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1 LABOR KRONOS for ANALYTICS MANUFACTURING Tired Increase of Budget Productivity, Surprises Control and Costs Missed and Productivity Gain a New Competitive Targets? Edge

2 Get Predictable Results with ON-DEMAND VISIBILITY and Actionable Insights into Workforce Data You have no shortage of workforce data being collected by disparate systems across the organization. But how can you make sense of all that information, identify what s relevant, and use that insight to guide better labor decisions? ENTER KRONOS WORKFORCE ANALYTICS. Kronos Workforce Analytics correlates data from various sources and transforms it into actionable business intelligence that helps you to control labor costs and improve workforce productivity. It provides shared visibility into key performance indicators (KPIs) so decision makers across the organization from line managers to senior executives can anticipate problems and take action to keep results in line with expectations. Configurable dashboards with role-specific views display up-to-the-minute performance status with easy drill-down into details for identifying the root cause of issues. For even greater convenience and control, the optional Workforce Tablet Analytics app provides on-demand access to KPIs and supporting detail at any time, from anywhere via the Apple ipad so you can manage in the moment and drive continuous improvement across your operations. GET VISIBILITY. GAIN INSIGHT. TAKE ACTION. COSTS WITHIN BUDGET? Can you set and monitor targets as part of a consistent approach to managing labor costs against expectations? CONTROLS IN PLACE? How can you prevent managers from scheduling too much overtime or permitting too much downtime again and again? DATA AT YOUR FINGERTIPS? Do your managers have easy access to current labor costs and workforce performance data to guide better decisions? ABLE TO REACT IN THE MOMENT? How quickly can your managers identify problem areas and zero in on root causes so they can take corrective action?

3 KRONOS WORKFORCE ANALYTICS More than Just Pretty Reporting You collect ever-increasing amounts of data workforce, financial, operational, and more from disparate systems across the organization. But are you able to leverage the full potential of this data to control labor costs and improve workforce productivity? While traditional reporting may allow for simple trending, it doesn t provide the on-demand visibility into integrated workforce data needed to monitor performance, identify problems, and make the necessary adjustments for staying on track. Without up-to-the-minute insight into workforce utilization, performance, and expenses, it s next to impossible to predict labor costs accurately and deploy your people most effectively. Workforce Analytics is a comprehensive business intelligence environment that extracts and integrates data from multiple sources, and organizes it in a format that is easy to access, understand, and act upon within the context of a labor manager s specific business issues. Automated tools enable managers to check KPI status, detect issues, pinpoint root causes, and take steps to keep labor productivity and costs on target. Control Labor Costs. You can t make cost-effective labor decisions using incomplete, outdated, or fragmented data trapped in manual reports and spreadsheets. Workforce Analytics consolidates and displays critical workforce metrics in dashboard views that make it easy to spot inflated labor expense. The ability to drill down into supporting detail helps you understand the precise causes of excess costs. So you can make instant adjustments putting the right people in the right place at the right time to meet ever-changing business demands, improve performance, and return the best results. Improve Workforce Productivity. Nobody wants to pay for work that doesn t produce measurable results. Workforce Analytics provides a simple way to connect the dots between productive employee hours and the bottom line. It helps you isolate the negative impact of unproductive time, like breaks, tardiness, or absences, so you can focus employees on achieving output, service-quality, and efficiency targets. What s more, ad hoc reporting makes it easy for managers to get the answers they need quickly without having to wait for IT assistance for expedited and impactful decision making. The Workforce Analytics dashboard provides on-demand visibility into key performance indicators (KPIs) for critical workforce performance categories such as overtime, absence, scheduling, productivity, and timeliness. Color-coded indicators direct attention to problem areas at a glance.

4 CONTROL LABOR COSTS Get Alerts, Take Action, Stay Within Budget Workforce Analytics delivers a complete analytics environment that can be extended and customized to meet evolving business needs. It includes: A configurable dashboard for monitoring performance against targets 150+ best-practice KPIs including: Overtime Hours as % of Actual Hours Absenteeism Cost per Event Nonproductive Labor Cost per Employee Total Labor Cost per Employee Hundreds of industryspecific metrics for manufacturing, retail, and healthcare Microsoft Office plugin for easily integrating analytics data with Excel, PowerPoint, and Word Comprehensive data extraction and security features Take command of your costs with Workforce Analytics. Get continuous visibility into KPIs across critical workforce performance categories, including overtime, absenteeism, and productivity, via color-coded dashboard views that highlight areas of concern. Configure the dashboard to meet your specific business needs and create ad hoc reports to answer unanticipated questions. So you can make informed labor decisions that support strategic goals. Uncover root causes of inflated labor expense by drilling down into supporting detail for each KPI. Set thresholds and get alerts when they are exceeded so you can identify and resolve small problems before they send labor costs spiraling out of control. Take action by making adjustments to keep labor costs in line with spending targets. Postpone training during a period of high unplanned absence to avoid overtime pay. Align staffing with forecast demand to minimize unproductive time. Workforce Analytics provides the insight you need to drive predictable results month after month and quarter after quarter.! Workforce Analytics allows us to set targets and thresholds and quickly alert managers. We now have an easy way for managers to assess performance, as well as immediate guidance when labor and volume are misaligned. Gretchen Stalboerger, Payroll Administrator Shooting Star Casino

