understand their customers’ needs and requirements. The customer feedback system can provide vital business intelligence which can help the management to further improve their services and service delivery mechanisms.

A customer happiness meter is usually a small touchscreen or tablet kiosks placed on the service desk or counters, it simply captures the customer’s happiness or satisfaction level information. It most often has multiple smileys icons or a few buttons describing the happiness levels, for example, happy or satisfied, unhappy or dissatisfied and very happy or pleased or any such things. This is a great tool in evaluating the servers’ and agents’ performance too. As the data could be linked and synchronized so there is no need to ask the customers to input their contact details. The system can automatically fetch the information on the bases of the ticket serving during or prior to the feedback submission. This is an excellent way to gather a lot of customer feedback data and people in general always respond well to such feedback systems.

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Conclusion

A queue management system can improve customer happiness and satisfaction level by reducing the wait time, providing engaging content during their wait time, routing them automatically to their respective counter or counters without any delay and reducing the workload on the government department management staff. Nowadays, due to the COVID-19 scenario the government of the UAE implemented a strict social distancing policy with zero tolerance. Our digital queue management system can also aid the management in implementing their social distancing policies. Apart from that our queue management system also allows integration and data synchronization with other corporate tools and organizational systems which also help to innovate new ideas to improve the efficiency of the queue management system. It also helps the management to gather valuable business intelligence.

Our queue management system also provides real-time monitoring and very detailed reporting mechanisms. The KPIs measurement and employee performance tracking could help the government departments and public offices to further improve the service quality and customer interaction with their department. Automatic customer route routing and multiple add-ons and other features not only improve customer experience but also help the management to improve their service delivery mechanisms.

If you are looking for a queue management system or want to upgrade your existing queue management system, you should also have to acquire professional queue management system providers for the government departments in Dubai, UAE. RSI Concepts have great experience of the field and we have a list of satisfied government clients. Feel free to leave a comment in the comment box below or contact us through our Contact Us page.

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February 14, 2021

6 Benefits of using Queuing System in Hospitals

Hospitals, Clinics and Healthcare facilities have to manage the customer flow or to be precise patient flow with great care and caution. No matter if you are using a queuing system or not managing a patient flow is a great deal. As there are different departments, sectors and segments of patients depending upon their medical condition, emergency state or needs. Unnecessary delay can seriously annoy the patients and could potentially cause issues with their health too. In hospitals, clinics and healthcare industry maintaining a great user experience is very important. As the patients are already stressed out or worried and sometimes they came with their family or friends, who could also be anxious to get the treatment or examination done as quickly as possible. Everyone comes in hurry and wants to get everything done immediately, so streamlining the patient flow and management of the queue is very critical in inpatient experience and patient satisfaction.

That is not all, the hospitals should also have to reduce the service delivery time, as some services could take multiple steps, for example, first an appointment with the dentist, then the X-Ray photography, then again examination by the doctor and then prescription or the treatment. The patients expect this all to be done in a single day or even in a few hours. Not only for the dentist, but for all other departments, the patients behave almost the same, so the hospitals should have to come up with a strategy to reduce the wait time, manage the doctors, staff, labs and other resources with efficiency and complete the service in a way that the patient left the facility with a happy face.

This is where a professionally designed queue management system (QMS) or queuing system could help the hospitals, clinics and other sectors of the healthcare industry. Our queuing system can control the patient flow, automatically route them, reduce the wait time, reduce the workload on the staff and improve the service delivery efficiency and reduction in the workload of the hospital management as well. This all results in a great customer experience or in our case patient experience.

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Here are the 6 benefits of using a queuing system in hospitals:

1. Efficient Patient Flow Management

Our queuing system specifically designed for hospitals, clinics, laboratories, testing facilities, health care facilities and pharmacies allow the staff and the management to effectively manage patient flow. This will significantly reduce the patient wait time and improve service delivery. Different patients come with different needs and require different treatments, hence should be queued for different counters or departments, our queuing system will automatically manage them as per their needs. The queue management system (QMS) for hospitals will allow the management to easily implement their patients handling policies and rules, and will automatically follow those rules to manage the patient flow.

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2. Automatic Patient Routing Protocols

Our queuing system for hospitals is tailor-made to serve the special needs of hospitals and other healthcare facilities. The system allows the management to configure and create protocols for different routes and then will automatically route those patients accordingly. This significantly reduces the wait time and service delivery time. Each patient can be automatically routed towards their respective counters, departments, facilities and doctors. Otherwise the patients will have to wait in a single queue which usually works on first come first serve bases, and the patients will have to wait in a long queue before getting routed to their required section or department. This improves the patients experience a lot and help the management to provide a relaxing and comforting environment for the patients and their attendants.

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3. Remote Sign-up, Smartphone Application and Patient Feedback

Remote sign-up enables you to provide your patients with a facility to sign-up for the queue even before physically appearing at the hospital. This functionality could be achieved by multiple methods, it depends upon your policies and strategies. The patients can remotely sign-up for the queue either by smartphone applications, by email, by a phone call or by SMS. The most popular methods are by a smartphone application and phone call. This significantly reduces the patient wait time and also the service delivery time. Which further enhances the patient experience and allow more flexibility in the patient journey management. The smartphone application for our queuing system is also capable of providing real-time updates and other features that can help both the patient and the staff as well.

