Workforce Scheduling
Getting the right person in the right job at the right time - every shift, everyday - is critical to operating manufacturing facilities in an optimal manner. Beyond the need to speed the scheduling process and consolidate scheduling resources, Tugboat's focus enables a systematic approach to larger business goals, including eliminating labor waste.

Scheduling rules and policies are unique from one facility to the next, and vary even within the same enterprise. Tugboat's success is built on the proven ability to thoroughly analyze and document each customer's unique scheduling policies and rules. On this foundation, SOS automates the scheduling process and applies the rules rigorously and predictably in a manner absolutely consistent with the customer's operational requirements.

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Workforce Scheduling

"Scheduling will make or break a plant. We have seen Tugboat's [workforce scheduling] solution drive down costs in our facilities."

- Mr. Jay Bendik, Dir IT Services, Pinnacle Foods Group


"90% of my day is spent using SOS. I am in it all day long. It is an excellent system and a real pleasure to use. This application has saved me so much time, and it is so easy to use."

- Ms. Laura Dodd, Scheduler, General Mills, New Albany IN



Solutions

SOS automatically enforces job assignment, overtime rules, grants employee requests and more, thus enabling management to:
  • Focus on the strategic issue of labor waste
  • Highlight and respond where surplus resources are misused and abuse of work rules and privileges occurs
  • Illustrate and compare alternative scheduling scenarios
  • Improve employee satisfaction
  • Align workforce scheduling with improved operating efficiency & reduced cost.