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March 17, 2009

Implement a labor management system for greater efficiency

In a down economy, using your labor more efficiently is critical to controlling costs.

Implement a labor management system for greater efficiency
By Bob Trebilcock, Executive Editor
Modern Materials Handling, March 17, 2009

When it comes to reducing your overhead in a down economy, the first place most people look is labor. Warehouses, factories, equipment and software are largely fixed costs, especially if you’ve already acquired or leased them. Labor, on the other hand, is flexible: A company can add or subtract from head count to reduce its operating costs.

But reducing head count doesn’t solve the problem if you can’t still get the orders that you have out the door. Increasingly, companies are turning to labor management system (LMS) to find the right balance between the amount of work that has to get out the door and the number of employees required to do that most efficiently.   Read more

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