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4. Integration with Online Appointment Booking Module and other Corporate Systems

This is another great feature of our queuing system for hospitals. This enables our queue management system (QMS) to integrate with an online appointment booking module, which could virtually eliminate any wait time at the premises of the hospital. The patients can arrive at the exact time and get their examination or treatment done immediately. A web-based portal can be provided for the patients to log in or sign-up for their next appointment or treatment at the time of their convenience and availability of the doctors or the labs or any other relevant resource. This prevents the crowd in the waiting areas and also provide an excellent experience to the patients. The patients don’t have to wait anymore, and the staff also don’t have to worry about managing too many patients in the waiting areas. Apart from the web-based portal, the same can be achieved by the smartphone application as well. Usually, hospitals are providing both platforms to their patients so the patients can choose the most convenient method.

Integration with other corporate tools such as ERPs, Intranet, HR Systems and other corporate tools can also be done in our queuing system for the hospitals. The integration is usually done via secure web services or APIs, and it allows our QMS to communicate and synchronize with other systems in real-time. For example, if a doctor went on leave for a day, so all his appointments would automatically get rescheduled, the patients will automatically get notified and the staff don’t have to worry about calling dozens of patients and informing them or rescheduling their appointments. There are so many other benefits and features that can easily be achieved by the integration with other tools and our queuing system for hospitals.

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5. Improved Patient Experience Ensures Good Business

Reduction in wait time, automatic patient journey management, fast service delivery and great patient experience ensures a satisfied patient. A happy customer or patient means a good reputation. Especially in the healthcare industry where most of the time people consult with their family, friends and colleagues before selecting a medical facility for the treatment, the word of mouth could do wonders for your growth. The queuing system for hospitals, clinics, test facilities, vaccination centres, labs and pharmacies comes with a lot of many benefits, one of them is the automation, which significantly reduces the workload of the staff and also ensures satisfied and happy staff, which further brings positive effects on the service delivery and patient experience. The improved patient experience is a guarantee of a steady and long term business growth. The cost cut and efficient management results in great profitability.

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6. Great Business Insight, KPIs and Patient Feedback

The digitalization is doing wonders, rather than managing the queue manually or semi-digital there are so many human interventions, which also results in delays, errors, issues and overall a poor patient experience and patient journey through your hospital. The queuing system ensures a great business insight with its powerful statistical and analytical software engine and KPIs (key performance indicators) monitoring. The data can be viewed and monitored in real-time as well as stored in the reporting module and tools. This data will help hospital management to better understand the performance of their service delivery strategy and mechanisms. This also enables the management to closely monitor staff performance. All those information can be channelled to multiple departments and can be viewed in multiple formats which can help the management in the decision making process and forming the future strategies.

The patient feedback can be collected through various means, mostly we recommend to implement multiple methods to collect as much feedback as possible. The first and most popular method is to place tablets, kiosks, or interactive screens inside the hospitals on various strategic points to encourage the patients to give their feedback or to opine on the service quality they are receiving. The second and very efficient method is to collect the patient feedback through online channels, such as surveys and happiness scales, shared in form of URLs, QR Codes, SMS, Emails, etc. The third and comparatively new method of taking patient feedback is the smartphone applications, and as the trends are changing in the market, the general public prefers to do most of the stuff through smartphones. It is convenient, easy, simple and less complex than other methods. The patient feedbacks and suggestions could help the management get a first-hand understanding of their patient’s problems and expectations. This could help the hospitals a lot in improving their services, service delivery methods and overall patient journey.

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Conclusion

The queuing system designed for hospitals, clinics, laboratories, test facilities, vaccination centres and other businesses in the healthcare industry can do wonders. It can significantly improve the patient experience and staff efficiency. This ensures, cost cut, good reputation, steady growth and great profitability. The queue management system allows the hospitals to reduce the patient wait time, the large screens in the waiting areas can be used effectively to ease the waiting time stress. The automated patient routing will significantly reduce the wait time and improve service delivery time. It will also help to reduce the workload on the staff. The Benefits of QMS for Hospital Administration are amazing.

Online sign-ups, appointments, integration with other corporate tools and systems, and other features help to improve the patient experience and satisfaction. Well, organized customer flow management and automation will reduce the workload of the staff and ensures staff satisfaction as well. Which eventually further enhances the patient journey and experience. The KPIs, reporting, statistical and analytical data helps management in decision making and for future strategies. The QMS will help both patients and hospitals. If you are operating in the healthcare sector and want to achieve your future goals, feel free to reach us out at our Contact Us page and we will soon get back to you. Or leave us a comment in the below comment box and we will revert back to you.

