Manufacturing and Construction

Workforce Scheduling

Description

Historically, manufactures use fixed schedules. However, in response the trends in society, more and more turn to flexible schedules, ORTEC’s Workforce Scheduling solution supports both and if required in combination.

Our advanced workforce and shift scheduling software helps to answer questions such as:

  • How to determine efficient duties (covering workload, while minimizing idle time)?
  • Which tasks or activities should be combined in a shift?
  • How many and what type of resources are required to cover the workload?
  • What is the best roster assigning employees to shifts?
  • Is your schedule compliant with all applicable labor and union rules and regulations?
  • Which employee should cover a vacant shift?
  • Furthermore, our software tracks all kinds of valuable information like: hours worked, overtime, vacation balances, sick time and much more.

Combining the powerful capabilities of our advanced planning and optimization technology together with ORTEC’s expertise will provide your organization with a new competitive edge.

Challenge A company’s workforce is typically one of its most expensive as well as one of its most valuable assets. Workforce scheduling therefore, needs to focus on efficiency as well as employee retention and quality of life. Complex legislation and regulations must be taken into account. Finally, this must also result in effective pay-rolling.

Challenges are: 

  • on a strategic level: Human Resource Planning
  • on a tactical level: Duty generation 
  • on an operational level: Employee scheduling