What it Is

As a manufacturer, you have to satisfy unions, government agencies, and customers who impose rules, laws and challenging production schedules. To do this profitably, you have to keep your labor costs as low as possible.

With WFM Labor Scheduler you can:

• Reduce the time managers spend scheduling and rescheduling employees.
• Schedule workers to cost effectively meet production demand.
• Avoid production bottlenecks.
• Stay in compliance with union rules and government requirements.
• Better track labor costs associated with specific jobs, functions, or production-based activities.

You can align your workforce with your production requirements to create staffing schedules that maximize productivity and minimize costs through:

• Demand-based scheduling—Schedule the best available employees to meet forecasted demand.
• Activity-based costing—Track labor costs by key performance indicators.
• Shift management—Automate processes to eliminate scheduling errors.
• Employee-self service—Give employees tools to manage their own schedules and bid on vacation time.
• Reporting and analytics—Maximize productivity using an analytics engine, and standard and custom reports.

The bottom line? Your labor scheduling process contributes to better customer satisfaction, employee satisfaction, and business results.