Tag: "Kronos"

Safelite AutoGlass Selects Kronos

Nationâ??s largest provider of auto glass repair and replacement services purchases latest version of Workforce Central® suite

CHELMSFORD, Mass. (June 03, 2009) –

Safelite AutoGlass, a long-time Kronos® Incorporated customer, has upgraded to version 6.1 of the Kronos Workforce Central® suite. The workforce management solution will be used by 8,000 Safelite AutoGlass employees in 395 locations in all 50 states.
News Facts

* Safelite AutoGlass previously used a legacy Kronos time and attendance solution for a portion of its workforce.
* Safelite AutoGlass recently purchased time and attendance and absence management applications from Kronos for use across the entire workforce including employees at its corporate facility, call center, and factory, as well as glass installers who work in the field.
* By using the Kronos time and attendance application across all departments and locations, Safelite AutoGlass will gain control of labor costs and improve workforce productivity by consistently applying work rules and reducing manual and timely administrative tasks.
* The Kronos absence management application will enable Safelite AutoGlass to minimize compliance risk by managing employee absence and consistently complying with government regulations such as the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and state leave laws.
* Workforce Central 6.1, which became available in February, includes hundreds of features and ease-of-use enhancements that enable complete automation of workforce management business processes.
* The auto glass services provider plans to use the Kronos Workforce Integration Manager(TM) integration tool to interface Kronos applications to its existing human resources and payroll applications.

Supporting Quotes

* Barbara Mason, payroll director, Safelite AutoGlass
* “Kronos clearly emerged as the technology partner of choice for us. We were impressed with the capabilities that Kronos added in version 6.1, and equally impressed with the company’s philosophy about not having to trade functionality for simplicity. And from past experiences, we know that Kronos delivers on its promises.”
* Gregg Gordon, senior director, manufacturing industry marketing, Kronos
“Safelite AutoGlass’ needs were much simpler when it first selected Kronos: manage time and attendance for 1,600 employees. Now, eight years later, we’re pleased to see the organization extend its relationship with Kronos to achieve complete automation of workforce management business processes.”

Supporting Resources

* About Safelite AutoGlass

About Kronos Incorporated

Kronos is the global leader in workforce management solutions that enable organizations to control labor costs, minimize compliance risk, and improve workforce productivity. Tens of thousands of organizations in 60 countries — including more than half of the Fortune 1000® — use Kronos time and attendance, scheduling, absence management, HR and payroll, hiring, and labor analytics applications. To learn how Kronos uniquely delivers complete automation and high-quality information in an easy-to-use solution, visit www.kronos.com.

© 2009 Kronos Incorporated.Kronos and Workforce Central are registered trademarks and Workforce Integration Manager is a trademark of Kronos Incorporated or a related company. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners.

Source: Kronos

Tags:

New Kronos

Kronos® Incorporated today announced a new service to uncover significant labor cost savings through detailed analysis of an organizationâ??s time and attendance information.

CHELMSFORD, Mass (June 01, 2009) –

Kronos® Incorporated today announced a new service to uncover significant labor cost savings through detailed analysis of an organization’s time and attendance information.
News Facts

*
The Diagnostic Assessment analyzes an organization’s existing time and attendance data to uncover excess labor costs in areas such as overtime; schedule effectiveness; time that is paid but not worked; and absenteeism.
*
The Diagnostic Assessment finds trends and outliers in each of these areas, and uses the organization’s own historical performance to identify root causes contributing to the excess labor expense.
*
The Diagnostic Assessment takes approximately one week to complete. At the end of the engagement, Kronos delivers a detailed report that identifies potential areas of cost savings and recommended actions to reduce labor expense and improve workforce performance.
*
In an actual case, a manufacturer with 72 locations and 8,200 employees used the Kronos Diagnostic Assessment to evaluate 19 months of timekeeping history and revealed:
o $2.9M in savings with a five percent reduction in overtime labor;
o $11.8M in savings by bringing the three highest overtime departments back to baseline
o $2M in savings by bringing the four worst time-clock abusing departments back to baseline; and
o $3M in savings by bringing the seven lowest-productivity departments back to baseline.
*
The Diagnostic Assessment does not require deployment of any new technology. The service is performed by Kronos service professionals using the Kronos Workforce Analytics(TM) labor analytics application.
*
Typical cost for the engagement is approximately $10,000.
*
The Kronos Diagnostic Assessment is available to existing Kronos customers.