5 IMPROVE WORKFORCE PRODUCTIVITY Work Toward the Right Results Extract, integrate, and organize data for actionable insights: Workforce Analytics captures data from Kronos scheduling, forecasting, and time and attendance solutions, and can receive data from financial and operational systems including: Point-of-Sale (POS) Traffic Counter Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) Warehouse Management Systems General Ledger Chart of Accounts Let Workforce Analytics guide you down the right path. Keep tabs on performance by setting targets at a departmental or enterprisewide level. Get on-demand status updates via color-coded dashboards. Receive alerts when pre-defined thresholds are exceeded. And use this upto-the-minute insight to guide labor decisions that help maximize workforce productivity and improve performance over time. Make better labor choices with the ability to uncover the reasons, like lengthy breaks or excessive downtime, behind low productivity. Pre-built reporting and analysis capabilities highlight outliers and let you drill down into the data to identify root causes of troublesome productivity issues. And get answers to critical questions like: What s the actual labor cost for each customer served? Or for each unit produced? So you can take immediate corrective action to help ensure expected results. Manage in the moment with on-demand visibility into current KPIs from anywhere, at any time via the Apple ipad. The optional Workforce Tablet Analytics app takes full advantage of the device s multi-touch user interface so managers can graphically display KPIs in dashboard view, tap to drill down for deeper insight, and even annotate screen views and them to frontline supervisors on the fly for more effective collaboration and more predictable results. As a result, you can see critical workforce data in context instead of trying to work with disparate information trapped in silos or static reports. The Workforce Tablet Analytics app provides field managers with easy access to information and insight from any location at any time. Identify areas of concern impacting your labor costs and productivity. Drill down to identify root causes.

6 NOT JUST DATA Insight You Can Act On The easy-to-own Kronos Workforce Analytics solution gives your managers the complete automation and high-quality information they need to access, understand, and explore complex labor data, transforming it into valuable insight they can act on to drive bottom-line results. Visibility: Track key performance indicators like overtime, absenteeism, productivity, scheduling, and timeliness, using current, consistent data you can trust. So you can instantly answer essential questions like: Are labor costs in line with expectations? Is there an uptrend in unplanned employee absences? Is overtime under control? Insight: Easy-to-use reporting and analytical tools allow your managers to drill down into the data to reveal the root causes of business challenges like low sales volume, customer service issues, or production delays. And link these problems to factors such as understaffing, insufficient training, or poorly maintained equipment.! Action: Color-coded indicators and alerts draw attention to troubling trends or isolated workforce challenges so your managers can get to the source of the problem and take steps to improve results fast. With high-quality, easy-to-understand information at their fingertips, managers across the organization can make fact-based decisions that help control costs and boost productivity.

7 Achieve results with WORKFORCE ANALYTICS managing labor costs and driving productivity through data-driven insight. CONTROL COSTS Keep labor costs within budget: Systematically manage unproductive paid time Better align actual worked hours to scheduled hours Make more effective use of temporary labor and overtime Use performance indicators and alerts to reduce cost overruns IMPROVE PRODUCTIVITY Monitor and analyze productive time: Identify labor productivity trends Investigate root causes of productivity issues Take action to keep productivity at target levels Drive continuous improvement using performance thresholds Our ability to manage labor is critical to how we run our business, and Workforce Analytics allows us to do this Workforce Analytics has helped create a culture of accountability. Les Lockrem, Director of Finance Constellation Brands

8 Kronos is the global leader in delivering workforce management solutions in the cloud. Tens of thousands of organizations in more than 100 countries including more than half of the Fortune 1000 use Kronos to control labor costs, minimize compliance risk, and improve workforce productivity. Learn more about Kronos industry-specific time and attendance, scheduling, absence management, HR and payroll, hiring, and labor analytics applications at Kronos: Workforce Innovation That Works. Put Kronos Workforce Analytics to work for you: kronos.com/analytics Kronos Incorporated 297 Billerica Road Chelmsford, MA Kronos Incorporated. Kronos and the Kronos logo are registered trademarks and Workforce Analytics are trademarks of Kronos Incorporated or a related company. All other product and company names are used for identification purposes only and may be the trademarks of their respective owners. All specifications are subject to change. All rights reserved. Printed in the USA. CV0160-USv1