Case Study: Big 3 Auto Maker reduces staff scheduling time by 80% and saves $1.5M in overtime with Shiftboard

Wellness Corporate Solutions Using Shiftboard, WCS staffs more efficiently, providing even more attention to each client. Shiftboard Scheduling Challenge This major auto manufacturer has numerous 24/7 facilities and was relying on manual, time-consuming s

A Big 3, Fortune 50 auto manufacturer with more than 100,000 North American employees and $150B+ in revenue needed to replace a manual, in-house staffing process that consumed up to 40 hours per week and produced frequent errors and union grievances across numerous 24/7 facilities. It was critical to ensure proper skills, certifications and compliance with United Auto Workers scheduling rules while reducing supervisor workload.

The company implemented Shiftboard’s tailor-fit employee scheduling platform to automate assignments, enforce union rules, and match the most cost-effective candidates. Within three months scheduling time fell by 80% (from 40 to 8 hours/week), the number of schedulers dropped from eight to one, scheduling complaints declined 93%, and the manufacturer saved $1.5M in overtime the first year plus about $800 per employee annually in avoided union penalties.