Workload Planner
Leading Retailers rely onWorkload Planner
Workload Planner is a performance-enhancing tool that enables activity-based norming, budgeting and simulation. It provides control over labor costs per location and helps in making well-founded and strategic decisions.
14
countries operating
40
years of experience in efficiency
15
years interface with Manus
This is how Workload Planner works
How much work is to be done in your organization? And how large should the team be to handle this workload? Workload Planner is the tool to achieve activity-based labour standards. It uses a comprehensive database built on over 40 years of experience in this field. The tool quickly provides insights into the workload and the optimal team composition. This ensures you to gain and to maintain control over labor costs—one of the most significant controllable expense categories in retail.
For 15 years Workload Planner has been integrated with MANUS WFM, helping to achieve maximum results. It can be easily connected to Workforce Management solutions and other applications, seamlessly integrating into the daily planning process. The software not only assists in quantifying short-term workload but also enables strategic long-term planning for the ideal staffing of your location(s).
Simulating future scenarios
Workload Planner provides insights into both workload and the ideal staffing of your location(s), giving you a clear overview of your current workforce and its suitability for future demands. In Workload Planner, you can also simulate various future scenarios, offering valuable insights and guidance. For instance, what are the implications if labor costs rise further due to changes in collective labor agreements? Or if legislation is amended? How would an increasing number of customers impact your location? You can run numerous scenarios for each location and act on them immediately.
A product by Jurjen de Vries
Workload Planner was developed by Jurjen de Vries, a consultancy firm that has been the retail efficiency expert for over 40 years. More than 90 retail organizations across 14 countries rely on Workload Planner. Among them are prominent names like Intergamma (Karwei, Gamma), NS Stations Retailbedrijf, Shell, Bouwmaat, and Ekoplaza, all of which consistently use MANUS WFM & Workload Planner in their operations.
Benefits of Workload Planner
- Full integration of Workload Planner with MANUS WFM: Easily adjust location-specific parameters directly in the MANUS software for a suitable budget.
- Instant insights: gain immediate insights into workload, tasks, and budgeting per location, broken down by week, day, hour, and even quarter-hour.
- Optimized labor cost management: use budgets more efficiently.
- Future-oriented team composition: work towards the ideal team setup for the future.
- Scenario simulations: simulate future scenarios and act on them immediately.
Plan for the future
“The integration of MANUS WFM and Workload Planner provides us with control over labor costs and strategic insights. With precise norms and scenario analyses, we can plan for the future and optimize our store performance.”
Operational Manager, Bouwmaat Amsterdam
Seamless integration
Between MANUS WFM and Workload Planner
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