Supporting Quotes

*
Christopher Todd, vice president of services, Kronos
“In this difficult economic climate, organizations are looking for ways to trim labor costs without eliminating jobs. The Kronos Diagnostic Assessment gives new value to timekeeping data, which is too often used for little other than processing hourly payroll. Now, organizations can find areas where they can reduce overtime, uncover time-clock abuse, and identify underperforming departments. In an atmosphere where every penny counts, the Diagnostic Assessment provides a quick path to meaningful reductions in labor expense.”

Supporting Resources

* For more information regarding Kronos solutions, call (800) 225-1561.

About Kronos Incorporated

Kronos is the global leader in workforce management solutions that enable organizations to control labor costs, minimize compliance risk, and improve workforce productivity. Tens of thousands of organizations in 60 countries — including more than half of the Fortune 1000® — use Kronos time and attendance, scheduling, absence management, HR and payroll, hiring, and labor analytics applications. To learn how Kronos uniquely delivers complete automation and high-quality information in an easy-to-use solution, visit www.kronos.com.

© 2009 Kronos Incorporated. Kronos and the Kronos logo are registered trademarks and Workforce Analytics is a trademark of Kronos Incorporated or a related company. All other product and company names mentioned are used for identification purposes only and may be trademarks of their respective owners.

Source: Kronos

Tags:

New Kronos

CHELMSFORD, Mass. (June 01, 2009) – Kronos® Incorporated today announced a new service to uncover significant labor cost savings through detailed analysis of an organization’s time and attendance information.
News Facts

*
The Diagnostic Assessment analyzes an organization’s existing time and attendance data to uncover excess labor costs in areas such as overtime; schedule effectiveness; time that is paid but not worked; and absenteeism.
*
The Diagnostic Assessment finds trends and outliers in each of these areas, and uses the organization’s own historical performance to identify root causes contributing to the excess labor expense.
*
The Diagnostic Assessment takes approximately one week to complete. At the end of the engagement, Kronos delivers a detailed report that identifies potential areas of cost savings and recommended actions to reduce labor expense and improve workforce performance.
*
In an actual case, a manufacturer with 72 locations and 8,200 employees used the Kronos Diagnostic Assessment to evaluate 19 months of timekeeping history and revealed:
o $2.9M in savings with a five percent reduction in overtime labor;
o $11.8M in savings by bringing the three highest overtime departments back to baseline
o $2M in savings by bringing the four worst time-clock abusing departments back to baseline; and
o $3M in savings by bringing the seven lowest-productivity departments back to baseline.
*
The Diagnostic Assessment does not require deployment of any new technology. The service is performed by Kronos service professionals using the Kronos Workforce Analytics(TM) labor analytics application.
*
Typical cost for the engagement is approximately $10,000.
*
The Kronos Diagnostic Assessment is available to existing Kronos customers.

Supporting Quotes

*
Christopher Todd, vice president of services, Kronos
“In this difficult economic climate, organizations are looking for ways to trim labor costs without eliminating jobs. The Kronos Diagnostic Assessment gives new value to timekeeping data, which is too often used for little other than processing hourly payroll. Now, organizations can find areas where they can reduce overtime, uncover time-clock abuse, and identify underperforming departments. In an atmosphere where every penny counts, the Diagnostic Assessment provides a quick path to meaningful reductions in labor expense.”