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January 27, 2021

Queue Management System for Government Departments in Dubai

In Dubai, Sharjah, Abu Dhabi and the other Emirates of UAE there are hundreds of government departments who are serving millions of customers. As per the digitalization of the government of the United Arab Emirates, all of the Emirates have rapidly evolved their services and compatibility. The federal governments and state are considered to be the most resourceful and considered to be amongst the world’s top welfare governments in the world. The digitalization project and the welfare of the residents of the UAE lead to a rapid adaptation of the latest technological solutions. The UAE and Dubai are leading the world in a lot many technological advancements and initiatives from the government for the residents and national of the UAE and its all Emirates. There have been hundreds of government public offices operating in the country to serve the local and ex-pat community. RSI Concepts is one of the leading queue management system solution providers for the government sector in the UAE.

Why the Queue Management System is so Important for the Government Departments?

Why queue management system is so important for the government departments? The main objective of having a digital queuing solution and customer flow management system is to provide a great customer journey and ensure the highest efficiency of the staff. If the queue management system is not capable of doing so, the management will start receiving complaints from annoyed and unhappy customers, which in the bigger picture could harm the overall reputation of the government and the country itself. As the UAE is a hub of business and a hot spot for millions of tourists, it is very important to facilitate them with satisfactory service. Especially for the government offices and government departments when they are receiving hundreds of daily visitors, it is very important to manage them efficiently and provide them with a satisfactory experience.

How a Queue Management System can help?

A queue management system can improve the customer journey and customer experience. It can heavily impact the efficiency of the department. The wait time could be reduced to 30 to 60 per cent, the service delivery gets quicker and efficient, the staff, agents and server got a stress free environment hence the overall efficiency is improved. There are so many features and accessories which can further improve the efficiency of a queue management system, here we are listing a few features which can help the government offices and departments to improve their customer flow management to enhance customer journey throughout the service delivery process:

Effectively Manage the Customer Flow at the Branch

A digital queue management system allows the management to effectively manage the customer flow in the branch. It also provides a more organized and managed environment for the customers and visitors which increase their satisfaction and reduce their stress. Most of the customers can get annoyed if the queues are not managed properly, which results in unhappy customers. A well-organized managed customer flow also reduces the work stress on the staff, management and the agents or services which also improve their efficiency and customers experience.

Reduce the Wait Time

The queue management systems are capable of significantly reducing the wait time. An efficient digital queuing solution can effectively reduce the wait time from 30% to 65%, depends upon your scenario. This will not only increase the customer happiness but it also increases staff efficiency. The wait time is very important for customer experience. It is always great to show the estimated time remaining for the turn, this will reduce the stress of waiting for the customers as various researches and experts suggest that the unknown wait time is more stressful than a known wait time. This also improves the customer experience.

Collect Business Intelligence

This is often neglected by a lot of many customers, but it is very critical that your queue management system not only facilitate your customers and visitors but also provide you detailed insight and statistical data about your branch and its overall performance. The digital queue management systems can collect a lot many statistical parameters, and above all, they provide greater control to effectively measure KPIs or key performance indicators, which could help the management in analyzing their current policies and from the detailed reporting module and data analytical engine the management can easily take decisions in improving the lagging factors. This will also impact the customer journey and happiness and it also allows them to monitor the performance of the staff.

Customer Journey Management and Automation

Customer journey management is very important in achieving maximum working efficiency in your office. In the government offices mostly services require a customer to go to several counters to complete a single service deliver. Then there could be other variables too, such as VIP customers, customers with special needs, customers with disabilities, foreign customers, etc. There are so many things, which could impact the service delivery efficiency of a government department. A queue management system can help to implement different policies by its completely automated approach. The powerful software engine automates a lot many processes and reduces the human factor. This also improves the customer journey.

Sometimes some counters are dedicated to a certain group of customers or for certain services, whichever the scenario is the queue management system can automatically route the customers to their respected counter without any delay. The queue management system can also automatically route the customers throughout their journey to ensure a smoother and happier experience. The load management for different counters can also be done automatically. Which further simplified the customer journey and reduce the wait time.

Think out of the Box

The government departments should think out of the box and rather relying on more traditional approaches they should have to be more innovative and creative. The technology is rapidly advancing in the IT sector. The government departments should utilize these technological advancements to improve their services and service delivery mechanisms. The digitalization is the future and thankfully our leaders had sensed it along the back. This is the reason why the UAE is always ahead of other nations in adapting to new technologies and providing excellent services for their residence and visitors. The government departments should also have to think out of the box to integrate the latest technological tools to improve their customers’ experience. Here are a few latest advancements that can be added to a queue management system to increase its efficiency:

Smartphone Applications

I have no doubt in saying that the UAE would be the country with the maximum mobile phone users. More than 90% of the population have access to the fast internet. The smartphone has surpassed the desktop or laptop users in the past few years. More internet searches are made through mobile devices than from the traditional desktop or laptop PCs. The government of UAE is the pioneer in introducing thousands of services through smartphone applications. The government department can utilize smartphone applications to add more services such as:

Remote Sign-in: Sing-up for the queue even before physically appearing at the branch/office
Real-time Status: Provide real-time status and other queue details in the smartphone app
Collect Feedback: Collect customer feedback through smartphone applications
Provide Follow-up and Reports: Provide details about customer’s request and other reports on their smartphones
Notifications: Use push-notifications and SMS notifications to alert the customers about their turn

That is not all, the smartphones these days are very powerful and the smartphone apps are very capable, the government departments can use them for so many purposes like if there is a registration that needs to bed one the counter, the customers can do the data entry by themselves on their smartphones through the mobile applications and once they reach to the counter the data will be there for the agent. This could significantly reduce service delivery time. Moreover, the smartphone applications can be used to scan and upload documents, photos and much more.

