The manual time sheet system for tracking staff time on jobs has been used by NZ manufacturers for over 100 years without change and without improvement. 

Manual time sheet reporting provides production information “too little, too late, too inaccurate and too expensive”.

For example for a workshop of 10 staff the cost of manual time sheets is lost production time and administration time of $800 per week, therefore $40,000 per year.

For a 20 workshop staff manufacturer the costs are $1,600 per week and $80,000 per year.

By comparison, the technology of touchscreens on the workshop floor and a Labour Tracking and Management Software App subscription cost is substantially less than the cost of manual time sheets.

Such Apps have 200+ screens and reports in real time and accurate production information, accurate individual staff times and job times,  presented continuously throughout the day on 50 inch TV monitors in the office and on the workshop floor.

If, as a NZ manufacturer with 10 workshop staff, you stopped using a 100 year old inaccurate manual system and instead used accurate new technology of touchscreens and TVs on workshop floor and the production App, you would save in excess of $650 per week and save $32,500 per year.

One good Labour Management Software App option developed specifically for jobbing manufacturers and engineers involved in custom, bespoke and “one off” manufacturing is www.empowersoftware.co.nz – you will see a 20 year and 240 manufacturing clients’ track record of securing 20% to 40%+ reduction in labour times on Jobs and 20% to 40%+ reduction of labour cost on Jobs.

This on a 10 workshop staff manufacturing site is 80 additional production hours per week and $6,400 additional revenue per week.