Manual time tracking may seem simple, but it often creates problems that ripple through payroll, costing, and production planning. Below are three common questions Business Central users ask as they look to move beyond spreadsheets and handwritten logs.
How does manual time entry affect payroll and production?
Manual tracking introduces delays and inaccuracies that impact payroll reconciliation, production visibility, and labor costing. Supervisors spend hours fixing discrepancies. Production teams can’t compare scheduled vs. actual hours. Payroll staff struggle to validate incomplete records.
Shop Floor Insight replaces manual entry with fast barcode-based scanning. Employees clock in or out instantly using a badge or touchscreen, ensuring accurate time records and real-time validation with color-coded feedback.
How does Shop Floor Insight simplify approvals inside Business Central?
Supervisors review and approve employee time cards directly in Business Central. The app flags exceptions—like missing setup time or unusually long runtimes—so managers resolve issues quickly instead of reviewing every entry.
Validation messages appear at both the card and line levels, helping teams quickly resolve discrepancies. The result: faster approvals, better accuracy, and fewer payroll delays.
What visibility do supervisors gain over shift performance?
With accurate, real-time labor data, Shop Floor Insight gives supervisors a clear comparison between planned and actual hours. Managers can view specific activities, detect shortfalls, prevent overages, and maintain consistent productivity.
Daily summaries aggregate all employee activity into a single Excel-friendly view, making it easy for payroll teams to validate time entries and streamline audits.
Read the full blog:
Why Manual Time Tracking in Business Central Is Costing Your Shop Floor More Than You Think
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