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 ›
2021 Labor Laws: What Should You Expect? In 2020 we saw the quick passage of numerous labor and employment laws – and employers must quickly prepare to address them in 2021. Adapting processes to comply with these dynamics is challenging, especially for always-on and mission-critical operations in manufacturing, energy, healthcare, and p... Read More › How Food Manufacturers Are Increasing Staffing Flexibility to Meet Production Goals Food manufacturers continue to scramble to figure out how to adapt to lingering staff shortages and production volatility. Managing labor needs to meet production goals is poised to be an enduring challenge well into 2022 and beyond. Building flexibility into your plant’s scheduling strategy can h... Read More › 3 Workforce Strategies to Improve Warehouse Productivity and Reduce Labor Costs Warehouses and distribution centers rely on specialized warehouse management software to support and optimize inventory and fulfillment processes. This sophisticated technology makes it easy for warehouse operations managers to closely monitor inventory, shipments, and orders – right down to an in... Read More › Workplace Fatigue in Manufacturing: Best Practices for Minimizing Risk According to the National Safety Council, fatigue costs U.S. employers more than $130 billion — that’s billion — a year in health-related lost productivity. A typical U.S. company with 1,000 employees can expect to lose more than $1 million each year to fatigue, which can often increase the wo... Read More › Top Employee Retention Takeaways from the American Manufacturing Summit Shiftboard was a proud sponsor of the 2020 American Manufacturing Summit (AMS), where industry leaders offered important insights about the challenges and opportunities facing manufacturers today. There was a wealth of information shared over the three-day show. I was fortunate to break away from my... Read More › Key Takeaways from the OpEx in Oil & Gas 2020 Summit In the month of November, Shiftboard presented at the virtual Operational Excellence in Oil & Gas Summit, where over a thousand industry leaders convened to share insights and strategies on how refineries, pipelines, and petrochemical companies can meet a changing world’s needs. I sat in on s... Read More ›
Insights by Industry Manufacturing Why Smarter Employee Scheduling Is Central to Manufacturing’s Comeback The North American manufacturing sector is experiencing a historic revival. Driven by reshoring momentum, tariff shifts, and pro-industrial energy policies, there’s a wave of new factory builds, domestic supply chain reinvestment, and production realignment underway. Yet amidst rising capital ... 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 Why Smarter Employee Scheduling Is Central to Manufacturing’s Comeback The North American manufacturing sector is experiencing a historic revival. Driven by reshoring momentum, tariff shifts, and pro-industrial energy policies, there’s a wave of new factory builds, domestic supply chain reinvestment, and production realignment underway. Yet amidst rising capital ... 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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