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The term “Lean” is well known in manufacturing circles and has been adopted across various disciplines including; Lean Healthcare and Lean Accounting to name a couple. A brief description of lean principles in Wikipedia states in part;

“Lean manufacturing or lean production, often simply “lean”, is a systematic method for the elimination of waste (“Muda”) within a manufacturing system. Lean also takes into account waste created through overburden (“Muri”) and waste created through unevenness in work loads (“Mura”). Working from the perspective of the client who consumes a product or service, “value” is any action or process that a customer would be willing to pay for.

Essentially, lean is centered on making obvious what adds value by reducing everything else. Lean manufacturing is a management philosophy derived mostly from the Toyota Production System (TPS) (hence the term Toyotism is also prevalent) and identified as “lean” only in the 1990s. TPS is renowned for its focus on reduction of the original Toyota seven wastes to improve overall customer value, but there are varying perspectives on how this is best achieved. The steady growth of Toyota, from a small company to the world’s largest automaker, has focused attention on how it has achieved this success.”

Ye Shall Practice Lean Manufacturing

Today, several organizations have formal Continuous Improvement methods that leverage the “lean” process –but may leave others to chance or perhaps feel it’s not as important. ATS Cloud Workforce Management for Manufacturing was developed with lean thinking from its original inception and as such has many built-in capabilities to support your lean initiatives. “You can’t improve what you don’t track or measure.” This in and of itself is one of the tenets that have shaped the ATS Workforce Management for Manufacturing with a robust database, embedded with sophisticated user dashboards, and business analytics.

For example, users can extrapolate reports in real-time to measure payroll costs, through a set of forecasting tool and workflows–and compare key performance indicators (KPIs) against goals to clearly measure on-going improvements. Now, that’s taking the holistic approach to “Lean Manufacturing.”

To learn more about ATS Cloud Workforce Management for Lean Manufacturing go to our website and download a demonstration. And to reach us by phone, call: 866.294.2467.

Ye Shall Practice Lean Manufacturing

Say Good-Bye To Stone-Age Software And Headaches

March 5th, 2015 | Posted by Apex Time Solutions in Overtime | Payroll | Time and Attendance Software | TimeWork | Workforce Management Solutions - (Comments Off on Say Good-Bye To Stone-Age Software And Headaches)

In the mid 1990s, older generation time and attendance software applications served a purpose in many industries, and were popular with mid-sized and large companies. Implementation process involved installing a database on a single computer, usually that of the main user and keeping that PC on all night so, it could poll data from the time clocks. Data integration and on-going application maintenance in such environments was nothing short of a nightmare. Fast forward to the 20th century and, today’s growing enterprises have subsidiaries in many corners of the globe and need a solution that has real-time visibility across key business metrics and, need to optimize business operations.

If your company is one of the few still using an older software you are likely wasting money on a solution that is not meeting your needs and the chances of it improving is like wishing on a a star.

Say Good-Bye To Stone-Age Software And Headaches

The companies that have migrated from an outdated system to ATS time and attendance application enjoy:

Business Intelligence
Real-time business analytics propels ATS TimeWork dashboard and users of the system, have easy access to reports and key performance indicators (KPIs).  On-the-spot time and attendance data is analyzed and displayed from within the system.

Built-in Flexibility
As your business requirements changes, your time and attendance will keep pace. Upi can adopt new modules, and the flexibility of ATS TimeWork lets you do it all, quickly and easily. Updates are built with the data configuration from the start and forms a migration that is seamless and to your specification. Are you ready to move away from your old system yet?

Built-ready for today’s growing companies
Mobile-enabled, cloud-based and loaded with features including; Geofencing, employee scheduling, job costing, benefit accruals and overtime equalization. ATS time and attendance enable growing companies to immediately address the most pressing challenges –attendance, payroll costs and productivity across business metrics that is essential to managing growth in a dynamic business environment.

So, should you keep plugging away with your current time and attendance system, or is it time to explore a new solution? To learn more go to our website, you can also download a demonstration.

