Archive for September, 2007

27
Sep

One of the most common questions we receive from new users of TimeForge is, “Who uses TimeForge?”

The answer? A lot of respected companies have signed up for TimeForge to manage their employee schedule needs. Some of our users include:

  • Wendy’s
  • La Boca Mexican Cantina
  • Lubbock Children’s Health Clinic
  • Dunkin Donuts
  • Music Man’s BBQ
  • DQ Grill & Chill
  • Subway
  • Bread & Company
  • Hardee’s
  • Oyster Cafe
  • Burger King
  • Best West Inn
  • McAlister’s Deli
  • Cracker Barrel
  • Whiteys Fish Camp
  • Moes Southwest Grill
  • Dairy Queen
  • Denny’s
  • IHOP

Needless to say, you are in good company!

How long does it take to make an employee schedule? It should take less than 5 minutes! Did you know that labor costs could be as much as 30% of your expenses? TimeForge can help streamline and minimize labor costs through effective employee scheduling at your restaurant, bar, or club.

Category : Press Releases | Blog
26
Sep

On Tuesday, September 25, 2007 we released TimeForge version 1.7.2. This new version includes a number of bug fixes and tweaks to the software, including:

  • Some bugs relating to editing users have been fixed.
  • Occassionally, complex schedules could cause the AutoScheduler™ to slow down. This has been corrected.
  • Some navigation issues related to users logging in / out have been fixed.

Please let us know if you have any additional suggestions for the software! Expect version 1.8 to be released next month, with a number of new features!

How long does it take to make an employee schedule? It should take less than 5 minutes! Did you know that labor costs could be as much as 30% of your expenses? TimeForge can help streamline and minimize labor costs through effective employee scheduling at your restaurant, bar, or club.

Category : TimeForge Features | Blog
20
Sep

On Wednesday, September 19, 2007 we released TimeForge version 1.7.1. This new version includes a number of new features and tweaks to the software, including:

  • Faster review of requests and availability
  • New Feature! You may now include or exclude employees from shifts when building the schedule.
  • Major Bug Fix: As previously reported, Internet Explorer 6 did not work with the schedule screen for some clients. This bug has been fixed, and now works in all recent versions of Internet Explorer and Firefox.
  • Numerous minor improvements, bug fixes, and “tweaks” were made to the software as well.

Please let us know if you have any additional suggestions for the software! Expect version 1.8 to be released next month, with a number of new features!

How long does it take to make an employee schedule? It should take less than 5 minutes! Did you know that labor costs could be as much as 30% of your expenses? TimeForge can help streamline and minimize labor costs through effective employee scheduling at your restaurant, bar, or club.

Category : TimeForge Features | Blog
15
Sep

On September 6 – 9, we exhibited at the Florida Food & Lodging Show and occupied booth 1506 for three days. Held in sunny Orlando, the show provided access to about 500 exhibitors for approximately 10,000 restaurant, hotel, and club professionals. This year, the show was held in conjunction with Pizza Magazine’s (PMQ) Orlando Pizza Show.

Hopefully, the show was a great success for the many restaurateurs who were at the show, seeking the latest in equipment, operations techniques, food cost controls, employee scheduling software, building leasing, credit card processing, and everything else that owners, operators, and managers in the restaurant, bar, club, and foodservice industries need. We enjoyed meeting everyone who stopped at our booth!

TimeForge was presented to several thousand individuals interested in controlling labor costs, reducing turnover, and making their life easier by using scheduling and labor management systems.

We’d like to thank a few of the exhibiting companies who share a similar passion for the hospitality industry (ordered by physical proximity to our booth):

Additionally, we met with DinePoint, who had several representatives attending the show. Expect some news from TimeForge and DinePoint in the near future!

How long does it take to make an employee schedule? It should take less than 5 minutes! Did you know that labor costs could be as much as 30% of your expenses? TimeForge can help streamline and minimize labor costs through effective employee scheduling at your restaurant, bar, or club.

Category : Trade Shows | Blog
14
Sep

As previously reported, we discovered a bug affecting our Internet Explorer version 6.0 users.

