Employee Scheduling Insights Blog Featured Navigating HCM, Specialists, Generalists, and In-House Solutions for Employee Scheduling As enterprise operations face increasingly complex dynamics in workforce management, the demand for effective employee scheduling technology has grown significantly. The marketplace now offers a wide ... Read More ›
API RP 755: Are You Compliant? In addition to advancements in protective gear and industry-specific PPE to safeguard oil and gas workers on the job, the science around human factors engineering continues to evolve and influence regulations designed to protect workers from fatigue-related incidents. The American Petrochemical Inst... Read More › How Automated Workforce Scheduling Helps Reduce Hidden Costs The situation: A production line that is dependent on a specific number of workers, each with specialized skill sets, has a worker callout last-minute –– while the scheduling manager is not on site. What does the shift supervisor do? With manual scheduling processes in play, the supervisor may s... Read More › 3 Key Benefits of Automating Workforce Scheduling in Complex Industries In today’s evolving world of work and industry, front-line managers are feeling additional pressure to keep up with the sophisticated demands of the workforce, unions, executives, and regulatory bodies. While investment into an organization’s tech stack continues to grow at a staggering rate, au... Read More › Shiftboard and SchedulePro Join Forces Through Merger: Q&A with Sterling Wilson and Sachin Agrawal SEATTLE – March 31, 2020 – Following the exciting news of the Shiftboard and SchedulePro merger, Sterling Wilson, CEO of Shiftboard and Sachin Agrawal, former CEO of SchedulePro and now CTO of Shiftboard, sat down to address questions about the deal and its significance. 1. Why did Shiftboard an... Read More › Shiftboard and SchedulePro Join Forces to Offer Enhanced Workforce Scheduling Capabilities SEATTLE – March 31, 2020 – Shiftboard, a leading provider of enterprise workforce scheduling software, and EDP Software Inc., makers of SchedulePro, a workforce scheduling technology specializing in complex workforce scheduling environments, today announced that they will merge to become one com... Read More › An Open Letter from the CEO SEATTLE, WA – March 27, 2020 To the Shiftboard community, We are enduring an unprecedented time in our history. As we navigate the unknown, we find ourselves concerned for the safety and wellbeing of our families, friends and colleagues. Our thoughts and hearts are with everyone as we work throug... Read More ›
Insights by Industry Manufacturing The Role of Flexibility in Boosting Job Satisfaction and Retention in the Manufacturing Industry It’s no secret the manufacturing industry has long been known for rigid work schedules. A big part of the reason is because of the demands of geo-locked work environments like manufacturing plants. To keep production lines — and businesses — running properly, organizations need shifts fill... Read More › Energy How to Navigate Today’s Labor Landscape in Complex Industries: A Roundtable Discussion The end of a year and the start of a new one is an ideal time for contemplation, reflection, and change, both on the personal level and for organizations as a whole. In 2023, even with the labor shortage easing, workforce managers will continue to contend with many of the same challenges that emerge... Read More › Healthcare The 5 Myths of Overtime Management: How to Make OT Work For, Not Against, Your Business The concept of overtime (OT) is a familiar one, especially in the United States. Woven into many companies and work cultures, overtime is an especially important aspect of front-line operations in always-on industries like energy, manufacturing, healthcare, and public safety. In fact, in the oil and... Read More ›
Manufacturing The Role of Flexibility in Boosting Job Satisfaction and Retention in the Manufacturing Industry It’s no secret the manufacturing industry has long been known for rigid work schedules. A big part of the reason is because of the demands of geo-locked work environments like manufacturing plants. To keep production lines — and businesses — running properly, organizations need shifts fill... Read More › Energy How to Navigate Today’s Labor Landscape in Complex Industries: A Roundtable Discussion The end of a year and the start of a new one is an ideal time for contemplation, reflection, and change, both on the personal level and for organizations as a whole. In 2023, even with the labor shortage easing, workforce managers will continue to contend with many of the same challenges that emerge... Read More › Healthcare The 5 Myths of Overtime Management: How to Make OT Work For, Not Against, Your Business The concept of overtime (OT) is a familiar one, especially in the United States. Woven into many companies and work cultures, overtime is an especially important aspect of front-line operations in always-on industries like energy, manufacturing, healthcare, and public safety. In fact, in the oil and... Read More ›
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