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Global Food Manufacturer to Link Time & Labor
Reporting to Enterprise Systems
Integrated Time & Attendance and Labor
Management System Reduces Payroll Costs; Instantly Highlights Labor
Allotments
MIRAMAR, FL. February 5,
2004- Kaba Benzing, a subsidiary of $800 million Kaba
Holding AG and worldwide leader in time and labor management
systems, today announced that its new AutoTime 6 time and labor
management system offers
a wide range of new features that
streamline the collection of time and labor data for a variety of
businesses in a wide range of industries. AutoTime 6 uniquely
integrates time and attendance information with labor information as
soon as the data is
collected.
“Labor costs are a
significant expenditure that negatively impacts a company's bottom
line if left unchecked. This is especially true for companies whose
employees contribute high value content in relation to revenues,”
explains Jim King, Director of Product Strategy for Kaba Benzing.
“Too often, these businesses rely solely on the time and attendance
process as their cost containment medium. This does not give
a
true picture of labor costs. By integrating time and attendance data
with labor data at the point of collection, AutoTime 6 reduces
payroll errors while giving management
a real-time picture of
labor costs, thus creating an accelerated return on
investment.”
The new AutoTime 6 time and labor reporting
system provides significant enhancements for improved user
efficiency and data presentation. With its highly configurable web
time entry, the new time card provides greater flexibilities. To
speed up the learning curve, the navigation panel looks similar to
Windows Explorer. Users add favorites by merely linking them
directly to their most commonly used functions. To simplify
day-to-day operations for supervisors, the dashboard consolidates
information that is traditionally spread across several screens into
a single view that is optimized for that supervisor only. No longer
must supervisors wade though extraneous information.
Shop
floor users can use Kaba Benzing's line of touchscreen terminals to
review accrual (PTO) balances, display current active jobs and
request time off (PTO). User-defined ad hoc financial reports
simplify complicated analyses of labor costs and
provide them in
real time. IT support staff can develop custom configurations of
Kaba Benzing-developed templates. Report definitions can be shared
while the data continues to be controlled by the AutoTime security
system.
The new AutoTime 6 also is fully supported for Oracle
9i (64 bit) on the HP-UX 11i and the Sun Solaris 9. True 64-bit
database performance is available without needing 32-bit libraries.
It also easily interfaces with all leading ERP software
suites.
“Most importantly, it takes most users less than ten
minutes to learn to use AutoTime 6,” says Jim King. “Whether on the
shop floor or in offices, everybody picks up the system
quickly.”
According to King, traditional time card users
clock in and out of their jobs using optimized shop floor terminals,
wireless devices or handheld PCs. AutoTime 6 records their
activities as they occur. Elapsed employees enter their total time
worked on a project and automatic users, such as salaried or support
personnel, use the system on an exception basis, inputting events
such as vacation or jury duty.
Frontline managers review
their employees' schedules at a glance, observing a quick, real-time
view of their workgroup. Managers of professional employees use
AutoTime 6 to examine the amount of time worked, approve overtime
and review other job requirements. AutoTime 6 is especially helpful
to managers who oversee contract employees, such as consultants. For
instance, the web-based system lets consultants log time from
anywhere with their PCs. In addition, it provides a secure method of
letting clients view and approve time posted to their accounts prior
to
billing. Likewise, it notifies consultants of changes to their
timecards or alerts them if their timecard has not been
received.
Payroll management and executive staff can see at
any moment in time how many people are charging to an
account.
“Service industries, manufacturers, distribution
companies and project-oriented organizations will all find the new
AutoTime 6 gives them a better handle on their labor and payroll
costs,” Jim King adds. “Customers typically achieve
returns-on-
investment within three to 18 months.”
The new
AutoTime 6 is available now. A detailed listing of AutoTime 6's
advanced features is available at www.kaba-benzing-usa.com/features.
To request a copy of the new AutoTime 6 White Paper, go to
www.kaba-benzing-usa.com/AutoTime/ whitepaper.
About Kaba
Benzing
Located in MIRAMAR, FL., Kaba Benzing is a
subsidiary of $800 million Kaba Holding AG and a worldwide leader in
time and labor management systems. From touch screen access and shop
floor terminals to complex labor costing algorithms and reporting
for PeopleSoft and other leading enterprise systems, Kaba Benzing
offers an array of time and attendance and production data
collection solutions. Kaba Benzing can be contacted in North America
at 954-416-1720; website is www.kaba-benzing-usa.com. In Europe and
Asia, website address is http://www.kaba-benzing.com/.
For more information:
Rohini
Uppal
KABA BENZING
954-416-1720, x361
ruppal@kbm.kaba.com
Tom Brigham
BRIGHAM
SCULLY
818-716-9021
tbrigham@brighamscully.com
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