Less Temp Work, More Flexibility: Intelligent Shift Management at Bosch

How the Karlsruhe site reduces the need for external staff and increases outgoing goods productivity based on data through a cross-departmental qualification matrix and self-directed shift selection.

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shyftplan in Action at Bosch in Karlsruhe

At the Karlsruhe site, the technology and services company Bosch relies on maximum efficiency in outgoing goods and logistics. To optimally deploy around 300 employees across multiple rotating shifts, the company uses shyftplan. With the software, Bosch successfully transitioned from manual, error-prone spreadsheets to a cloud-based, transparent platform.

Learn in this case study how the Bosch logistics team uses shyftplan to relieve team leaders, increase employee satisfaction through self-scheduling, and simultaneously reduce reliance on temporary work through clever balancing.

"I like using shyftplan because it has such a good interface and conveys transparency. I would recommend shyftplan because it has open data interfaces and a good API."
Stephan Hauser
Production System Coordinator and Logistics Planning, Bosch

The Challenge: High Manual Effort and Lack of Visualization

Before introducing shyftplan, shift planning in logistics involved a lot of physical and time-consuming effort.The consequences:

  • Lack of automation: Planning was done in a confusing Excel file, which often led to overlaps.
  • Lack of transparency: Shift schedules had to be printed out and posted manually. There was no real-time visualization for the workforce.
  • High pressure on team leaders: The administrative effort to fill shifts cost valuable time.
"I like using shyftplan because my team leaders can now do the planning on their own. Via a visual board, I can present it optimally to the employees."
Michael Kraut
Shift Supervisor Logistics Outgoing Goods, Bosch

The Solution: Self-Directed Shift Selection, Interfaces, and Smart Screens

Bosch initially introduced shyftplan in a limited pilot area with a few shifts and quickly won over the employees:

  • Transparency on the touch screen: A large touch screen was installed in logistics, allowing all employees to clearly view the current shift schedule.
  • Motivation through self-scheduling: Employees can partially book themselves into shifts – the best argument for the software for the workforce.
  • Seamless data integration: Absences are mapped automatically thanks to a fast interface from Interflex. Anyone who is not available cannot be scheduled in the first place.
  • Storing qualifications: The software knows exactly who has which qualification and where they can be deployed.
„Die Software hat unsere Arbeit einfach und kompakt gemacht. Die Bürokratie dahinter – wie etwa der Datenschutz – war der einzige Aufwand, das Tool selbst lief reibungslos. Ich würde shyftplan definitiv empfehlen, weil es die Schichtplanung extrem vereinfacht.“
Michael Kraut
Schichtmeister Logistik Warenausgang, Bosch

Mit dem Rollout für aktuell 300 Mitarbeiter erzielt das Logistik-Team in Karlsruhe heute beeindruckende Resultate:

  • Deutliche Entlastung im Management: Doppelplanungen sind ausgeschlossen. Die Teamleiter arbeiten eigenständig mit der Plattform und der Schichtmeister muss kaum noch administrativ eingreifen. Auch rotierende Schichten mit 2 Bereichen und 2 Schichten bleiben stets übersichtlich.
  • Maximale Flexibilität und Qualifikationserhalt: Mitarbeiter können dank Halbschichten bereichsübergreifend rotieren. Die körperliche Belastung variiert und die Kenntnisse im gesamten Werk bleiben auf dem neuesten Stand.
  • Reduzierung von Zeitarbeit: Weil Bosch durch den bereichsübergreifenden Einsatz aller drei Bereiche flexibler ist und das erste Balancing über den eigenen Mitarbeiter-Pool abwickelt, müssen weniger Spitzen vorgehalten werden. Das Resultat: Ein verringerter Bedarf an Leasing-Kräften.
  • Datenbasierte Steuerung: Die Daten aus shyftplan dienen als verlässliche Grundlage für PowerBI und Produktivitätsberechnungen zur weiteren Verarbeitung.

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