Kronos for Manufacturing
Increase Labor Productivity and Improve Profitability with Kronos for Manufacturing
Manufacturers need to reduce costs and improve profitability, while still delivering quality products in ever shorter lead times. And they need to do this while coping with a shortage of skilled workers and increasing pressure from low-cost competition. By focusing their business improvement efforts on the workforce, manufacturers can gain a clearer picture of labor costs and inefficiencies, and make labor management decisions that will help them achieve operational excellence.
Kronos for Manufacturing helps organizations of all sizes leverage their workforce to achieve maximum profitability. By giving managers a window into workforce productivity in each facility, cost center, and department, they can more easily identify root causes and make changes to increase efficiency and profitability.
Boost labor productivity and competitive advantage
With Kronos for Manufacturing you can manage your manufacturing workforce more efficiently and cost-effectively. It enables you to:
- Better manage labor costs, Work in Progress (WIP), and administrative costs to improve profitability
- Monitor labor’s impact on profitable output by measuring the interdependencies of availability, performance, and quality with Overall Labor Effectiveness™ (OLE), a unique KPI developed by Kronos Incorporated that is similar to OEE
- Enable greater workforce flexibility and agility to meet demand
- Improve compliance with union, government, corporate, and customer regulations
Improve manufacturing profitability
Kronos offers a comprehensive suite of workforce management applications designed to help you address real-world manufacturing problems such as improving profitability, resource utilization, and compliance management by using Overall Labor Effectiveness.
With Kronos for Manufacturing you can:
- Optimize workforce scheduling and deployment by aligning labor resources with customer and business demand
- Reduce operating costs by making optimal use of your existing workforce and minimizing the need for premium pay
- Lower your exposure to union violations, employee grievances, and compliance penalties
- Improve productivity by providing real-time access to operations information such as WIP status and shop floor constraints
- Enhance processes for Lean and Six Sigma initiatives by measuring and reducing indirect time that doesn’t add value to customers
With more than 30 years of experience, no one understands the workforce better than Kronos. Our team's knowledge of Kronos solutions, depth of experience in manufacturing, and knowledge gained from successful implementations are all key to helping you achieve a rapid and successful deployment.
Learn more about Kronos' Workforce Central® suite and our solutions for time and attendance, absence management, analytics, activities, and advanced scheduling.
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