Source: Kronos

Tags:

Kronos

Kronos® Incorporated today announced that it has hired a new chief scientist, John Morrison, and two additional industrial/organizational psychologists, Philip Mangos and Rainer Seitz. The Kronos science team works in the Kronos hiring solutions group, developing tools to help customers confidently

CHELMSFORD, Mass. (May 28, 2009) –

Kronos® Incorporated today announced that it has hired a new chief scientist, John Morrison, and two additional industrial/organizational psychologists, Philip Mangos and Rainer Seitz. The Kronos science team works in the Kronos hiring solutions group, developing tools to help customers confidently select higher-quality employees whom Kronos science predicts are more likely to be productive and dependable. In turn, customers realize benefits such as reduction in hourly turnover, improvement in sales and services levels, reduction in the time spent on hiring, and an overall improvement in frontline productivity.
News Facts

*
John Morrison, Ph.D. joined the team as chief scientist to provide strategic direction to the Kronos team of industrial/organizational scientists related to personnel selection tools, theory and model development, new product and service offerings, and empirical analysis. Prior to joining Kronos, Morrison held positions at A&M Psychometrics, The Home Depot, and PSI Services. Throughout his career, he has been actively involved in solution and product design as well as applied research in talent assessment. Morrison earned his bachelor’s degree in psychology from Emory University and doctorate in industrial/organizational psychology from the University of Tulsa.
*
Phillip Mangos, Ph.D. joined Kronos as a senior assessment scientist, supporting the development of personnel selection systems for Kronos customers with emphasis on job and task analysis, job performance measurement, the implementation of job performance referenced passing scores, and adaptive training technologies. Prior to joining Kronos, Mangos worked as a research psychologist at the U.S. Navy and with Personnel Decisions Research Institutes. He holds a doctorate degree in industrial/organizational and human factors psychology from Wright State University.
*
Rainer Seitz, Ph.D. joined Kronos as an assessment scientist. His work involves assessment development, validation, job analysis, and legal compliance. Prior to joining Kronos, Rainer was a principal in a Northwest consulting firm which provided services in the areas of employee selection and performance management. In addition to his work at Kronos, Rainer is an adjunct faculty member at Washington State University – Vancouver. Rainer holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Marquette University, and a doctorate’s degree in industrial/organizational psychology from Portland State University.

Supporting Quotes

*
Peter George, chief technology officer and senior vice president, products and technology, Kronos
“We are excited to welcome such a talented group of scientists to the Kronos team. When it comes to developing hiring software, our science is a key differentiator, so we rely on having the best and brightest from the world of I/O psychology to keep us innovating at a speed and level of precision that far outpaces our competitors.”

Supporting Resources

*
Kronos Hiring Software

About Kronos Incorporated

Kronos is the global leader in workforce management solutions that enable organizations to control labor costs, minimize compliance risk, and improve workforce productivity. Tens of thousands of organizations in 60 countries — including more than half of the Fortune 1000® — use Kronos time and attendance, scheduling, absence management, HR and payroll, hiring, and labor analytics applications. To learn how Kronos uniquely delivers complete automation and high-quality information in an easy-to-use solution, visit www.kronos.com.

© 2009 Kronos Incorporated. Kronos is a registered trademark of Kronos Incorporated or a related company. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners.

Source: Kronos

Tags:

Aker Philadelphia Shipyard Achieves $660,000 in Savings with Kronos

Kronos® Incorporated today announced that Aker Philadelphia Shipyard has achieved more than $660,000 in savings by using Kronos human resources and payroll applications

LONG BEACH, Calif.

Tags:

Kronos

Kronos® Incorporated customer Karen Mantel, manager of payroll and retirement at STIHL Inc., will present with Kronos partner, Steve Levy, principal of Axsium Group, on the organizational impact of an enterprise-wide workforce management implementation

USA (May 18, 2009) –

What:

Kronos® Incorporated customer Karen Mantel, manager of payroll and retirement at STIHL Inc., will present with Kronos partner, Steve Levy, principal of Axsium Group, on the organizational impact of an enterprise-wide workforce management implementation. Their presentation will demonstrate how such technology can enable payroll departments to transition from an administrative function to a business partner, supporting business objectives through labor cost control and improved workforce productivity.

