Does your company have labor tracking issues in the shop floor? You’re not alone, many companies today have issues accurately recording labor transactions, this is a result of utilizing manual labor transaction processes that require many steps before the labor data is entered and confirmed by a shop floor supervisor. Using semi-automated systems, like a bar code shop floor system to manage and process work performed in the shop floor is also a bottleneck for some companies. Bar code scanners solve only one problem within the shop floor, requiring multiple scans through any work order process and that is just to record the labor time. Additional steps are required to fully process the labor data collected. It’s time we began looking at labor tracking differently, I believe the use of smartphones in the shop floor is the next evolution for labor tracking. Their availability and low overhead cost makes it a viable alternative to paper and expensive bar code shop floor systems.
Today’s true mobile technology provides a number of capabilities… at a fraction of the cost of traditional technologies. Capabilities such as bar-code scanning, document management, GPS tracking, real-time field work force management, shipment tracking, and real-time proof of delivery can all be achieved using widely available smartphones and tablets.
Achieving True Mobility in Supply Chain and Logistics Operations
With the proliferation of mobile devices nowadays, it has become easier to utilize these devices in every area business. Labor tracking in the shop floor is one of these areas where mobile devices can enhance operational efficiencies and increase workforce productivity. We took a look at one of our clients current shop floor labor tracking processes, we discovered we could enhance their processes by automating them. Giving their employees inexpensive smartphones to record their work performed and giving their supervisors access to this data with management tools in-real time. We crafted a unique approach to the labor tracking process. Utilizing existing QR code technology, an Android mobile app, and a web based portal we believe we have changed the game. No one else is doing workforce management quite like we are using smartphones.
True mobile technology means commonly available smartphones and tablets that run standard operating systems such as iOS, Android, and Windows. There are a number of business scenarios… where mobile technology makes perfect sense, and can improve operational efficiencies and reduce costs. The newness of technology creates a level playing field for all parts of enterprise in how the technology is leveraged to solve business problems.
Achieving True Mobility in Supply Chain and Logistics Operations
What we created is a mobile app called Q-Scan, with Q-Scan we enable your employees to scan a QR code instead of a bar code. The benefits of this, is QR codes store more information than bar codes, which limit the number of scans needed to start or stop a work order operation making your shop floor truly automated. The Q-Scan mobile app empowers you to manage your workforce in real-time while streamlining data and shop floor operations. Whether your company is manufacturing products or distributing goods across the country, our patent-pending Q-Scan mobile app is the right solution to meet your shop floor labor entry needs. Automating your labor entry process saves time and money by streamlining inefficient and manual labor entry processes. Get rid of manual labor tracking processes and throw out your expensive, inefficient, and cumbersome bar code shop floor system. Replace it with an easy to use and mobile QR Code based system. It will cut your labor entry in half, increase accuracy and give you real-time labor analytics.
Learn more about workforce management solutions or check out the Coldwater Technology Q-Scan app.