Labor Management

Labor is the number one cost in warehouse and distribution operations. As a result, many supply chain businesses are using labor management software to track, measure, report and plan labor activities to increase efficiency and reduce operating costs.

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Labor Management

What are the challenges?

Labor costs: Labor is one of the highest costs for supply chain operations. A successful workforce requires companies to navigate a delicate balance between a sufficient number of staff and the level of performance efficiency. In order to keep operating costs low, supply chain professionals look to technology for visibility.
Measuring associate performance: There are many complex ways to calculate the efficiency of an associate's performance. The outcome can vary depending on if they are measured by efficiency, utilization, etc. This can be a time-consuming process with gaps in visibility and accuracy.
Workforce productivity: In today’s environment, supply chain operations struggle with absences, seasonal changes and unsatisfied employees. An engaged employee can mean the difference between a productive and counterproductive warehouse.
Employee turnover: High turnover disrupts operations, raises costs and decreases productivity – often due to demanding work conditions, low pay, limited growth opportunities and ineffective management. Reducing turnover involves improving workplace conditions, offering competitive wages and enhancing leadership strategies.

What are the benefits?

Our Labor Management solution is designed to help you measure performance and utilization objectively. It enables you to plan, measure and view labor activities within your organization.

Visibility tools provide real-time data on associate performance actuals versus standard, KPIs and utilization. Our solution allows you to detect inefficiencies and take corrective action.

Real-time labor monitoring

Complete visibility into workflows

Empower associates with instant feedback

Advanced reporting and insights

Our key capabilities

Resource planning and monitoring across functional areas
Enabling a self-directed workforce
Calculate and monitor labor standards, equipment specific standards and travel configurations
Capture of all direct, indirect and lost-time labor activities
Performance and utilization reporting
Time and attendance and payroll system integration
Drill down to department, shift, individual or activity over time to look for trends
Personal time, fatigue and delay allowance
Display performance on a mobile device to provide associates with real-time feedback
Calculate time and resources required within the WMS to manage work demand

Success stories

CASE STUDY

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A furniture manufacturer scales productivity and global reach with Infios's warehouse solutions.

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The Infios difference

Our Labor Management solution helps companies allocate and utilize their resources to optimize operations. Infios’s easy-to-use solution displays performance metrics on a mobile device, enabling associates to benchmark their historical ratings and set personal goals.

Enable a self-directed workforce
Associates empowered with performance indicators are able to take greater ownership of their work and benchmark their improvement, resulting in higher morale. Monitor their expected against actual performance through a mobile device and provide direct feedback throughout the day.
Get the most out of your WMS
By integrating a Labor Management solution with your Warehouse Management System (WMS), you can create a comprehensive labor planning and monitoring platform, as well as manage work demand.
Built-in integration
All of our solutions offer a high level of configurability, allowing you to change your system to meet your needs without expensive, time-consuming custom code modifications.

FAQs

A labor management solution is a software system designed to optimize workforce productivity and efficiency within warehouses. It helps warehouses effectively manage labor resources by providing insights into employee performance, task allocation, and workflow optimization.

By using an Labor Management solution, warehouses can reduce labor costs, improve operational efficiency and enhance overall productivity.

A Labor Management solution helps improve employee performance by providing real-time visibility into labor metrics such as productivity, efficiency and accuracy. By tracking key performance indicators (KPIs) and providing actionable insights, it enables warehouses to identify areas for improvement and implement targeted training programs. Additionally, features like performance feedback and incentive programs can motivate employees to achieve higher levels of productivity and efficiency.

While a Warehouse Management System (WMS) focuses primarily on inventory management and order fulfillment, a Labor Management solution complements its capabilities by optimizing workforce performance and efficiency. By integrating with the WMS, an Labor Management provides additional functionality such as real-time labor tracking, task allocation based on employee skills and availability and performance analytics. This expanded functionality enables warehouses to better manage labor resources, streamline operations and ultimately improve overall warehouse performance.