When:

Tuesday, May 19, 2009, 8:00 a.m. PT

Where:

American Payroll Association (APA) Annual Congress Long Beach, California; Long Beach Convention Center, Promenade 203AB Kronos is exhibiting in booth # 427

Why:

STIHL Inc., a manufacturer of the world’s largest-selling brand of chain saws, is a longstanding Kronos time and attendance customer. Mantel will provide payroll professionals with best practice information on successfully implementing workforce management to drive organizational benefits and ROI.
About Kronos Incorporated

Kronos is the global leader in workforce management solutions that enable organizations to control labor costs, minimize compliance risk, and improve workforce productivity. Tens of thousands of organizations in 60 countries — including more than half of the Fortune 1000® — use Kronos time and attendance, scheduling, absence management, HR and payroll, hiring, and labor analytics applications. To learn how Kronos uniquely delivers complete automation and high-quality information in an easy-to-use solution, visit www.kronos.com.
About STIHL Inc.

STIHL Inc. manufactures the world’s largest selling brand of chain saws and cut-off machines and produces a full line of powerful, lightweight, and versatile handheld outdoor power equipment for homeowners and professional users. STIHL products are sold through independent servicing power equipment retailers from coast to coast – not mass merchants. STIHL products sold through U.S. STIHL dealers are for distribution in the U.S. only. For more information or for the name of the closest STIHL retailer call toll free 1-800-GO STIHL (1-800-467-8445) or visit the STIHL Web site at www.stihlusa.com.

© 2009 Kronos Incorporated. Kronos is a registered trademark of Kronos Incorporated or a related company. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners.

Source: Kronos

Tags:

United Supermarkets Extends Use of Kronos

Grocer uses scheduling solution following fast payback from time and attendance system

CHELMSFORD, Mass. (May 12, 2009) –

Kronos® Incorporated today announced that United Supermarkets is using its employee scheduling application to enhance customer service and drive store productivity by accurately matching staffing levels to store traffic patterns.
News Facts

*
United Supermarkets achieved favorable results and a fast payback using a time and attendance solution from Kronos. As a result of the positive experience, the retailer extended its relationship with Kronos to include employee scheduling.
*
United Supermarkets is implementing the Kronos scheduling application across 50 stores to optimize labor scheduling by accurately forecasting business needs and calculating labor requirements.
*
United Supermarkets previously used a partially automated process to create employee schedules for a variety of departments. Other departments manually scheduled employees. With the Kronos scheduling solution, United Supermarkets is poised to anticipate the demands that impact its workforce across each store, thus driving store productivity by minimizing over- and under-staffing.
*
United Supermarkets will use the Kronos application to schedule front-end, bookkeeper, fuel, and food service employees, and plans to eventually use Kronos to schedule all departments.
* The forecasting capabilities of the solution will leverage each store’s historical trends, traffic patterns, and labor standards to derive accurate sales and labor plans which, when combined with actual labor spend, will enable enterprise visibility and control of store productivity. The scheduling application will also help ensure compliance with labor laws, union rules, and corporate/store policies.

Supporting Quotes

*
Chris St. Clair, chief information officer and vice president, United Supermarkets
“Our growth and success are the result of our unwavering commitment to service. Our use of Kronos ties directly to this commitment because excellent customer service begins with a productive and well-managed workforce. After experiencing very favorable results and a fast payback on our time and attendance project, we knew Kronos could successfully help us optimize labor scheduling in our stores.”
*
John Anderson, director, industry marketing, Kronos
“United Supermarkets is one of many forward-thinking food retailers that are implementing optimized scheduling to drive results at store-level. The leadership team at United Supermarkets realizes the direct correlation between store productivity and the customer experience. Using Kronos workforce management solutions will enable United Supermarkets to control labor costs, minimize compliance risk, and improve workforce productivity.”

Supporting Resources

* About United Supermarkets

About Kronos Incorporated

Kronos is the global leader in workforce management solutions that enable organizations to control labor costs, minimize compliance risk, and improve workforce productivity. Tens of thousands of organizations in 60 countries — including more than half of the Fortune 1000® — use Kronos time and attendance, scheduling, absence management, HR and payroll, hiring, and labor analytics applications. To learn how Kronos uniquely delivers complete automation and high-quality information in an easy-to-use solution, visit www.kronos.com.

© 2009 Kronos Incorporated. Kronos is a registered trademark of Kronos Incorporated or a related company. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners.

