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Seminar: Workforce Planning in Manufacturing
Helping you create and maintain cost efficient shift patterns
Our approach to shift planning, rostering and workforce management helps manufacturers boost productivity by designing shift patterns, rosters and rotas that are completely aligned to demand.
Technology, workforce empowerment and globalised competition are creating significant challenges for manufacturers that operate legacy shift patterns.
Any gap between labour supply and demand in manufacturing typically generates:
- High reliance on overtime and agency staff -
- Poorer quality of output -
- Employee stress or sickness -
- Breaches of working time regulations or health and safety legislation -
By implementing Demand-Led Rostering and Annualised Hours we've helped clients develop truly responsive shift work systems that maximise hour-to-hour performance and efficiency levels...providing the mechanism to effectively manage demand variability, such as seasonality or supply exceptions such as holiday, absence or shut-downs.
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Our work in manufacturing:
Anticipated ROI for manufacturers:
Flexibility and being an ‘employer of choice’ are essential if manufacturers are to remain competitive in volatile conditions.
Optimised shift planning, rostering and workforce management can help you effectively respond to change whilst supporting recruitment and retention efforts. The right shift patterns enhance work-life balance, broaden the demographics of your labour pool and provide the certainty, fairness and flexibility many people find attractive and a key differentiator.
We also regularly see complex shift work frameworks and disparate workforce management systems in manufacturing that have developed over the years in response to changing demand and working practices.
Our approach ensures shift planning, rostering and workforce management systems are simple, flexible and remain fit for purpose.
This helps lower administrative overhead, reduces the risk of errors or working time regulations compliance breaches and creates a single, secure, precise record of working time that integrates with other HR systems (including Time and Attendance) and supports decision making.
Our shift planning, rostering, employee scheduling and workforce management software will help you:
- Increase productivity & efficiency -
Reduce overtime and agency labour costs by making more effective use of your employees’ contracted hours.
- Strengthen recruitment & retention -
Create attractive and flexible shift patterns which support diverse work-life balance demands.
- Support growth & change -
Increase the flexibility and responsiveness needed to quickly respond to threats and opportunities.
- Reduce health & safety risks -
Reduce long-hours shift work and associated fatigue-related issues.
- Secure compliance & governance -
Gain instant visibility over working time data across the workforce and effectively manage regulatory and customer demands.
- Enhance flexibility & responsiveness -
Use systems such as Annualised Hours and banked hours that are responsive to demand volatility, minimise underutilisation and reduce the need.
Events
Helping you create and maintain cost efficient shift patterns
Events
We are pleased to announce our webinar schedule for the first half of 2018
Case Studies
One of the UK's largest food manufacturers saved £1m by designing seasonal shift patterns that better met demand...reducing use of overtime and temporary labour
Case Studies
This food manufacturer's new shift patterns increased efficiency from 55% to 85%, while reducing administration time and boosting staff morale
White Papers
We explore the fundamentals of Annualised Hours including how the framework can address issues around productivity, flexibility and employee wellbeing
Blogs & Latest News
Brexit planning is driving many manufacturers to appraise their current working patterns
Case Studies
Introducing Demand Led-Rostering and Annualised Hours delivered a wide range of benefits for this manufacturer
Secure a free, hour-long session with our experts to discuss your shift work challenges and potential solutions
Events
Advice and tips around designing and managing staggered shift patterns in support of your return to work plan.
Blogs & Latest News
Advice and tips around designing and managing staggered shift patterns in support of your return to work plan.
Blogs & Latest News
Best practice shift pattern design by Robert Crossman as featured in the leading HR title, Personnel Today
Blogs & Latest News
We feature in ‘A top-level guide to scenario planning’ published by Management Today
Blogs & Latest News
Read how Working Time Solutions is helping the UK manufacturers with new ways of organising shift work in response to Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Blogs & Latest News
Listen to our own Rob Crossman on Radio 4’s “You and Yours" Programme on how organisations are adapting to a new way of working.
Blogs & Latest News
Key workforce management considerations around shift patterns, rotas and rosters during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic
Blogs & Latest News
Advice on adapting shift patterns, rotas and rosters to support employee well-being and operational capacity during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic
Blogs & Latest News
Coronavirus (COVID-19) is placing huge strain on employers and shift workers. Listen to our webinar for some key tips and advice we can offer to meet these challenges
Blogs & Latest News
Read here about what organisations are telling us…and how we are responding to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis
Blogs & Latest News
With the uncertainty around Coronavirus (COVID-19), we wanted to ensure all customers and other stakeholders are aware of our plans to support well-being, business continuity, serv...
Blogs & Latest News
Providing rostering, scheduling and compliance software to the public sector
Blogs & Latest News
Rob Crossman features in leading sectoral title Food Manufacture. He explores how to overcome factors in demand volatility and the economic fallout of the pandemic with a regular r...