Say Good-Bye To Stone-Age Software And Headaches

Grow Your Business With ATS TimeWork On-Demand

November 13th, 2014 | Posted by Apex Time Solutions in Absence Management | Business Intelligence | Forecasting | Labour Analytics - (Comments Off on Grow Your Business With ATS TimeWork On-Demand)

Choosing the right time and attendance solution is no easy task. Today’s companies want applications that are both scalabable and flexible with the power to do more than simply track employees time.  ATS TimeWork On-Demand workforce management solution (WFM), integrates business functionality, automates employee attendance, and increases efficiencies

Here are some of the many reasons why today’s leading companies choose, ATS TimeWork On-Demand:

Usability
With ATS TimeWork On-Demand, you can accomplish all of your business processes faster online you using your favourite browser and/or mobile device of choice. With ATS TimeWork On-Demand, your time and attendance travels with you. You have—access to; overtime hours, employee attendance, approve time-off request, or access reports—and make on-the-spot decisions.

Personalized Views
ATS TimeWork dashboards can be personalized for each user, For example, the plant manager can view the attendance of employees that is pertinent to their department, and whereas, the CFO would access information labor and reporting functions. In effect ATS let you customize views based on the users and/or department structure within your organization. Company-wide productivity tends to increase when a company can configure its time and attendance solution to work in accordance with its operations.

Key Performance Indicators and Workflows
ATS TimeWork On-Demand has broad-based capabilities and is easy-to-use. With ATS TimeWork, you get a leading time and attendance software that integrates all your workforce management processes – tracking time and attendance, HR, payroll and benefits into one system. The management reports give you a clear, graphical view of the task at hand, thereby providing key performance indicators (KPIs) to help measure forecasting against budgetary goals.

Unlike many workforce management software solutions, ATS TimeWork On-Demand fully integrates with third-party applications, is scalable, and packs a powerful time keeping configuration table that propels business growth.  Using the latest technology, ATS TimeWork On-Demand Time & Attendance enables you to move beyond outdated time sheets, spreadsheets and antiquated time clocks to process employee time and attendance with proficiency.

To learn more about ATS you can join a live webinar on Friday, November 14th. We also create customer specific demonstrations and are also available by phone at 866.294.2467.

Grow Your Business With ATS TimeWork On-Demand

Finding the right software solution for your organization can be a daunting task. If the robustness of the product and its ability to scale with your business, as you grow, is secondary to price, chances are, you will be stuck with the “run of the mill” solution that will likely not last very long. As the saying goes “you get what you pay for” is very true when shopping for a time and attendance solution. Now, while it is also true that there are some similarities with time and attendance software, we suggest you dig deeper. Doing so will ensure that you have the right solution for many years. When the time and attendance you choose, is combined with unwavering service, that’s when you know, you know you made the right decision.

Here is what sets ATS apart from the “Run Of The Mill”:

Flexible and easy-to-use
We take a painstaking approach to configuring your data the right way the first time around. To that end, we take time to ask you the right questions. You now have a solution that you can access from any smart phone or workstation with Internet access at any time, anywhere. Want to know if your employee has arrived at work when they should? No problem! We can set up instant alerts to trigger your smart phone or workstation upon employees’ arrival — all done in real-time. Now, that’s what we call real workforce management solution!

Scalability like you have never seen before
Can the ATS time and attendance solution scale flexibly to quickly meet new or changing demands? Oh yes, it can! In addition, ATS time and attendance makes it easy to add new subsidiaries or locations to the system— whether they are in Quebec, New York, Toronto, Fort McMurray or Windsor, without disrupting your day to day business operations. And, here is the best part, you can start with the basics of employee time tracking and then add modules like: business intelligence, benefit accruals, employee self-service, workforce planning, forecasting & budgeting, job costing and ERP & payroll data integration. 

Data visibility in real-time and on-the-spot reporting
ATS time and attendance in built on the foundation of accurate reporting analytics. The intuitive audit trails gives a history of employee hours, project costs and user access rights and helps senior management in their day-to-day and strategic decisions making. Embedded within ATS time and attendance database structure is an operational business intelligence solution designed to provide easy access to consistent data so you can react quickly to revenue and cost-saving opportunities. ATS time and attendance workflow features self-service interactive dashboards, combined with operational key performance indicators (KPI’s) that measures workforce productivity against business forecast to bring about desired results.