Online Appointment & Booking

Another advance feature of modern queue management systems is allowing online sign-ups and making online appointments. The government departments can further facilitate their customers by allowing them online appointments, for example, if I couldn’t reach at the branch before the end of the business day, I should be able to book a spot for tomorrow, let say I choose 4 pm or any other available time which also suits my travel schedules, so the next day or any other day I will reach exactly at 4 pm at the government department and get the work done without any hustle. This is a great feature to have for certain departments.

Digital Signage and Displays

The digital signage and displays are a great accessory of a standard queue management system. These digital signs or large displays can be utilized for the announcements, queue status, advertisements, and much more. In the waiting areas, the government departments can utilize these large screens and displays to provide additional information, advertisements and other content. Additional information can further make the customer journey easier. The adverts and engaging content reduce the stress of waiting in the waiting areas.

Audio Announcements

The audio announcements are considered to be mandatory in the government departments as they are usually having a large number of customers and guests in the waiting area, so audio announcement could easily get the attention of the customer. Multi-lingual audio announcements are also very helpful as the government departments usually deal with all sort of customers and guests, some might not be familiar with the native language so audio announcements in other popular languages can help a lot. The audio announcements in the waiting area will also tell the customers that the queue is continuously running, and their turn will come soon, this also calms them psychologically.

Collect Customer Feedback

The customer feedback is very useful in understanding the efficiency of the department. Mostly a short survey or just a customer happiness meter could do wonders. The valuable data gathered through the small kiosks and the tablets placed on the counters could help the management understanding the customer’s emotions thus actions can be taken to further improve the customer happiness. The queue management systems come with a very powerful software tool, which can automatically log in all the required information related to the feedback, such as whenever a customer is entering feedback the queue management system could automatically link it to the customer and the agent by the token the customer had been served on and various other technical parameters. This also provides the management with a detailed report of the agent’s behaviour with the customers.

Conclusion

The queue management systems are very critical in maintaining a productive environment in the service-based industry. Especially in the government departments where the daily footfall could be in thousands the queue management system can provide a great platform to effectively manage the queue, monitor the efficiency of the staff, gathering vital business intelligence and insight which could later be used in decision making and taking steps in improving the service quality as well as the service delivery process. Integration of the queue management systems with other tools and system will further improve their efficiency and increase the convenience of the management. The remote management and monitoring enable the head-office to get 24/7 real-time updates of any branch or regional office from the online command and control centre. Digital queue management systems are very powerful tools to implement business strategies and policies effectively. The management could also use queue management systems to understand the effectiveness of their policies and strategies. RSI Concepts is a leading queue management system provider by serving hundreds of government and private entities in the UAE and all across the Gulf. If you need a consultation or an estimation of improving your queue management, please feel free to reach us out from our Contact Us page.

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January 21, 2021June 10, 2021

5 Challenges and Solutions of Queue Management System in Banks

As technology advances it is impacting people’s lifestyle and the banking sector as well. Time is very crucial in modern societies such as Dubai, UAE. No matter how people are managing their bank accounts and investments, one thing everyone agrees on is that the time is very crucial for success. The banking sector is always very flexible in adopting new technologies and trends. The banking sector has huge potential, so the vendors and manufacturers always invest more in research and development for the banking sector. This also led to advance technological solutions and high-tech products and services.

The banking sector is investing heavily in communicating with its customers and the market. This is because, especially in Dubai, Sharjah, Abu Dhabi or other emirates of UAE and in fact the entire GCC, there are so many banks sharing a common market. Which results in a very competitive environment, the customer happiness and customer satisfaction have become the top priority for the banking sector and the customers do care a lot about their time. Here the saying “time is money” fits very well. Everyone wants to get everything done very quickly and no one likes to spend time in long waiting lines at eh branches. All other sectors of the market are in a race to improve the customer experience and journey, which also raise the customer’s expectations.

Here are the 5 major challenges in utilizing a queue management system in the banks and their solutions:

1. Crowded Waiting Areas

Crowded waiting areas are haunting each and every sector of the industry, but it can easily be avoided by implementing an efficient digital queue management system. When a crowd is gathered, it results in unrest, which could annoy your customers. The customers and visitors waiting in a crowd most often think about how much more time do they have to wait, upon getting no answer or unsatisfactory answer, they could easily get annoyed. This could result in customers switching to a different bank. This also causes a negative impression among the people and people always rate their experience with a particular business when talking to friends and family. So, this could also impact your reputation in the market.