Blogs & Latest News
Read our article on overcoming common shift work challenges within the Manufacturing industry
Blogs & Latest News
This article looks at Demand-Led Rostering and Annualised Hours and covers strategies to implement and manage this resourcing system
Blogs & Latest News
Explore the fundamentals of Demand-Led Rostering and Annualised Hours including how the framework can address issues around productivity, flexibility and employee wellbeing
Blogs & Latest News
Adopting Annualised Hours enables truly responsive Demand-Led Rostering systems to be created
Blogs & Latest News
Exploring shared sector pain points and how to address them
Blogs & Latest News
Highlights from the Ambulance Leadership Forum 2019
Blogs & Latest News
A summary of our article in Manufacturing Management which discusses whether manufacturers’ shift patterns are fit for purpose in tackling staff shortages.
Blogs & Latest News
Workforce planning will be key to avoiding operational problems or capitalising on opportunities.
Blogs & Latest News
This article explores the benefits optimised shift working delivers for employers and field-based service managers or engineers
Blogs & Latest News
Creating optimised and flexible shift patterns and rotas could strengthen utilities companies’ RIIO-2, PR19 and AMP7 plans.
Blogs & Latest News
Responsive resourcing systems are key to managing cyclical demand efficiently and effectively.
Blogs & Latest News
Major new release brings our specialist workforce planning and management system to the cloud
Blogs & Latest News
We're proud to have been recognised as delivering one of the most innovative European projects in the 'digitalisation at work’ field
Blogs & Latest News
Organisations which depend on zero hour contracts to meet fluctuating demand need to look at alternative resourcing models
Blogs & Latest News
Working Time Solutions hosted a unique event for Emergency Services focused on designing dynamic rosters that respond to changing demand profiles
Blogs & Latest News
Discussions at the Ambulance Leadership Forum highlighted the importance of engagement and adapting to change
Blogs & Latest News
WORKSuite® software helps Siemens Healthineers manage 7 days a week operation
Blogs & Latest News
Rosters, rotas, shifts…call them what you will; but resourcing patterns have the potential to influence many of the issues under discussion
Events
Book a free, confidential 1-2-1 consultation with one of our sector experts who’ve delivered workforce planning in field service environments.
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Free 1-2-1 consultation with one of our expert workforce planning and management consultants
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Free confidential 1-2-1 consultation with one of our sector experts who’ve delivered workforce planning and management projects for Water Utilities.
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Free confidential 1-2-1 consultation with one of our sector experts who’ve delivered workforce planning and management projects across Gas & Electric Utilities.
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Free confidential 1-2-1 consultation with one of our sector experts who’ve delivered workforce planning and management projects across the Public Sector
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Free confidential 1-2-1 consultation with one of our sector experts who’ve delivered workforce planning and management projects across manufacturing
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Free confidential 1-2-1 consultation with one of our sector experts who’ve delivered workforce planning and management projects for ports and cargo businesses
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Free 1-2-1 consultation with one of our sector experts who’ve delivered countless workforce planning and management projects across distribution
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Free 1-2-1 consultation with one of our sector experts who’ve delivered countless workforce planning and management projects for manufacturers
Case Studies
Helping deliver a highly successful roster review for c.2,500 front-line employees across 96 stations
Case Studies
A workforce planning and management solution to help Siemens Healthineers work 7 days a week
Case Studies
By designing optimised shift patterns, the Maritime & Coastguard Agency could meet variations in demand while reducing labour costs and protecting vital skills
Case Studies
Implementing shift planning and workforce management software to plan, execute day-to-day management tasks more easily and empower employees
Case Studies
One of the UK's largest food manufacturers saved £1m by designing seasonal shift patterns that better met demand...reducing use of overtime and temporary labour
Case Studies
This utility company modernised shift patterns for 300 emergency engineers to boost efficiency, streamline practices and meet new regulatory requirements
Case Studies
Dublin Airport Authority made significant and sustainable payroll savings by designing shift patterns that accurately reflect seasonal demand
Case Studies
Creating efficient new 24/7 shift patterns for this social housing provider's call handling and mobile response provision
Case Studies
Using our software and consultancy to help this parking and traffic management business design compliant and optimised shift patterns for drivers
Case Studies
Introducing Demand-Led Rostering and Annualised Hours delivered a wide range of benefits for this manufacturer
Case Studies
This utility company designed new shift patterns to create £10m of efficiencies and meet regulatory demands
Case Studies
This food manufacturer's new shift patterns increased efficiency from 55% to 85%, while reducing administration time and boosting staff morale
Case Studies
New shift patterns prioritise work-life balance for Emirates Aluminium employees
Case Studies
This wine distributor implemented a new shift pattern with fully rostered holidays and an allowance of reserve hours to use during seasonal peaks in production
Case Studies
This venue removed its over-reliance on agency workers by designing efficient new shift patterns
Case Studies
Installing specialist software to provide a comprehensive database for the day-to-day planning, management and monitoring of working time
Case Studies
Implementing new shift patterns allowed this feed manufacturer to flex up during very busy periods and flex down during the quieter summer months
Case Studies
This venue's security team implemented an annualised hours system that reduced administration and provided clear visibility over shift patterns
Case Studies
The security team at this university reduced high levels of overtime, improving operational planning and giving employees a better work-life balance
Read our free e-book where we help organisations across the Public Sector modernise resourcing models given demand volatility and economic pressures, skills shortages, automation a...
