Labour cost is set on the shift, not at the end of the month
In a plant or a distribution centre, every overtime hour, every night shift and every temporary worker goes straight into the cost of production. StaffCore shows that cost as it is being created, not once it is already on the payslip.
The cost surfaces too late
By the time the data arrives at the end of the month, there is nothing left to influence.
01Shifts that change every week
Different templates for different departments, and high turnover of temporary workers.
02Overtime that quietly accumulates
Nobody sees the trend until the payroll report arrives.
03Multiple reporting sources
A time clock in the plant, an app for external staff, a file from a subcontractor.
04Temporary and foreign workers side by side
Each group has different terms, different documents and different payroll rules.
05Transport that is never costed
The cost of transport is not attributed to the department or shift that consumed it.
06Equipment that never comes back
There is no orderly record of what was issued to whom and what was returned.
How it works in a plant and a distribution centre
From planning the shift to the actual cost.
Shift templates
- 3 shifts · 5 departments
- Night shift headcount: 14
- Weekly template configured
What you will actually use
Shifts and assignment
Templates, required headcount and turnover.
The screens of an operations manager at a plant
Shift staffing tomorrow
- Morning · required 40 · staffed 40
- Evening · required 32 · staffed 30
- Night · required 14 · staffed 11
- 5 gaps · 2 candidates available
What changes
Industry and logistics — the questions that keep coming up
Data can be ingested from time clocks via a file or an interface, depending on the manufacturer and the format. The ingested data goes through the same exception control as any other source.
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