Staffing Levels

Miscalculated staffing levels and sub-optimised shift schedules cause excessive overtime, often coupled with underutilised employee capacity. When there are not enough employees at a given time of day the need for overtime arises. The difficulty for many operations is identifying the optimal number of employees and how to distribute them. This is particularly challenging for industries where demand and production is highly variable, with daily, weekly, monthly or seasonal fluctuations.

The goal is to match employees up as close as possible to the needs of the operation. However, in doing so, the resulting schedule is often not very accommodating towards employee preferences. This problem can lead to higher absenteeism and turnover rates which in turn will often drive up overtime.

How CIRCADIAN AUSTRALIA can help you:

• Proportional Staffing – Companies that have implemented flexible workforce management programs have experienced significant operational improvements.
• Staffing Level Analysis – Identifying the core manpower requirement is crucial to improving the utilisation of employees.