Creating a successful Pay for Performance program is both art and science. We have designed and implemented PFP programs for over 20 years and have learned the hard way what works and what doesn’t work. Here are the fundamental building blocks for any successful program, as well as a few pitfalls to watch out for. […]
Most operations we talk to are being challenged to drive down their labor costs. This may seem like an overwhelming task, but with access to the right data all it takes is a little discipline and consistency. Easy Metrics was developed to solve this exact challenge when we ran the operations on a fixed bid […]
One of the biggest challenges we find with any customer is the lack of 100% visibility into how employees spend their time in distribution and manufacturing operations. Within distribution, most WMS systems only track on standard work, ie direct labor. Anywhere from 25-50% of labor then is unaccounted for. With manufacturing, it can be even […]
Engineered labor standards focus on all of the measurements that compose a unit of productivity for an employee. The labor standard formula is: labor standard = AX+BY+CZ + . . . Where A, B and C are the calculated coefficients done through engineering or observation and X, Y, and Z are the quantity. An example […]
The Third Party Logistics industry is one of the most challenging industries to apply labor management to due to its very dynamic nature. This podcast discusses how Easy Metrics works with the 3PL industry and key issues to focus …
Peter Drucker is quoted as saying “You can’t manage what you can’t measure!” The world is now awash in data and measurements. The challenge is to understand which ones are important and drive the success in your business. Traditionally, when companies implement labor management, they focus on productivity and labor standards. Yes, productivity is very […]