Source: Kronos

Tags:

Demand for Kronos

Kronos announces second-quarter Fiscal 2009 momentum

USA (May 11, 2009) –

Kronos® Incorporated today announced financial results, company advancements, and customer successes for the second quarter of Fiscal 2009. Kronos revenue for the quarter was $159.7 million. Earnings before interest, tax, and amortization (EBITA) were $31.8 million.1

“Demand for our workforce management solutions remains strong in spite of the bleak economy. The critical business issues that we address — control labor costs, minimize compliance risk, and improve workforce productivity — intensify during times like these,” said Aron Ain, Kronos chief executive officer. “Because we solve real problems and deliver real results, we’re poised for success during the current economic turbulence and will emerge stronger than ever when the economy turns around.”
News Facts

* Kronos delivered three major products during the quarter.
o The latest version of Workforce Central® is in high demand for its ease-of-use enhancements and deep functionality. Major advancements include enhanced ERP integration; lower total cost of ownership; complete automation of various workforce management business processes; and additional global capabilities.
o The Workforce Acquisition(TM) hiring solution now includes advanced selection science for long-term care organizations, as well as support for field/hourly hiring in the UK.
o Marking a major release of its time and attendance solution for small- and mid-sized businesses in Europe, Kronos delivered the latest version of Kronos Efficient(TM).
* Demand for high-quality information and complete automation of workforce management processes is driving interest in Kronos time and attendance, scheduling, absence management, HR and payroll, hiring, and analytics applications.
o County of Guilford, the third-largest county in North Carolina, chose to automate time and attendance, scheduling, and absence management for 2,700 employees in all departments. The automation of time and attendance functions will be integrated with the overall effort to implement a new payroll system for the county.
o Finning International Inc, the world’s largest Caterpillar equipment dealer, headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, selected Kronos for time and attendance as part of a global deployment of its new ERP solution.
o Mt. Rogers, a national recreation area with 800 employees, purchased HR and payroll applications in an effort to trim five percent of administrative costs.
o Wellstar Health System, a five-hospital system in Georgia, selected time and attendance, scheduling, absence management, and analytics for 11,000 employees.
o Yale University purchased a 16,000-employee license for time and attendance, absence management, and analytics for use across 150 departments.
* More organizations are choosing Kronos to extend the value of their existing ERP application.
o City of Denver, Colo., purchased time and attendance, scheduling, labor activities and absence management applications for use by 13,000 employees in 50 government agencies. The city selected Kronos to replace a previously purchased time and labor system from a leading ERP vendor, citing issues with time-to-value.
o New Mexico Department of Health Facilities Management chose to automate its time and attendance processes with Kronos to reduce payroll inflation and consistently enforce compliance requirements. The granular view of time and attendance data provided by the Kronos solution will help the Department of Health reduce compliance risk and minimize unnecessary overtime. The Kronos application will work in conjunction with the State of New Mexico investment in PeopleSoft.
o One of the largest non-profit public health systems in the U.S. chose to remove the time and labor application from PeopleSoft/Oracle in exchange for Kronos, citing a desire for more complete automation of the time and attendance function without costly customization.
* Global demand remains strong despite weak economy.
o The UK had a very strong quarter with a large number of new customer contracts. Customer wins included: Accor, a European hospitality company and Alstom, a global leader in the world of power generation.
o Customer wins in Australia included DFS, a leading luxury retailer catering to the travelling public; Linfox, a supply chain solutions provider; and Southern Health, a large metropolitan health service.
o Customer wins in China included automotive supplier ArvinMeritor, an existing Kronos customer across multiple regions. In addition, Kronos entered the China healthcare market by securing a contract with United Family Hospitals and Clinics (UFH), one of the top healthcare service providers in China.
o In India, business is increasingly coming from organizations that have realized deficiencies in how their ERP system handles local, country-specific workforce management business processes. Customer wins included GMR Group, India’s leading infrastructure developer; Firstsource, a global business process outsourcer; and Viraj Profiles Limited, one of the world’s largest producers of stainless steel products.

About Kronos Incorporated

Kronos is the global leader in workforce management solutions that enable organizations to control labor costs, minimize compliance risk, and improve workforce productivity. Tens of thousands of organizations in 60 countries — including more than half of the Fortune 1000® — use Kronos time and attendance, scheduling, absence management, HR and payroll, hiring, and labor analytics applications. To learn how Kronos uniquely delivers complete automation and high-quality information in an easy-to-use solution, visit www.kronos.com.