How to Avoid Crowded Waiting Areas?

The queue management systems (QMS) or queuing systems also known as customer flow management systems can solve this problem very well. By main-streaming your visitor’s and customer’s flow, you can easily avoid the crowed formation in your waiting areas and lobbies. A managed customer flow also prevents the unorganized crowd in the branch. This also helps to improve the efficiency of the branch staff.

2. Customer’s Experience

The customer’s experience is considered to be the backbone of the service-based industry, especially if you are operating in a very competitive market such as Dubai, UAE. Where the living standards, lifestyle and expectations of the customers are way too higher than in any other part of the world. You must have to be the best in order to compete in the market. There are so many banks in the country, the financial sector is doing great, the people living here want to invest, and sometimes some people have bank accounts in multiple banks, which makes the switching process from one bank to another even easier. So, the bank should have to be highly proactive in improving the customer experience.

How to Improve Customer Experience with a Queue Management System?

The queue management system allows the management to effectively handle customer and visitor flow in the branch. This not only reduces the wait time but it also helps improving customer happiness. The queue management system can further enhance the customer experience by providing regular updates and information in the waiting area. Usually, large screens or digital signage are connected with the queue management system which displays the ticketing information along with the multimedia content. The multimedia content on the screens could help the customers to ease the waiting time. Furthermore, the queuing system can have multi-language compatibility which also enhances customer experience.

3. Wait Time

Wait time is a very important factor in a customer’s experience. If your customers and visitors will have to wait long on regular bases whenever they are visiting your branch, eventually a point will come when they will start thinking to switch to another bank. Another very common mistake that banks usually make is to not showing the estimated time remaining for the turn. Think from a customer or visitors perspective, if you have no finite limit on the wait time, you will immediately start feeling the stress, it is human nature, the scientific studies suggest that if a customer or visitor waiting in the queue knows the estimated time to their turn, it will reduce their stress level to 30% to 50%. Which is a very huge number. This could help the banks a lot in improving their customer’s experience.

How to Reduce Wait Time?

The queue management systems are a very advance piece of technology. We can integrate a lot many other tools, systems, and accessories to further improve their efficiency. Especially in Dubai, UAE, where most people are having busy schedules, so no one likes to wait in the long queues. First thing, the queue management system should be able to automatically estimate the expected time remaining in the turn and print it on the ticket itself or keep showing it in the digital signage screens. This will ease the stress of the customers/visitors. Second thing is to allow the customers a way to remotely sign-up for the queue. This can be achieved with smartphone applications, QR codes, SMS, calls, and many other tools. The best approach is smartphone applications for both Android and Apple iOS. The smartphone apps, not only allow the users to sign-up remotely but are also capable of providing real-time updates on the customer flow and on-going queues. Push notifications and SMS makes it a lot easier to reduce the in-branch wait time of the customers/visitors.

4. Customer Journey

Customer journey is the key to success in the banking sector, and also in so many other service-based industries. The customer journey starts from having a need to avail a service and finishes at the service delivery to the customer. It is very important that banks design their customer journey carefully, so at the end of the journey, the customer leaves the branch happily. There are a lot many things that need to be taking into account, for example, how the customer will sign-up for the service, which will be signing-up for the queue, then comes the customer flow management, then the servers and the agents, and how convenient or how hard service is to get delivered to the customer could make or break your business. These things collectively form a customer journey.

How to Improve Customer Journey?

The customer journey can be improved by simply reducing the duration. Everything else comes in between. You should allow multiple sign-up methods, including remote-sign-up for the queue. This will significantly reduce the wait time. In the branch, the customer flow should be managed effectively. The waiting area should also provide some recreational activity, the best approach is to provide multimedia content on the queue management system’s digital signage and large screens. Include audio announcements in multiple languages which all of your customers can easily understand. In Dubai, UAE, Arabic, English and Urdu/Hindi will suffice. Your queue management system should be able to automatically route the customers to the less busy counters.

The queue management system should also be able to implement your branch policies, such as in banks, usually, multiple counters are used for multiple services. For example, 5 counters are used for a very popular service, and 2 for a less popular service. Let say your 5 counters are very busy and the other 2 are empty, then the queue management should route the customers to the other 2 counters as well to accommodate more customers in the busy hours. But during that the queue management system should be able to prioritize the customers for these 2 counters to be served on priority bases on these two counters. By introducing business counters, VIP counters and Priority Customers Counters, the bank can further enhance the customer journey.

5. Business Intelligence

How business intelligence could help the banks to further optimize their customer journey and provide a satisfactory experience at the branch? Well, apparently this might not relate to the queue management systems as the banks have other tools and methods to gather business intelligence. But you might not know how effective and powerful a queue management system could be in gathering statistical usage data and business intelligence. The business intelligence will help you understand the effectiveness of your current policies and it will also help you measure customer happiness.

How to Collect Business Intelligence from a Queue Management System?

