CHELMSFORD, Mass. (July 13, 2009) – The ability to easily track and manage employee time and attendance in real time is a deficiency that has existed in ERP systems for years. To fill this void, manufacturers are turning to Kronos® Incorporated.
News Facts
* Nucleus Research has found that organizations achieve a greater ROI by adopting Kronos rather than ERP products for time and attendance because they can deploy faster, better reduce their payroll error rate, and reduce application costs.
* Because ERPs cannot provide real-time insight to machines, labor, and Work-in-Process (WIP), labor-related problems can go undetected and unresolved for days. Kronos provides information that is granular, real time, and comprehensive, so users always know they’re working with the most current and valuable information regarding their workforce.
* Most manufacturers have pay rule environments with complexity, such as multiple states, shift differentials, and collective bargaining agreements. Many manufacturers have found that ERP systems cannot handle this complexity without costly customization.
* Manufacturers such as Briggs & Stratton Power Products, Georgia-Pacific, STIHL, and Wabash National Corporation use Kronos time and attendance solutions to extend the value of their ERP investment.
Supporting Quotes
* John Russo , senior business systems analyst, Elliott Company
“By interfacing our Kronos time and attendance and activities applications with our ERP system for updates every 15 minutes, supervisors can view real-time data on jobs, operations, work centers, labor hour standards, and labor expended. The Kronos solution seamlessly interacts with our Oracle ERP system.” Elliott Company is a large capital goods manufacturer serving a worldwide market.
* Cheng Wen, CIO, Heat and Control, Inc.
“While our ERP system has provided us value with a range of back-office processes, we realized that we needed a best-of-breed time and attendance solution to truly drive performance. Since implementing Kronos, we haven’t worried about costly customization, and have enjoyed substantial bottom-line results.” Heat and Control, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of food processing and packaging equipment, uses Kronos in Australia, China, Mexico, and the U.S.
* Barbara Pittman, HRIS manager, Northwest Pipe Company
“We have dispersed locations and a diverse set of employees and there is one product that has an expectation of 100-percent quality and on-time delivery every time – the paycheck. The more pay rules a time and attendance system can handle, the greater the reduction in payroll error. This is why we opted for Kronos.” Northwest Pipe Company, manufacturer of welded steel pipe and other products, is headquartered in Vancouver, Wash., and has 10 manufacturing facilities across Mexico and the U.S.
* Gregg Gordon, senior director of manufacturing industry marketing, Kronos
“Many manufacturers who use ERP systems are coming to realize that their payroll system is only as good as the data that goes into it. Time and attendance data collection is a common weak point in any corporate infrastructure, one that usually escapes detection and can leak hundreds, thousands, or even millions of dollars each year. Kronos can help by extending the value of an ERP system. We help manufacturers control labor costs, minimize compliance risk, and improve workforce productivity.”
Supporting Resources
* i121 – Report – “Extend the Value of Oracle to Labor Management,” Nucleus Research, 2009 (see Report)
* Kronos offers an integration tool, which makes it easy for organizations to integrate Kronos applications with existing ERP, payroll, and human resources systems (see “Kronos Announces Availability of Workforce Central 6.1”)
* Kronos offers a machine resource tracking capability for manufacturers (see Kronos Enables Manufacturers to Reconcile Labor and Machine Utilization to Drive Operational Efficiency)
Source: Kronos