Employee Scheduling Insights Blog Featured 5 Ways Manufacturers Can Improve Workforce Agility to Ensure Production Targets are Met By its nature, workforce scheduling in manufacturing is complex and highly dynamic. It is like a massive jigsaw puzzle that changes daily but must be finished at record speed — requiring those in ch... Read More ›
The Role of Workforce Flexibility in Manufacturing Combat the Labor Shortage Through Workforce Flexibility – Part 1 We recently completed another segment of our Manufacturing Leaders Roundtable Series with HR and operations experts from industries with high-volume staffing requirements. With continued labor stressors on operations leaders and fron... Read More › Shiftboard Wins Gold at 2021 Brandon Hall Group Excellence in Technology Awards SEATTLE – January 19, 2022 – Shiftboard, a global leader in enterprise workforce scheduling, today announced that it won a coveted gold Brandon Hall Group Excellence in Technology Award for “best advance in time and labor management.” “We’re thrilled to be recognized by the Brandon Hall ... Read More › Strategies to Bolster Employee Recruitment in the New World of Work Attracting and Retaining Manufacturing Talent Today – Part 3 We recently invited four HR and operations leaders to join us for a roundtable discussion about attracting and retaining manufacturing talent amid the current labor shortage. Our blog series has examined the drivers of labor scarcity... Read More › Recruitment and Retention Strategies in Today’s Tight Labor Market Attracting and Retaining Manufacturing Talent Today – Part 2 Attracting and retaining quality workers is top of mind for anyone in the manufacturing industry today. To dig deep into how to tackle this critical subject, Shiftboard tapped the insights of four HR and operations leaders in manufac... Read More › The Drivers of Today’s Labor Shortage and the Impact on Recruitment Attracting and Retaining Manufacturing Talent Today – Part 1 Why is it so hard to attract and retain employees in the manufacturing industry? What’s driving the labor shortage — and why is it so pervasive? What can companies do to overcome these challenges? To answer these pressing questio... Read More › How to Manage the Complexity of Fair Overtime Distribution The concept of “overtime” in the U.S. has been around long before the term originated. As far back as 1890, average weekly hours for full-time manufacturing workers could be tracked as high as 100 hours. Since then, fair scheduling has come a long way in the United States and around the world. T... Read More ›
Insights by Industry Manufacturing 5 Ways Manufacturers Can Improve Workforce Agility to Ensure Production Targets are Met By its nature, workforce scheduling in manufacturing is complex and highly dynamic. It is like a massive jigsaw puzzle that changes daily but must be finished at record speed — requiring those in charge to figure out which pieces go where for exactly the right fit, as quickly as possible. Even wit... Read More › Energy API RP 755: The Why, What, and How of This Fatigue Standard Why Was API RP 755 Created? If you think safety program management is expensive for an oil and gas company, an accident involving employees and others can be even more costly to the company long term. In petroleum industries in particular, having clear safety rules and regulations for the workplace ... Read More › Healthcare The 5 Myths of Overtime Management: How to Make OT Work For, Not Against, Your Business The concept of overtime is a familiar one, especially in the United States. It’s woven into many companies and work cultures, and it’s an especially important aspect of front-line operations in always-on industries like oil and gas, manufacturing, healthcare, and public safety. In fact, in the o... Read More ›
Manufacturing 5 Ways Manufacturers Can Improve Workforce Agility to Ensure Production Targets are Met By its nature, workforce scheduling in manufacturing is complex and highly dynamic. It is like a massive jigsaw puzzle that changes daily but must be finished at record speed — requiring those in charge to figure out which pieces go where for exactly the right fit, as quickly as possible. Even wit... Read More › Energy API RP 755: The Why, What, and How of This Fatigue Standard Why Was API RP 755 Created? If you think safety program management is expensive for an oil and gas company, an accident involving employees and others can be even more costly to the company long term. In petroleum industries in particular, having clear safety rules and regulations for the workplace ... Read More › Healthcare The 5 Myths of Overtime Management: How to Make OT Work For, Not Against, Your Business The concept of overtime is a familiar one, especially in the United States. It’s woven into many companies and work cultures, and it’s an especially important aspect of front-line operations in always-on industries like oil and gas, manufacturing, healthcare, and public safety. In fact, in the o... Read More ›
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