Workforce Management Solutions for Manufacturing

There are no shortages of risks facing manufacturers today: Rising healthcare costs; An aging workforce; Global competition; Spiraling energy costs. None of these, however, compare to the combination of frighteningly low labor costs in emerging markets (China, India, and Mexico) and escalating free trade, dual forces that threaten the very survival of many manufacturers in North America and Western Europe. To combat these forces, manufacturers must focus on the keys to success they can control – innovation, productivity, quality, workforce excellence. Workforce Management (WFM) is the tie that binds these keys to success, enabling manufacturers to not only stave off external threats but establish and maintain a competitive edge.

Lowering labor costs and maximizing the return on every labor dollar are obvious benefits of WFM.  Less obvious are the ways that WFM provides the tools and processes to establish and control product quality.  Through advanced scheduling software and best practices, WFM offers manufacturers the ability to maximize productivity and minimize labor costs including unnecessary overtime. With the addition of Attendance Control, Absence Management, improved pay practices and policies, personnel can be motivated to achieve even greater levels of productivity and innovation.

Axsium’s Manufacturing Experience

Axsium has a long and successful history of helping manufacturing clients implement WFM solutions.  Our clients come from all corners of the manufacturing world, with companies in pulp and paper, consumer goods, automobiles, chemicals and heavy equipment. This roster gives us unmatched experience across a wide range of global manufacturing environments.

The challenge for manufacturing companies is how to deploy a single, standardized WFM enterprise system that can support the individual needs of geographically dispersed plants, divisions, unions and lines of business. Axsium’s WFM best practices and experienced consultants are the key to achieving these seemingly contrasting goals in a timely and cost effective manner.

Examples: Axsium’s Manufacturing Clients