Queue Management Systems comes with a software tool, which automatically collects all the system usage stats and other valuable information such as how many customers have visited at any given point of time, the peak hours, the busiest day of the week/month, and a variety of KPIs or key performance indicators help the management to understand the customer experiences and customer journey. The queue management systems are also capable of measuring the performance of the agents and servers. You can easily extract detailed and corporate reports. Which could be a great help in taking strategic decisions for the future.

The advance queue management systems also provide the facility to integrate them with other tools, such as your CRM or your ERP, this is also a great feature to connect to the central information centre of your bank. Furthermore, feedback collecting tools such as happiness meters and surveys can also be added to the queue management system. You can utilize the queue management system’s mobile apps to conduct detailed surveys. Small tablet stands, or kiosks can be used to integrate happiness meter inside the branch which is also a great feature to collect the customer feedback. These features will provide very valuable business insight. Banks can use such data to further improve their products/services and customer journey to achieve maximum customer happiness.

Conclusion

These days, each and every bank has some sort of modern queuing solution implemented on each branch. All traditional customer flow management methods are obsolete now. The competition in the market is growing day by day. The innovation and technological advancements in other service-based industries in Dubai, UAE are also setting up new trends. The expectations of a customer from a bank are raising day by day, the customers and visitors expect from a bank to utilize the top-notch technology to facilitate them. This is why banks are continuously improving their service delivery methods and policies to attain maximum customer happiness.

A queue management system can help to solve many problems in the banks. Which will ultimately lead to improving the customer journey and customer experience. Customer happiness is the backbone of a business in any service-based industry. The queue management system can help banks to facilitate their customers and also provide a great business insight which helps the management in taking vital strategy-making decisions. The queue management systems can easily automate a lot many processes which will also reduce the stress from the serving staff and agents, which results in improved service delivery and less wait time at the branch.

It is always good to consult with a professional queue management system provider in Dubai, UAE such as RSI Concepts. We have served a lot many banks and government sector in Dubai, Sharjah, Abu Dhabi and the other Emirates of UAE. We can provide you with great advice and an excellent queue management solution to meet your specific needs. Feel free to approach us through our Contact Us page.

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November 30, 2020

Year 2021 and Queue Management System

In this blog we will elaborate on the topic “the year 2021 and Queue Management System” along with the current competitive scenarios businesses are facing with the effects of the year 2020 on the market and customer behaviour. The main objective of this blog is to discuss the major queue management system industry trends and future forecast. This will help businesses located in Dubai, UAE and GCC to understand the queue management system market globally and regionally. As we all know that the year 2020 has totally transformed the market and customer’s preferences. In order to meet the customer satisfaction level, the businesses will have to reevaluate and revamp their strategies in all kind of service delivery industries. The current trends are not only showing promising growth in the queue management market but also indicating the importance and impact of an efficient digital customer flow management on the service industry and customer happiness.

Global Queue Management System Market Trends and Forecast 2020 to 2025

The global queue management system market trends and forecast 2020 to 2025 have been prepared from the statistical data and research report published in www.researchandmarkets.com . Research and Markets is a very reputable global market research organization. The report suggests that there will be a 6% growth in the global queue management system market till 2025. Which means a rapid growth in demand for digital queue management systems in coming years. Another market trend that will be responsible for that growth is that more business sectors are already making queue management systems mandatory for various departments. And more business sector will follow the footsteps in the coming years.

You can find the full report HERE.

Due to the current pandemic scenarios, there was strict lockdown all around the world. The governments and communities have responded very well, and now the lockdown has been lifted or eased. Standard SOPs has been formed for each and every business, to ensure the safety measures. The queue management systems are not only useful in managing customer flow but are well equipped with features to prevent crowd formation, maintain and enforce social distancing and other measures. These features will surely contribute to the high demand for queue management systems in 2021.

Post COVID-19 Landscape

As the year 2020 results are partial halt or in some cases full halt in some businesses, most of the businesses started offering their services online. Which not only helps the customers but also the businesses to stay operational. Another positive impact of this scenario was that the businesses worldwide immediately understood the effectiveness and usability of the technology and now the businesses are becoming more acceptable towards technological solutions. This will also cause a rise in demand for digital customer flow management solutions and queue management systems. Especially in Healthcare, Education, Hospitality and public sector. Even businesses are also enquiring us to have a queue management solution at their HR departments, admin blocks, and internal operations. Which is a great sign.

As 2021 will be a very competitive year and businesses will try to improve their sales, services and practices to ensure growth. The queue management systems will not only help to improve the customer satisfaction level, but they will also improve service delivery mechanisms, reduction in waiting time, more manageable and controlled environment at your branch and a lot many other benefits. The virtual or digital queuing solutions also provide a deep insight into the service centre and service delivery process. This could help the management to further improve their practices and adopt new methods and technologies to further enhance the customer experience.

Queue Management Systems in Dubai, UAE in 2021

The queue management system market in Dubai, UAE in 2021 is also expected to grow rapidly, more businesses are opting for specialized or customized queue management systems. As the UAE Government was one of the few governments who have successfully controlled the pandemic, there are standard operating protocols and procedures developed for all types of businesses and public offices. As UAE is already very acceptable towards adopting high-tech solutions, the market is always thriving with innovation and high-tech.