The bug will be fixed on Sunday, September 14, 2007 when we update all TimeForge users to the latest version of TimeForge, version 1.7.1. This version will have a number of new features and will also contains many speed and layout improvements. More information about the release coming soon!

How long does it take to make an employee schedule? It should take less than 5 minutes! Did you know that labor costs could be as much as 30% of your expenses? TimeForge can help streamline and minimize labor costs through effective employee scheduling at your restaurant, bar, or club.

Category : TimeForge Features | Blog
12
Sep

We have discovered a bug affecting our Internet Explorer version 6.0 users. Specifically, when using Internet Explorer 6.0 with TimeForge.com, you may encounter several drop-down boxes that do not function properly. Not all users are affected, and users of Internet Explorer 7, Firefox 1.5, Firefox 2.0, and other browsers are not affected.

We apologize for this inconvenience, and are working diligently to restore TimeForge for our affected users. If you have any questions about the bug, or would like to know if you are affected, feel free to contact us.

How long does it take to make an employee schedule? It should take less than 5 minutes! Did you know that labor costs could be as much as 30% of your expenses? TimeForge can help streamline and minimize labor costs through effective employee scheduling at your restaurant, bar, or club.

Category : TimeForge Features | Blog
6
Sep

One of the new features in TimeForge allows employees to clock-in and clock-out from the TimeForge website.

With this new feature, you and your staff can compare the theoretical labor schedule (which is built using the Schedules section of the website, and created in advance of the actual work to be done) to the actual labor cost (based on employees clocking-in and clocking-out).

Additionally, there are a number of new reports (such as the Attendance report) which can be used to help compare actual cost vs. theoretical cost.

How long does it take to make an employee schedule? It should take less than 5 minutes! Did you know that labor costs could be as much as 30% of your expenses? TimeForge can help streamline and minimize labor costs through effective employee scheduling at your restaurant, bar, or club.

Category : TimeForge Features | Blog
5
Sep

Our documentation group has developed a series of flash movies / demonstrations which showcase some of our unique labor schedule features, and demonstrate the power and flexibility of our innovative scheduling system. You can find the latest versions of the tutorials on our website, located in the Tutorial section.

Expect to see more flash movies in the near future.

How long does it take to make an employee schedule? It should take less than 5 minutes! Did you know that labor costs could be as much as 30% of your expenses? TimeForge can help streamline and minimize labor costs through effective employee scheduling at your restaurant, bar, or club.

Category : Documentation and Tutorials | Blog
4
Sep

With the great success of the Western Food Expo in August, we will be exhibiting at the Florida Restaurant & Lodging Show in Orlando, FL on September 7 – 9, 2007. The show is being held at the Orange County Convention Center, and is being held in conjunction with Pizza Magazine’s Orlando Pizza Show. If you are interested in going to the trade show, please let us know. We have a few free tickets remaining!

You can find us at booth 1506, where we will be showing off the latest innovations in employee and labor scheduling.

How long does it take to make an employee schedule? It should take less than 5 minutes! Did you know that labor costs could be as much as 30% of your expenses? TimeForge can help streamline and minimize labor costs through effective employee scheduling at your restaurant, bar, or club.

Category : Trade Shows | Blog
3
Sep

Released August 19, 2007, the latest version of TimeForge.com has numerous new features designed to help you manage your labor! Some of the new features include:

  • Time & Attendance features which allow your employees to clock in and out, as well as a number of reports which can be used to assist with payroll processing.
  • Employee Shift Swapping gives power to your employees to find replacements for shifts that they cannot work. Of course, managers can approve or deny any shift swap.
  • Many improvements to the AutoScheduler™ to build schedules even faster, and the AutoScheduler now explains any change it makes to your schedule.
  • New reports, including a condensed grid that looks similar to your existing Excel spreadsheet!
  • And many others!

We hope you enjoy the new features. Let us know what else will help your business work!

How long does it take to make an employee schedule? It should take less than 5 minutes! Did you know that labor costs could be as much as 30% of your expenses? TimeForge can help streamline and minimize labor costs through effective employee scheduling at your restaurant, bar, or club.

Category : Press Releases | Blog

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