To improve productivity in your operations, you must be able to measure and optimize labor activities.

• Are you concerned about labor utilization and efficiency?
• Are you able to set fair and clear performance expectations for your warehouse workers?
• Does your warehouse management system provide adequate performance measurement capabilities?
• Are your executives and supervisors able to see and take action on labor performance—in a timely manner?
• Is the accuracy of your engineered labor standards constrained by the limitations of a KVI-based Labor Management System?

The answer is FLEXdls™, a product of West Monroe Partners—the labor optimization authority. FLEXdls™ is a best-of-breed labor management software solution that enhances any warehouse management system. FLEXdls™ generates discrete engineered labor standards for critical tasks within a distribution environment utilizing your preferred work measurement methods and using your existing warehouse management system data.

With ELS as its foundation, FLEXdls™ is the most accurate and flexible labor management solution available, allowing you to:

• Model the reality in your warehouse.
• Calculate accurate travel times by assigning individual travel speeds for machine travel.
• Implement discrete Engineered Labor Standards independent of work measurement methods.
• Produce more precise results by using discrete formulas rather than key value indicators.
• Make updates immediately as your environment changes.
• Integrate with any existing warehouse management system.

The advanced FLEXdls™ analytics module provides visibility into labor performance with dynamic dashboards, advanced reporting and event management:

• Highly configurable dashboards and reports allow users to easily organize information according to their individual requirements and visual preference.
• Stakeholders receive performance alerts from highly configurable event management tools, enabling them to monitor performance and adjust resources to meet operational demands
• Combine past performance data with future planning factors to accurately forecast the labor required to maximize business performance.
• Supports data export to Microsoft Excel and Portable Document Format (PDF.)

Tested by unions.

FLEXdls™ has been reviewed and tested by union representatives—meeting stringent requirements for accuracy and fairness.

FLEXdls™ provides the insight you need to:

• Decrease costs and eliminates waste in your operation.
• Improve individual and group performance.
• Motivate managers and employees.
• Enhance planning capabilities.

Learn more about FLEXdls™.