Managing Automation :: Technology Solutions for Progressive Manufacturers Sign in or register  |  Advertise |  Subscribe to MA Magazine  | Newsletters |   My Profile

Workforce Central Suite and Kronos for Manufacturing

by Kronos Inc. :: Last updated on April 29, 2008

The Workforce Central suite is the most complete strategic workforce solution available that can address all the complexities of your workforce. It is designed for users by users with a core of best-in-class applications - from time and attendance, to payroll, scheduling, activities, talent management and more.

Kronos for Manufacturing: Manufacturers need to reduce costs and improve profitability, while still delivering quality products in ever shorter lead times. By focusing their business improvement efforts on the workforce, manufacturers can gain a clearer picture of labor costs and inefficiencies, and make labor management decisions that will help them achieve operational excellence.

Key Features

  • Workforce Activities labor tracking software lets you collect and analyze labor data according to a wide range of criteria: employee, task, department, customer, project, even part number. This insight, combined with detailed activity tracking data, provides you with more control over productivity & labor costs.
  • Respond to increasing customer demand without sacrificing profitability
  • Perform quicker, more accurate & more efficient job costing
  • Allocate labor resources more effectively & control labor costs
  • Improve quality control by factoring scrap and rework into analysis
  • Track labor activities and production with reporting
  • Create teams and track activities in a production environment
  • Measure workforce efficiency against real-time productivity standards
  • Reconcile time spent on activities against hours worked

Contact Information

Corporate
Kronos Inc.
297 Billerica Road
Chelmsford, MA 01824
USA
Main: 978-250-9800
Toll-free: 800-225-1561
Fax: 978-367-5900

Core Capabilities

Industries

  • Aerospace and Defense
  • Automotive OEM
  • Automotive Supplier
  • Chemicals
  • Consumer Packaged Goods - Beverage, Tobacco
  • Consumer Packaged Goods - Food Products
  • Consumer Packaged Goods - House, Health, Beauty Products
  • Electrical Equipment
  • Electronics and Semiconductors
  • Hi-Tech (Computers, Communications, Office)
  • Industrial/Heavy Equipment and Machinery
  • Instruments and Controls
  • Medical Devices
  • Metals - Fabrication and Assembly
  • Metals - Primary (Mills, Foundries)
  • Miscellaneous Manufacturing
  • Oil and Gas
  • Other Transportation (Railroad, Ships, Boats)
  • Pharmaceuticals
  • Plastics and Rubber Products
  • Pulp and Paper
  • Textiles and Apparel

Platforms

  • IBM OS/400
  • Microsoft Windows CE
  • Microsoft Windows NT/2000/XP
  • Sun Solaris/Sun OS

Databases supported

  • IBM DB/400
  • Microsoft SQL Server
  • Oracle

Target Business Size(s)

  • Large (501+ users)
  • Mid-Size (101-500 users)
  • Small (1-100 users)