Use the Scheduling screen to view and manage the schedules for employees in your organization. With the Scheduling screen, you can do the following:

• Automatically create a schedule according to an accurate weekly forecast which saves company resources by controlling labor costs.
• Manually create a schedule or edit an existing one.
• Review and adjust the schedule to accommodate last-minute changes to business volumes.
• Change, add, or delete scheduled hours.
• Designate scheduled hours for a specific purpose.
• Schedule overtime.
• Print a final schedule.

Scheduling provides the following benefits:

• Saves time by producing accurate, detailed schedules which take into consideration an employee's availability, preferred and required time off, and other jobs in which the employee is trained to work.
• Saves money in labor costs since labor is scheduled on an as-needed basis according to the LMS planner requirements, which are based on forecast volumes.
• Service improves when each department staffs according to daily forecasts.
• Changes to the work content of a specific job are translated into a change in work requirements and scheduled hours.
• Cross-trained and cross-utilized employees get more hours, and the property benefits from highly-trained, knowledgeable employees.

The Scheduling Workflow

Following is a brief synopsis of the scheduling workflow:

1. The System Administrator completes specific daily and weekly tasks.
2. The forecast is generated each week by the System Administrator.
3. Reports are distributed to the managers.
4. Reports are reviewed by the managers and the System Administrator is notified about any discrepancies or problems.
5. The System Administrator makes the necessary changes and generates a schedule which is open for editing.
6. Managers make changes to the schedule.
7. Final schedules are produced.

Related topics:

• Scheduling
  • Flexible Scheduling
  • Scheduler Work Area
  • Viewing Schedules
  • Employee View
  • Employee Shift Break View
  • Shift View