Digitise your routines to reduce dependence on key employees

What would happen if half of your frontline employees suddenly got sick overnight? Could your production continue as usual with agency substitutes, or would it come to a halt? If your day-to-day operation is depending on key employees being on-site, your business is at high risk. That’s why you need to digitise your daily routines with customised checklists that are easy to follow – regardless of previous experience.

A complicated quality control process puts valuable data at high risk – especially if it’s done manually. Therefore, you need to implement a digital quality control process where your data goes straight to the source. This increases its accuracy and minimises data normalisation. But how do you set up an effective process?

As petrol and diesel prices reach new record levels, fuel costs make up a rapidly growing share of the total operating costs for companies in fuel-intensive industries. Monitoring your fuel consumption and idle time is the first and most important step towards cutting your fuel costs, as well as reducing your CO2 emissions. Make sure you have the right tools to collect and utilise real-time data from your fleet and machinery.

If your company relies on industrial machinery or a fleet of heavy-duty vehicles, you’ll have a number of maintenance routines and checks that need to be carried out at certain intervals to ensure safe and efficient operations. But is every one of your frontline employees really carrying out these checks correctly?

When Hanlon Loader Hire evaluated which Case Management system to choose, customisation and a user-friendly interface were absolute must-haves. CheckProof’s powerful Frontline to Office-platform proved to be just the solution they were looking for.

There’s a lot of truth in the expression “what gets measured gets done”. Unless you start tracking the causes of unplanned downtime or breakdowns in your facilities, you won’t know what measures to take to improve availability in the future. Therefore, documentation and traceability are key to reduce downtime. But how do you prioritise these matters in a busy workday? These four tips will help you succeed.