Read our free e-book where we help manufacturers modernise resourcing models given demand volatility and economic pressures, skills shortages, automation and macro issues such as C...
Download a free copy of ‘Demanding Times - Transforming Shift Work In Manufacturing’ here . And after reading this you feel you may need further support we are offering free remote...
Read our free e-Book and see how we can help many ports and cargo businesses modernise their resourcing models and adopt specialist workforce management technology.
Our e-book has been written for distribution businesses. It will help you understand how the planning, management and monitoring of shift work can be the key to overcoming many cen...
Does your approach to managing shift workers put you at risk of punitive fines, lost business or reputational damage?
As passenger numbers increase, airports face significant challenges in ensuring that they have the right amount of staff in place at all times
The battle for talent feels like it’s turning into a war of attrition
Identify where the principal Working Time-related gaps may be in T&A/ERP systems and the common issues this creates
We explore the questions Brexit poses around workforce productivity, flexibility and compliance
Identify common causes of excessive hours, evidence the impact and look at how to tackle overworking
How workforce planning can be used to mitigate risk, increase resilience and maintain compliance
Offsetting rising labour costs through shift pattern design and effective roster management
We look at how organisations can improve their productivity through changes to Working Time
Identify common issues, evaluate gross/net hours systems and explore how to maintain productivity whilst accommodating annual leave
The importance of employee engagement when making changes to Working Time
We look at the 8 vs 12 hr shift debate, explore the advantages and disadvantages of both and help define the best solution for your organisation
Tips and guidance on how to minimise disruption to the workforce during adverse weather
Arguments for and against these shift patterns and potential alternatives
Explore changes to flexible working regulations and how to assess requests in a shift work environment
Events
Advice and tips around designing and managing staggered shift patterns in support of your return to work plan.
Blogs & Latest News
Advice and tips around designing and managing staggered shift patterns in support of your return to work plan.
Blogs & Latest News
Best practice shift pattern design by Robert Crossman as featured in the leading HR title, Personnel Today
Blogs & Latest News
We feature in ‘A top-level guide to scenario planning’ published by Management Today
Blogs & Latest News
Read how Working Time Solutions is helping the UK manufacturers with new ways of organising shift work in response to Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Blogs & Latest News
Listen to our own Rob Crossman on Radio 4’s “You and Yours" Programme on how organisations are adapting to a new way of working.
Blogs & Latest News
Providing rostering, scheduling and compliance software to the public sector
Blogs & Latest News
Rob Crossman features in leading sectoral title Food Manufacture. He explores how to overcome factors in demand volatility and the economic fallout of the pandemic with a regular r...
Blogs & Latest News
Read our article on overcoming common shift work challenges within the Manufacturing industry
Blogs & Latest News
This article looks at Demand-Led Rostering and Annualised Hours and covers strategies to implement and manage this resourcing system
Blogs & Latest News
Explore the fundamentals of Demand-Led Rostering and Annualised Hours including how the framework can address issues around productivity, flexibility and employee wellbeing
Events
Book a free, confidential 1-2-1 consultation with one of our sector experts who’ve delivered workforce planning in field service environments.
Events
Free 1-2-1 consultation with one of our expert workforce planning and management consultants
Events
Free confidential 1-2-1 consultation with one of our sector experts who’ve delivered workforce planning and management projects for Water Utilities.
Events
Free confidential 1-2-1 consultation with one of our sector experts who’ve delivered workforce planning and management projects across Gas & Electric Utilities.
Events
Free confidential 1-2-1 consultation with one of our sector experts who’ve delivered workforce planning and management projects across the Public Sector
Case Studies
Helping deliver a highly successful roster review for c.2,500 front-line employees across 96 stations
Case Studies
A workforce planning and management solution to help Siemens Healthineers work 7 days a week
Case Studies
By designing optimised shift patterns, the Maritime & Coastguard Agency could meet variations in demand while reducing labour costs and protecting vital skills
Case Studies
Implementing shift planning and workforce management software to plan, execute day-to-day management tasks more easily and empower employees
Case Studies
One of the UK's largest food manufacturers saved £1m by designing seasonal shift patterns that better met demand...reducing use of overtime and temporary labour
Read our free e-book where we help organisations across the Public Sector modernise resourcing models given demand volatility and economic pressures, skills shortages, automation a...
Read our free e-book where we help manufacturers modernise resourcing models given demand volatility and economic pressures, skills shortages, automation and macro issues such as C...
Download a free copy of ‘Demanding Times - Transforming Shift Work In Manufacturing’ here . And after reading this you feel you may need further support we are offering free remote...
Read our free e-Book and see how we can help many ports and cargo businesses modernise their resourcing models and adopt specialist workforce management technology.
Our e-book has been written for distribution businesses. It will help you understand how the planning, management and monitoring of shift work can be the key to overcoming many cen...