Easy Metrics: Labor Management Made Easy

Labor Management Systems are an integral part of any warehouse management initiative. At roughly 60% of an operation’s costs, and the largest variable cost center, managing labor cost and performance metrics has become a business-critical function. Since the industry has adopted LMS’s, going without one puts you at an objective and measurable disadvantage.

An LMS functions by taking employee activity data and reporting productivity levels for those employees, as either individuals or groups. These productivity levels can be broken down by customer, process, supervisor, employee, shift, facility, product, or service type, giving you an overview of your operational performance.

This data allows you to confidently manage by the numbers, gain employee buy-in and trust, and improve employee engagement. LMS’s helps eliminate bad habits like supervisor bias, accepting eyes on-the-floor observation as fact, and fear-based management tactics.