© 2009 Kronos Incorporated. Kronos and Workforce Central are registered trademarks and Workforce Acquisition and Kronos Efficient are trademarks of Kronos Incorporated or a related company. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners.

Footnote 1: Revenue excludes purchase accounting adjustments related to the company going private in June 2007 and its acquisition of Unicru and Captor businesses in 2006 and 2007. EBITA excludes purchase accounting adjustments, FAS 123R charges, and non-recurring one-time charges.

Source: Kronos

Tags:

Kronos

Enables customers to easily and cost-effectively extend increased value of their ERP investments

ORLANDO

Tags:

The Durst Organization Builds Comprehensive Workforce Management Solution with Kronos

Kronos® Incorporated today announced that The Durst Organization, a world leader in the development of technologically advanced and environmentally responsible commercial property, has replaced its partially automated time and attendance, payroll, and human resources systems with a single, integrat

CHELMSFORD, Mass. (April 29, 2009) –

Kronos® Incorporated today announced that The Durst Organization, a world leader in the development of technologically advanced and environmentally responsible commercial property, has replaced its partially automated time and attendance, payroll, and human resources systems with a single, integrated solution, Kronos Essentials(TM).
News Facts

* Durst chose Kronos for its ability to completely automate business processes to effectively manage its 800 employees across 13 locations.
* Employees – both hourly and salaried – adopted the easy-to-use technology, resulting in improved morale and accurate time and attendance tracking.
* Benefits include accuracy in payroll leading to labor cost control; elimination of manual, error-prone processes for improved productivity; and centralized control and enforcement to manage compliance with its variety of union work rules.
* With 40 percent year-over-year growth, Kronos Essentials delivers world-class capabilities simply and cost effectively so organizations don’t have to settle for a partially automated system. Kronos Essentials maximizes limited budgets through flexible payment and deployment options, fits seamlessly within existing IT infrastructure, and can be easily extended as business needs grow.

Supporting Quotes

* Barry Fagan , vice president, information systems, The Durst Organization
“Kronos provides comprehensive functionality without requiring additional customization, which gives us full control over the system and a lower overall total cost of ownership. By automating all processes on a single platform and database, Kronos proved to be an easy-to-own solution that was swiftly implemented. Also, by effectively tracking the time and attendance of our diverse workforce with varied schedules and needs, Kronos helps us keep our labor costs accurate and predictable – in real time.”
* Charlie DeWitt, vice president of vertical markets, Kronos
“Partially automated and disparate systems can not only be productivity killers, but can drastically impact the accuracy of a paycheck as well. Kronos takes the guesswork out of time reporting and optimizes processes to control labor costs, minimize compliance risk, and improve workforce productivity.”

About The Durst Organization

The Durst Organization is one of New York’s oldest and most respected privately held owner/builder/managers of commercial and residential real estate. Started in 1915 by Joseph Durst, the company is now headed by his grandsons, Douglas and Jonathan Durst and has become one of nations’ foremost green builders. The company owns and manages more than 8.5 million square feet of Class A midtown office space as well as over 1.5 million square feet of residential rental building. Today, the Durst Organization is finishing the most environmentally advances skyscraper in the U.S., the 2.1 million square foot Bank of America Tower at One Bryant Park. The Durst Organization continues to grow and seek out new opportunities for innovative commercial and residential development in and around New York City.

About Kronos Incorporated

Kronos is the global leader in workforce management solutions that enable organizations to control labor costs, minimize compliance risk, and improve workforce productivity. Tens of thousands of organizations in 60 countries — including more than half of the Fortune 1000® — use Kronos time and attendance, scheduling, absence management, HR and payroll, hiring, and labor analytics applications. To learn how Kronos uniquely delivers complete automation and high-quality information in an easy-to-use solution, visit www.kronos.com.

© 2009 Kronos Incorporated. Kronos and Kronos Essentials are registered trademarks of Kronos Incorporated or a related company. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners.

Source: Kronos

Tags:

Page 6 of 7« First...34567