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What is mobile workforce management? It’s a systematic, tech-driven way to replicate the benefits of in-office workflow and communication while offering autonomy, distance, and safety.

What Is Mobile Workforce Management?

Organizations with newly remote workers are facing the same challenges that businesses with frontline workers have been facing for years. How do they stay efficient? How do they maintain communications? The answer is mobile workforce...5 Min Read

Top Benefits of Mobile Workforce Management Software for Frontline Workers

Organizations with newly remote workers are facing the same challenges that businesses with frontline workers have been facing for years. How do they stay efficient? How do they maintain communications? The answer is mobile workforce...5 Min Read

Beekeeper's guide to operations management trends

6 Trends Transforming Frontline Operations Management In 2022

2021 was the year of resilient operations management. Now, looking at 2022, significant transformations are on the horizon. Especially as businesses must navigate the Great Resignation, supply chain pressures, and find the delicate...8 Min Read

Beekeeper's guide to preventative maintenance

How Preventative Maintenance Can Boost Equipment Uptime by 20%

We’ve all heard the saying, “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.” It’s a catchy phrase, but it’s not a good rule of thumb, especially if you’re running a business that relies heavily on machinery, equipment, or technical...10 Min Read

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How Amsted Rail Fully Automated Daily Employee Health Checks to Safely Bring Back Its Workforce

Amsted Rail is on a mission to continue its 100+ year legacy of delivering next-level reliability, performance, and value. To do that, the company staffs more than 10,000 employees across its global manufacturing facilities. Even so,...4 Min Read

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Shift Planning 101: What it Is, and How it Can Save You Money

For frontline majority organizations, shift planning can be a major pain point for supervisors. If you have a facility that operates 24/7, then ensuring ‘round the clock coverage can be a challenge. Fortunately, a proper shift planning...6 Min Read

Beekeeper's guide to manufacturing training

How to Develop An Effective Manufacturing Training Program

As manufacturing companies look for ways to invest in their future, the obvious choice is to go all-in on digital transformation to keep up with the competition. But along with a digital strategy, companies also need to invest in optimizing...6 Min Read

How to Get the Last Mile Out of Your IT Tech Stack

For companies with frontline workforces, building a tech stack can be a complicated task. But technologists can help align everyone’s needs for a unified vision that makes the most of the digital systems that support a company’s...5 Min Read

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Beekeeper Bridges The Frontline Communication Gap At Cargill

Many of us have heard of Cargill. If you haven’t, you’ve almost certainly been fed by them. The global food corporation operates across 70 countries thanks to the hard work of thousands of employees. However, given its broad...3 Min Read

Beekeeper's guide to shift handover templates

Improve Shift Handover: Templates, Tips and Best Practices

Teams that communicate task-relevant information between shifts create a safer, more effective workplace. Shift handover templates make for a more reliable, consistent, and accurate changeover process. We’ll review: Why shift handover...5 Min Read

Beekeeper's manufacturing safety checklist guide

3 Benefits Of A Manufacturing Safety Checklist (And Where To Get One)

Workplace safety has always been a priority in the heavy manufacturing industry. But, sometimes, it’s hard to see the progress. In 2019, the total cost of safety incidents at work was $171 billion. That comes out to about $1,100...2 Min Read