Our experience in Time & Attendance and the broader aspects of Employee Management and Time Accounting applications is exceptional. To see how some of our clients have benefited, select a case study below.
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As part of a major cost saving exercise, Hashimoto committed to replacing its Time and attendance system with a business management solution that went further than recording basic clockings. Open Options was selected due to its flexibility and ability to cope with a variety of complex work rules.
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By installing Open Options software, leading manufacturer of automotive components, TRW, recently completed the trouble-free transfer of its Time and Attendance monitoring system from an AS/400 to a Windows NT Network.
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Running on a centralised IBM AS/400 platform the system supports 97 sites throughout the UK streamlining the collection of attendance data for the 8500 strong workforce. Activity management also provides Salvesens with activity and productivity information supporting their drive for efficiency gains through the monitoring of KPI’s.
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Entertainment UK is a leading distributor of CD’s and Videos. Their purpose built distribution Centre at Greenford in Middlesex is one of the most fully automated in the world and at peak times distributes over 2 million items per week and employing 1250 staff. Open Options was chosen to handle flexible working patterns and monitor and manage attendance and absence over three sites.
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When BAE Systems replaced an ageing time and attendance system at its Woodford site in Cheshire, the company adopted a solution already used at its Warton and Samlesbury sites in Lancashire. Crown Computing's Open Options advanced time and attendance system was extended to cover another 750 staff. This has saved administration time, increased management information, and helped comply with the European working time regulations.
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SK Chilled Foods Ltd, a fast growing UK company specialising in the supply of own label ethnic meals and snacks, has installed Open Options. The system has paid for itself within six months; reducing the workforce by 14%; and realised a 40% improvement in unauthorised absences.
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Employees are happier since S&A Foods introduced Open Options from Crown. The software which was introduced in 2001 replaced a previous system, which had resulted in a number of employees being paid incorrectly, creating obvious workload issues for the payroll team as the errors were corrected. “With Open Options employee relations have improved significantly”.
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When Unilever UK Ice Cream wanted to replace an old time recording system, it turned to Crown Computing for the Open Options advanced Time and Attendance system. It has helped the company to cut administrative costs, reduce absence, and gain a new insight into production activities.
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Business growth through acquisition had left the Grampian Country Food Group with different time recording methods which was proving increasingly costly in terms of administration and IT support. But thanks to Crown Computing's Open Options advanced time and attendance system, the company has now saved time, improved management information, and reduced operating costs.
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OP Chocolates' challenge was to find a software solution that fulfiled the employee management requirements for their 500 employees based in Merthyr Tydfil, and allowed them to integrate existing architecture into the solution to minimise costs.
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When Airbus (UK) limited invested in a company wide NT environment in 1998, it provided the opportunity to remove their ‘long-in-the-tooth’ time and attendance systems in favour of a single, more user-friendly Windows-based software package.
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Associated Octel installed Open Options to manage the workforce at its speciality chemical plant. The Octel plant operates 24 hours 7 days a week and needed a system that would record in real time when and where employees were on site.
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When Flavel-Leisure expanded their workforce to meet a 28% increase in sales, they had to find a way to eliminate the time-consuming, administrative burden of processing clockcards.
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O-I UK, formerly known as United Glass, is part of the European operation of O-I Inc, the world's leading manufacturer of glass packaging and glass making technology. Its customers rank amongst the world’s best known drinks manufacturers.
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Relocating to a new site in Darlington provided leading kitchen manufacturer Magnet with the ideal opportunity to reassess the way it managed its workforce and investigate new ways of managing time and attendance, record information, use data and understand cost control in relation to working time.
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Using a new Shop-floor Control System based on Crown’s FM&C/400 platform, YKK has reduced batch manufacturing times from days to hours, reducing administration costs and improving customer service.
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ITN selected Open Options to plan and roster its News Production crews and to provide to provide management information about its workforce.
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The Civil Nuclear Constabulary (CNC) had an in-house-developed duty management system that could no longer cope with the demands of 21st century policing or remain compatible with the latest IT systems. After a formal tendering process, CNC chose Crown Computing's Open Options Advanced Workforce management solution, because it offered the flexibility to meet today's requirements and, thanks to its SAP interface, is ready to integrate with the CNC's HR system in future.
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The Support Services Department of East Sussex Hospitals NHS Trust undertook investigations to find a suitable system that would provide an efficient and effective method of recording staff attendance. Of the 7000 employees employed across two trusts, 280 are employed by the Support Services department at the Eastbourne Site that have taken the lead to develop a streamlined method of capturing staff hours for payment and management purposes.
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North Wales Police are implementing Open Options Employee management solution as part of a pioneering initiative to install a fully integrated world-class IT system that will allow Officers to operate effectively away from the station and hence reassure the public through high visibility and accessible policing.
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As part of a key project to re-evaluate the data provided by its personnel systems, including Year 2K compliancy, Powys County Council invited tenders for the supply and installation of a contemporary 'Open' Time and Attendance solution.
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The States of Jersey Government Public Services Department (PSD) has recently implemented a two-stage plan for an Open Options Flexitime solution. It is planned to use the system across three locations — La Collette, South Hill and Bellozanne.
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With approximately 100 people based in Edinburgh and a number of remote staff spread around Scotland, time and attendance is of key importance for Scottish Healthcare Supplies. Flexitime is a vital element of the system supplied by Crown and is a key module of Open Options.
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Edinburgh were looking for a centralised Employee Management System to replace a variety of electronic and manual clocking systems installed at more than 20 buildings around the city. Open Options was selected to monitor and control the councils flexible working hours scheme and was fully compatible with the personnel and payroll systems.
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Grundon Waste Management Ltd was using an in-house-developed time and attendance system for its growing workforce of drivers and crew. New contracts requiring varied shift patterns, and a need to comply with the Road Transport Working Time Regulations that became mandatory in 2007, forced the company to look for a more flexible, configurable and future-proof solution that could interface directly with the company’s payroll system. To keep track of the hours logged by such a mobile workforce, Grundon selected Open Options time and attendance software from Crown Computing.
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Carillion’s healthcare support services have been enhanced through improved management and administrative functions, thanks to the introduction of Crown Computing’s Open Options solution. The new solution is benefiting the organisation and its clients alike. Greater employee visibility is allowing better control on deployment of staff, promoting a higher quality, more efficient level of service. Further improvements in the areas of absence, overtime, attrition and payroll are providing the organisation with a significant return on investment.
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Merseytravel needed a new centralised time and attendance recording system to cover all its public transport facilities on Merseyside. Following a formal tendering process, it chose Crown Computing’s Open Options advanced time recording solution, because it offered the best combination of functionality, quality and cost-effectiveness.
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Scottish Power employs a large number of contractors and can have up to 1000 additional personnel on any one site. For Health and Safety purposes it is essential that the company can keep an accurate track of these extra people.
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