Improve Workforce Efficiency with Smarter Labor Management
Labor is one of the most critical drivers of warehouse performance. We help you implement and optimize Manhattan Active® Labor Management to bring visibility, structure, and control to how your workforce operates.
More efficient and productive workforce operations
Better visibility and performance tracking
Reduced operational complexity
How Engineered Standards Get Built
A labor standard is only useful if the work it measures matches what the floor actually does.
Observe
Work is broken into elements and timed on the floor, task by task.
Engineer
Elements become a standard with travel, handling, and allowance, tied to each transaction type.
Apply
The system reads WMS transactions and computes earned versus actual time per associate.
Report
Goal attainment surfaces by shift, function, and area, with indirect time separated out.
Coach
Supervisors work exceptions, and standards get revisited when process or equipment changes.
Why Labor Management Often Falls Short
Without the right setup, labor management systems struggle to deliver real impact:
Limited visibility into workforce performance
Inefficient task allocation and tracking
Disconnect between operations and system configuration
Heavy reliance on manual monitoring and adjustments
These challenges reduce productivity and make it difficult to scale operations efficiently.
What a Manhattan Active® Labor Management engagement includes
We help you implement and optimize Labor Management capabilities that align with your operational workflows and workforce goals.
LM Configuration
We configure the system based on how your warehouse operates, ensuring it supports real-world workflows and performance tracking.
LM Integration
We connect labor management with WMS and other systems to enable accurate, real-time workforce visibility.
Data Conversion & Migration
We ensure your workforce and operational data is structured, accurate, and ready for use in the new system.
Extensions Development
We build enhancements to support specific operational requirements and improve system usability.
Testing & Validation
We validate workflows and system performance across scenarios to ensure reliability and accuracy.
Ongoing Support
We continue to support and improve your system post-implementation, helping you adapt as operations evolve.
What You Get When Labor Management Is Set Up Right
With the right approach in place, you can:
Discover LMS Impact- Improve workforce productivity and efficiency
- Gain real-time visibility into labor performance
- Reduce operational inefficiencies and manual tracking
- Enable better planning and resource allocation
- Build a scalable workforce model
What Manhattan Active® Labor Management changes for the business
- More efficient and productive workforce operations
- Better visibility and performance tracking
- Reduced operational complexity
- Improved decision-making based on real data
- Scalable labor management aligned with growth
Labor Standards That Actually Stick
As a Manhattan Platinum Partner with 100+ extensions delivered on Active, we build Labor Management around your real work content, not templates.
- PlatinumHighest tier in the Manhattan partner program
- 100+Extensions fit to real floor work
- 150+Go-lives turning data into trusted standards
Frequently Asked Questions
A Labor Management System helps track, measure, and optimize workforce performance across warehouse operations. It provides visibility into productivity, task execution, and labor utilization in real time.
It enables accurate tracking of tasks and performance, helping you identify inefficiencies, set benchmarks, and improve how work is planned and executed across your operations.
Not necessarily. While cleaner data helps, we work with your existing data to structure and align it during implementation so the system can deliver meaningful insights.
LMS works closely with WMS to track tasks and performance. We ensure seamless integration so labor data, operational workflows, and system activity are aligned.
Yes, but in a structured way. It introduces more visibility and accountability, helping teams work more efficiently without adding unnecessary complexity.
Value comes from the quality of the engineered standards behind the labor model, not from the software alone. Operations with well-defined standards, clean task data, and supervisors who actually use the coaching tools see the strongest productivity gains. We build the standards with your industrial engineering team and phase the rollout so supervisors are running the process before performance is tied to it.
Yes. The system can be configured to support different workflows, processes, and operational models based on how your warehouse functions.
Yes. We provide continuous support to help you refine processes, improve performance, and adapt the system as your operations evolve.
Make Your Workforce Work Smarter
With the right labor management approach, you can improve efficiency, reduce waste, and create more predictable operations.
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