When using Labor Management software, engineered standards are the difference between a rough estimation and an accurate radar gun.

For nearly a decade, analysts and supply chain journalists have talked about the benefits of implementing a Labor Management (LMS) module. In the past few years, Slotting has been added to this discussion, primarily because many of the LMS vendors have started to integrate Slotting with LMS. Trying to figure out why a company would implement either – or both – is not a straightforward answer. That’s not to say that an LMS module is a complicated implementation effort or that the justification is difficult to prove. In a sampling of approximately 40 clients, all showed an opportunity for improvement of over ten percent in labor costs, with paybacks routinely less than one year. …