Another great advantage is that the queue management system market in the UAE and also in GCC is fragmented, which also ensures healthy competition and overall such markets are great for innovation and technological advancements. So there are so many vendors such as RSI Concepts, who are continuously evolving their queue management systems and solutions to meet the needs of the market. However, the worldwide growing trend in the queue management system market will also be visible in UAE, in fact, the growth of the local queue management system market will be more than any other region. Especially in Healthcare, Education, and Hospitality sector will witness rapid growth in queue management system demand.

Conclusion

The year 2021 will be the year of innovation and exponential growth in the queue management system market worldwide. Especially in Dubai, UAE where the overall market is very friendly and adoptive towards new innovation and high-tech solutions. We will witness even more growth in the queue management system market than anywhere else. As 2020 has totally transformed each and every sector of the market. The common behaviour and perception of the general public have been changed, now people are more health-conscious and the awareness of personal hygiene is far more than ever before.

Such circumstances will compel the businesses and organizations to take extra measures to ensure a better customer experience. Modern queue management system solutions are very advanced and high-tech with a lot many software and hardware accessories and capabilities to integrate with other enterprise solutions, which will help businesses to provide a unique and very convenient user experience at their branch. This will also improve service delivery and ensures a productive environment.

If you want to evaluate your current queue management system or if you want to upgrade it, then you should be able to understand the basic dynamics of the system itself and more importantly, you should take help and consultancy from a professional queue management system providers. Such as RSI Concepts, we are a leading queuing system and virtual customer flow management solution providers in Dubai, UAE having more than a decade long experience in the field with thousands of active installation. Feel free to approach us via the comment box below of our Contact Us page.

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November 8, 2020

Important Hardware Components of a Queue Management System

In this blog, we will discuss the important hardware components of a queue management system which are required to manage the customer flow effectively and efficiently to improve the customer journey. There are so many hardware components that can be added to a queue management system as accessories or add-ons to maximize efficiency. It also depends upon the requirements of the client and the nature of the operations they are performing at their branch/office. The queue management system is essential in building up your business reputation, keeping the visitors/customers happy and reducing the workload of the staff and agents to keep them in high spirits. Overall these all factors contribute to your business’s success.

Before I step into describing the various hardware component I would also like to give a short introduction of the types or classifications of the queue management.

Fundamental Types and Classifications of the Queue Management

These classifications define the services and the overall operation. On the bases of that we determine which hardware components should be included in a particular queue management system solution:

Single Phase Single Channel

Single Phase Single Channel means there is only one agent/counter who will deliver the full service to a single visitor/customer.

Multi-Phase Single Channel

Multi-Phase Single Channel means there are multiple agents/counters to complete a single service and the visitor/customer will have to go through multiple counters for full-service delivery.

Single Phase Multi-Channel

Single Phase Multi-Channel business model means that there are multiple counter/agents for a single service and the customer can be sent to any counter for the full-service delivery.

Multi-Phase Multi-Channel

Multi-Phase Multi-Channel business model means that a full-service delivery requires to visit multiple counters and there are multiple counters/agents for each part of the service hence the customer will have to go through multiple counters for the full-service delivery. And for each service part, there are multiple servers available, the customer can be routed to any of the counters at the respective stage of the service delivery.

Important Hardware Selection and Configurations of QMS

Now that we got a basic idea of how the queuing system works and how should we choose the hardware for a required business model. Let us discuss a few additional details that might further clarify the customer flow operation:

The population of the customers
- Limited: It means a limited number of expected visitors/customers, such as Psychiatrists clinic, boarding counters at the airport, etc
- Unlimited: It means an unlimited number of the customers/visitors are expected, such as Banks, Sales Counters, Customers Support and Services Offices, etc
Method of Arrival
- Individual Arrival: Most of the businesses are operating on individual arrival model
- Group Arrival: Only certain businesses or service centres adopt this model, such as HR departments, immigration services, etc
Service Mechanism
- Number of Counters: How many agents/counters do you have?
- Service Types: Do all the counters/agents serve the same service or different services?
- Number of Queues: Is there a single queue for all the counters/agents? Or separate queues for separate counters/agents?

Here are the basic hardware configurations for the above-mentioned queue management system setups:

Ticket Dispensing Units

This is the very first interaction of the visitor/customer with your branch or service centre. The visitor/customer will get a ticket as per their required service and will be issued a queue number. There are multiple ticket dispensing units types that are very popular in Dubai, UAE. Such as:

Kiosk Machine

A kiosk machine is the most popular ticket dispensing option all across the world. The kiosk machines with reasonably large and bright touch screens provide a good interactive experience. Very helpful in sign-ups with service lists, instructions and relevant information on the screen. Thermal printers are widely used to dispense the tickets.

Table Top Ticket Dispenser

Table Top Ticket Dispensers are more useful at the receptions and in such setups where the staff will generate the ticket or do the sign-up for the visitor/customer. Large touch screen with easy-access and small form factor can easily blend-in the surroundings and looks great on counters and receptions.