So, if you are looking to maximize productivity and profitability across your organizational departments, go to our website to download a demonstration of the ATS time and attendance. You can also join the conversation with our LinkedIn business group or follow us on Twitter, Google Plus or Facebook.

 

Flexible, Easy To Use And Built To Last

You Can Stay Connected To Your Business – Anytime, Anywhere

March 27th, 2014 | Posted by Apex Time Solutions in Employee Scheduling | Payroll | Time and Attendance Blog, Workforce Management Software - (Comments Off on You Can Stay Connected To Your Business – Anytime, Anywhere)

In today’s business environment, success depends on being able to act on real-time information and address challenges in an instant. With ATS TimeWork On-Demand on your mobile device you can accomplish business tasks, whenever you want and from wherever you want.

 

ATS TimeWork On-Demand for mobile offers unmatched integration with other third-party applications. TimeWork can help your business become more agile, productive, and competitive. ATS time and attendance module helps payroll managers calculate gross pay quickly and accurately while complying with collective bargaining agreements and other complex regulations, all on one, easy-to-navigate screen.

ATS Workforce Management Software Mobile Helps With:

  • Visualize key business information with real-time reports
  • Employees can review their schedules, detail time card and request time-off
  • Mangers can easily see and respond to employee requests via e-mail alert notifications
  • Review and approve employee time card and get instant access to key performance indicators (KPI,s)
  • Create and adjust comprehensive hour & wage rule configuration on the fly

Managers and employees alike can gain access to ATS TimeWork On-Demand through BlackBerry®, iPhone®, or Android™ smart phones. ATS TimeWork  helps companies get up-to-the-minute access to employee schedules and other aspects of their employee record, while managers gain unprecedented visibility into functional areas of HR, payroll and operations, even on-the-go.

 You Can Stay Connected To Your Business – Anytime, Anywhere

With an ongoing commitment to product enhancements ATS TimeWork On-Demand for mobile, is an industry-leading enterprise time and attendance solution that help companies on the go, reach their potential.

To gain access to our latest time and attendance mobile application, go to our website. You can also follow us on our social media links.

 ATS Time and Attendance Mobile

Do You know How To Reduce Your Company’s Overtime Risks?

March 18th, 2014 | Posted by Apex Time Solutions in Hosted Time and Attendance Software | Overtime | TimeWork - (Comments Off on Do You know How To Reduce Your Company’s Overtime Risks?)

A recent report citing some of the biggest culprits of either avoiding paying overtime or simply not paying it at all to employees have created a heated debate between those for or against the proposed legislation. Overtime has always been a hot button issue for some companies in part, because they either use archaic methods or simply do have the proper tools to track this work rule policy. In Canada, there are a few class action lawsuits that have made national headlines.

Automating and tracking of overtime is perhaps one of the easiest things to do with a time and attendance solution. By automating your data gathering, you reduce the amount of time that is being spent by HR or payroll personnel and also reduce your compliance risk.

Benefits to Automating Your Company’s Overtime Rules:

Efficient Task Completion- Whether your company has with 50 or 10,000 employees, ATS TimeWork On-Demand streamlines employee time capture. ATS TimeWork On-Demand delivers an immediate return on investment while building rich data for the forecast engine. The solution matches your company’s work-rule policies and tracks attendance and total hours worked. Workforce analytics helps managers see data in real-time. You can establish routine jobs and tasks that fall outside of the normal schedule such as call-ins, plant shut-downs and seasonal changes.

Analytic Reporting at Your Fingertips– Get up-to-the-minute results and assess attendance trends From key performance indicators (KPI’s), to defined thresholds and compliance tracking to daily, weekly and business forecasting trends, you will have the critical information as soon as it’s available. Then drill down based on exceptions to better manage the plan and make informed decisions.

Real Results, In Real-Time- ATS customers have seen measurable results in as early as three months. Thousands of companies rely on ATS TimeWork On-Demand to track employee time, reduced overtime and increase productivity. By deploying ATS TimeWork On-Demand, companies can utilize other benefits of the system that helps managers to; match schedules to budgets, track lateness and absent employees for legal and disciplinary reasons and following which departments eat up the most overtime.

To learn more or to take a test drive, go to our website. You can also contact us at 1.866.294.2467.

Do You know How To Reduce Your Company’s Overtime Risks?