[November 10, 2014] |
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Kronos Innovates in Global Workforce Management; Eases Multinational Deployments
LAS VEGAS --(Business Wire)--
KronosWorks - In response to an increase in demand for
centrally managed multinational deployments of its workforce management
solutions, Kronos
Incorporated has bolstered its global delivery capabilities. With 25
percent of the worldwide workforce management market share1,
Kronos (News - Alert) solutions are deployed in more than 100 countries. As the
established global market leader, Kronos now offers even more options to
successfully meet the complexity and scaling challenges of global
rollout strategies.
News Facts
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Organizations choose Kronos for multinational workforce management
deployments to lower their total cost of software ownership; gain
access to a single source for all workforce data; and ensure
compliance with regional legislations. Kronos provides these benefits
through a true global assessments approach, which includes individual,
country-specific blueprints for meeting cultural, legislative, union,
and many other requirements.
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Kronos recently formed global delivery and program management teams to
provide rapid and standardized deployments, which enhance time to
value and return on investment. These skilled teams, with industry and
workforce management expertise, provide deployment and change
management recommendations to reduce multinational implementation
complexities.
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One of the primary applications of workforce management is helping
ensure that an employer is compliant with local legislation and
guidelines. Changes to local legislation can, in some instances,
promote demand for workforce management solutions such as the case
with the Affordable Care Act in the U.S.2 Similarly,
whether complying with the European Working Time Directive, the
Brazilian Bank of Hours, or China's 36-hour maximum monthly overtime
law, Kronos addresses an unmatched array of region-specific compliance
needs.
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Kronos multinational and international customers include: Best Buy (News - Alert),
a leading multinational consumer electronics retail corporation; Coach,
a leading luxury leather goods brand; Crocs, a world leader in
innovative casual footwear; DHL/Exel, a world-leading mail and
logistics services group; Dick's Sporting Goods, a retail
leader in sporting goods; Joy Global, a worldwide leader in
high-productivity mining solutions; Neiman Marcus Group, owner
of the luxury specialty department store Neiman Marcus; Nespresso,
the worldwide pioneer and reference in premium portioned, single-serve
coffee; Sabre (News - Alert) Holdings, a global leader in travel technology;
and Walter Energy, a leading producer of metallurgical coal for
the global steel industry.
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Multinational organizations may further extend the value of their ERP
investment by leveraging Kronos' thriving partner ecosystem, which
includes new and existing relationships with organizations such as Microsoft
Dynamics reseller InterDyn BMI and SAP (News - Alert) SuccessFactors.
Kronos also continues to expand its global network of resellers and
systems integrators - such as CapGemini in China; Health
Matrix Corporation in the Middle East; and Qimpro
in India - to provide added support for multinational deployments.
Supporting Quotes
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Alex Torres, human resources director, Best Buy Mexico
"We
selected Kronos solutions deployed in the Kronos Cloud for two main
reasons. First, Kronos has the longest record of helping retailers
around the world successfully optimize their workforce management
processes. Second, Kronos offers solutions that are highly intuitive
and innovative. We aren't aware of another workforce management vendor
that matches Kronos in innovation, functionality, and ease of use."
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Ramunni Nair, head of human resources, Renault-Nissan Automotive
India
"We evaluated multiple solutions and chose Kronos, as
its solution could accommodate all of our requirements. In addition,
Kronos has an established presence in large manufacturing
organizations in India and offers best practices for global automotive
companies."
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Chris Todd, senior vice president of operations and chief services
officer, Kronos
"Performing a global rollout can be a
daunting task. Over many years of implementing our solutions in
complex environments and with products used in more than 100
countries, we have explored challenges and lessons learned in regions
ranging from Argentina to Finland, China to Zimbabwe, and Dubai to New
Zealand. And we are delighted to see the variety of business
objectives we are helping this diverse group of users resolve through
our solutions."
Supporting Resources
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This announcement was made from KronosWorks, the world's largest
workforce information exchange. KronosWorks is taking place this week
in Las Vegas.
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About Kronos Incorporated
Kronos is the global leader in delivering workforce management solutions
in the cloud. Tens of thousands of organizations in more than 100
countries - including more than half of the Fortune 1000® -
use Kronos to control labor costs, minimize compliance risk, and improve
workforce productivity. Learn more about Kronos industry-specific time
and attendance, scheduling, absence management, HR and payroll, hiring,
and labor analytics applications at www.kronos.com.
Kronos: Workforce Innovation That Works™.
Footnote 1: IHS (News - Alert) World Market for Workforce Management Solutions, Interim
Report, 2013 Edition, Oct. 11, 2013
Footnote 2: U.S. Department of Labor: http://www.dol.gov/ebsa/healthreform/
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