Wall Mount Ticket Dispenser

Wall mount ticket dispenser is built on a very compact form factor device and is very suitable for the situations when we have limited space.

Routing Display Units

The display units have to be placed on strategic locations so that each and every visitor/customer present in the waiting area should be able to view them. The routing display units are being used to display the current serving tickets, next tickets, and other relevant information.

Counter Plates and Signs

These counter plates and signs are used on the counters to direct customers and visitors to their counter/agent. There is multiple hardware which can be used for this purpose such as:

Counter Plates: These are ordinary nameplates with counter numbers or names on them
LED Screens: LED Dot Matrix Screens are dynamic LED displays to display the counter number or name, they can be controlled from the queue management system server
LCD Screens: These are fully coloured small-sized screens to display the counter number and name, or any other information can be displayed as well form the QMS server

Sound System and Audio Announcements

The sound system and audio accouchements are very important, as some of the visitors/customers don’t pay attention to the routing display units, instead, they could be engaged in their smartphones, or conversations or anything, so the audio announcements could be very helpful. Multilingual announcements are even more effective.

Digital Signage and Large Displays

The digital signage and large displays are very helpful in keeping the visitor/customer engaged. Businesses can play promotional content, marketing content or any adverts on the large screens as well as the queuing information which not only reduce the stress of waiting but it also helps the customers/visitors to stay focused on the queue calling.

Virtual Queuing

Virtual queuing is a modern technology introduced to queue management systems. This enables visitors/customers to sign-up remotely via emails, calls, smartphone application, QR Codes, etc. This not only reduces the wait time to a significant level but also provides relevant real-time information to the customers/visitors. QR Codes can be generated and provided on convenient locations so that the customers can access them to do the sign-ups.

Physical Queue Management

The physical queue management is more effective in large places and for a very large number of visitors/customers such as cinema, airports, mass transit stations, etc. Here are some physical accessories that can be added along with the queue management system:

Stanchions or Belt Barriers

Stanchions or Belt Barriers are easy to manage and can be placed and removed quickly. They allow the branch management and staff to manage and route the queue more effectively. The stanchions are also very helpful in managing a large crowd in comparatively smaller spaces. This also eliminates the possibility of queue-jumping and line-cutting in large crowds.

Physical and Digital Signs

Physical and Digital Signs are used to route customers/visitors effectively in large spaces. Especially in multi-place facilities when a service can be delivered through multiple counters and all of those counters are located in different areas. The physical and digital signs are very helpful in displaying the ticket information and/or directions in lobbies, escalators, etc. A combination of digital signs with dynamic information and static of physical signs can help to manage the customer flow with ease and efficiency.

Human/Agent Management

In human/agent management setup the businesses provide a dedicated staff member or agent to a single visitor/customer so that the agent can take the customer through the whole journey and make it more convenient and stress-free for them. Obviously, this is a very costly queue management solution so most of the organizations and businesses are using this along with all above-mentioned hardware for their selected/premium customers/visitors only. The staff agent can perform all the task with the following devices:

Portable computers
Apple iPad or Android Tablets
Portable QR Code Readers and Scanners
Portable Ticket Dispensers and Printers

Any of the above or a combination of the above hardware can be provided in the queue management system to enhance the customer experience in human/agent management setup. Furthermore, a few other portable devices can also be added which should be carried by the agent/staff to ensure utmost customer satisfaction at the branch.

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Queue Management System Software

No queue management system can provide the desired results without a well-crafted software and control console. Although the software is not part of the topic still I want to emphasise on its importance. Here are some of the important modules a queue management system should have in order to provide the highest performance and best returns over your investments:

Customizable Administrative Control
Data Collection and Synchronization
Real-time updates and stats
Centralized information centre
Remote access and management
Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
Multilingual Compatibility
Comprehensive Reporting Module
Powerful Statistical and Analytical Engine
Integration with third-party software and applications
Smartphone Applications
Customer Feedback Collection

The above-mentioned features are very critical if you want to achieve maximum operational efficiency of any queue management system setup. Though some of them might not be relevant to some of the configurations of the QMS setups I have mentioned above such as the smartphone applications and the customer feedback modules but rest of all are mandatory for any queue management system setup.

Conclusion

Before opting for any queue management system the businesses, consultant and the vendor should have to identify the requirements with 100% clarity. Then the hardware ingredients should be chosen with great care as per the queue management model. The hardware component’s installation and other dependencies are there so repeatedly revamping the system could increase the cost as well as it could cause interruptions in the operations. The system components should be selected on the basis of the service type, service delivery mechanisms and the physical location. The hardware of a Queue Management System is a very important part but the QMS software should also be able to work in hormone with the hardware to achieve the desired results.

The queue management system is not only essential to handle large crowds or for customer flow management but it can heavily impact the general perception of your visitors/customers and can make or ruin your brand identity. It is always wise to contact an experienced consultant like RSI Concepts, the best queue management system providers in Dubai, UAE and GCC. But a basic knowledge of the system is also mandatory for the businesses and the organization who are looking for a new queue management system solution.

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