Our
most recent articles and white papers will help you think
differently about operations and labor management, including
shiftwork and scheduling. Our proven success in implementing
solutions, capturing cost savings, increasing profit-making
opportunities, and improving employee morale in a wide variety
of industries provide insights into the specific challenges
you may be facing.
General
Scheduling and Labor Strategies:
(click on the highlighted blue titles to download)
The
Flexible Schedule
–
The biggest issue we hear about from our clients is
that as customer demand becomes more variable, employee schedules
cannot keep up. This article represents the most fundamental
issues associated with employee flexibility. Take the first
step in reviewing the fundamentals and then call Core Practice
Partners to find out how schedule flexibility can work for
you.
Shift
Worker Productivity Need Not
Be an Oxymoron – Originally
published by Strategy and Business magazine and later covered
by The Economist and the Harvard Business Review, this article
focuses on what really drives employees to perform. Applicable
to any industry, it discusses how simple changes in current
strategies can yield great results if we can understand what
truly is important to your front line and/or shop floor employees.
Focus
on Four- A Guide To Implementing The Right Labor Schedule
– There
are four key tenets to designing and implementing a successful
and cost minimizing labor strategy. Without careful analysis
and planning in all four of these areas, capturing cost savings
without upsetting the workforce is next to impossible. Understanding
these key factors will change the way you think about shift
work management.
Recently
Published Industry Articles
Food
Manufacturing: The
Million Dollar Secret – This
article covers the most significant labor and capital issues
facing food manufacturing operations today. The secret to
strategically using labor to save money and improve morale
in the food manufacturing industry is finding the proper scheduling
system that will allow sanitation, maintenance and production
to work together to put out the highest quality product to
most efficient way.
Contact
Centers: Software
- Strategy = Stranded Savings – Contact
centers continue to spend massive amounts of money on hardware
and software to improve the customer experience and capture
additional revenue, but rarely do they capture the full value
of these purchases. Limited scheduling options and a lack
of understanding of true employee preferences often prevents
companies from unleashing the total potential savings of their
investments.
The Executive Workshop: The
Core Practice Partners’ Labor Strategy Workshop
is a half-day consultation that uncovers how operations
and labor strategies will enable you to achieve your
business goals. Our Strategic Consulting group will
analyze your operations and labor management processes,
work with you and your team to explore alternative policies
and discuss additional steps to optimize business processes
and manage change. During this
session we will share real examples of scheduling strategies
that have
worked in your industry and work with your team to uncover
potential
within your own organization.
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