RFID Labor Tracking

A lot of wasted effort comes from operators walking back and forth to shared time-tracking terminals on the plant floor or filling out paper time sheets. Harmoni eliminates all of this wasted labor management time by bringing automated employee time tracking right to the machine, all powered by RFID. In addition to getting accurate labor tracking, Harmoni also helps to pair those labor hours with machine data for greater accuracy than any labor tracking software or labor management system on the market. Additionally, the software ensures efficient time management by streamlining processes like scheduling and payroll, minimizing manual data entry errors, and ultimately maximizing the value of time and critical labor resources.

The Harmoni terminal includes a powerful RFID antenna that reads RFID stickers up to 15 feet away.  So when employees and machine operators approach the terminal with an RFID employee badge, they will automatically be listed on the People screen.  Operators can also be added manually or via barcode scans.

Managers can use this employee detection feature to monitor attendance, set performance standards, approve timesheets, create schedules, and track employee productivity.

Clocking in is simply a matter of the employee tapping on their name and pressing the ‘Clock In’ button.  If your ERP system or labor management software supports labor records, we will record this transaction into your ERP in real-time.  A live camera feed presented during this process ensures no “buddy punches” are occurring.

The clocking-in process can seamlessly integrate with payroll systems, streamlining employee hours + payroll processes alongside time and attendance tracking, thus enhancing HR productivity and enabling better decision-making for labor allocation and cost management.

To begin work on a job, click on the ‘Add Activity’ tab. Here you will see all jobs we have auto-detected via the RFID stickers on their paperwork. If you don’t see your job here, you can key it in manually or scan via barcode. Simply tap ‘Setup’ or ‘Run’ for the job you wish to begin and start tracking labor and track time.

We are always recording the state changes of the machine.  Every segment of time (running, stopped, interrupted, emergency stop) is recorded into our tables with a start and stop time.

We seamlessly pair this data with the collected labor information to provide powerful analytics and insight into your labor costs and workforce utilization.  Management tools allow you to slice and dice these machine state segments by part/rev, shift, employee, machine, etc — whatever the key business drivers are for you.

When an operator has finished a given job, they return to the People tab and tap the card of the job they are working on. From here, a sidebar will allow them to enter finished quantities, scrap (and the scrap reason), notes, and whether the operation has been completed. Workers can efficiently report quantities and other job details, ensuring accurate time and labor management.

As with everything else, if your ERP system supports labor records, we will be writing these in real-time.

When an operator is done for the day, they simply tap the ‘Clock Out’ button to end their day.

Our software eclipses all other time-tracking apps for the factory floor by helping to manage the overall workforce — providing real-time tracking of workforce productivity, scheduling, and labor costs, ensuring managers can optimize employee performance and meet operational goals.