Open Options
Case Studies
Crowning glory at Edinburgh city council
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. More 
T&A fast payback at sk chilled foods
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. More
Hashimoto limited
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. More
Powered-up to conform to H&S regulations
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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ITN selected Open Options to plan and roster its News Production
crews and to provide to provide management in formation about its workforce.
More
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. More
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. More
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. More
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. More
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.
More
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. More
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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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. More
