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Apr 7, 2026
Short-Time Work and Time Tracking: Why Excel Falls Short and How Companies Can Document with Audit-Ready Confidence
Short-time work is a proven way for many companies to stay agile during economic uncertainty. Unlike standard working hours, it is highly dynamic: reduced target hours, changing reduction rates, and different agreements by employee, department, or location. At the same time, short-time work significantly raises the bar for time tracking. Read on to learn why documenting everything in Excel is no longer sufficient.
Apr 3, 2026
NIS2 and KRITIS: Stronger Security for Critical Infrastructure
Many parts of our digital (and increasingly connected) world are essential to individuals, businesses, and society as a whole. That is why cybersecurity has to keep pace, especially where critical infrastructure is involved. This article explains how the still relatively new NIS2 Directive affects KRITIS organizations and what the EU requirements mean in practice.
Mar 13, 2026
HR Software Comparison: Key Criteria So You Choose the Right Solution
Digital HR solutions help companies manage and orchestrate employee processes end to end, from employee records and recruiting to learning and development and payroll. Because capabilities and vendors vary widely, comparing HR software is essential for identifying the best-fit solution for your requirements.
Oct 13, 2025
Lean Production Methods – Lean Production in Practice
Shorter throughput times, improvements in quality and efficiency, and simultaneous cost reductions - the advantages of production organization using lean production methods speak for themselves. With the advance of digitalization, more and more manufacturing companies are also relying on the use of innovative software solutions.
Oct 13, 2025
Warehouse Management – Software for Optimal Space and Cost Utilization
Warehouse management is an indispensable part of modern logistics and ensures that goods flows are efficiently controlled and monitored. It encompasses all processes from goods receipt and storage to delivery and makes a decisive contribution to the availability of materials and customer satisfaction.
Sep 8, 2025
Generative AI and Human Resources: 5 Questions that can be Answered thanks to Smart Software
Digital time tracking, automated shift planning, and employee self-services - innovative software solutions have long been an integral part of the HR world. Now, embedded intelligence and generative AI are finding their way into human resources and revolutionizing the way HR managers work once again: data is no longer just collected, but used - in real time.
Aug 14, 2025
Cloud Compliance – The Legally Compliant Cloud
The cloud is now an integral part of numerous business processes. In the wake of the SaaS transformation, few companies today can do without an IT infrastructure that is at least partially cloud-based. Precisely because of the enormous relevance that modern SaaS solutions have for companies, the field is now subject to a multitude of requirements and regulations.
Aug 13, 2025
Production Control – Understanding and Optimizing Processes
Today's manufacturing processes are usually very complex and build on each other – the increasing complexity of processes makes precise production control more important than ever before. It contributes significantly to the efficiency of manufacturing processes and helps companies make the best possible use of their own resources.
Jul 14, 2025
People Analytics – Understanding and Supporting Employees
Nowadays, hardly any company can survive in the market without detailed information about its target groups and customers. But it is just as important to look inward - at your own employees. That is why many companies are already using people analytics to extract important information from personnel data. In this article, we explain what the concept entails and how this HR data can be used to develop and support employees and teams.
Jul 10, 2025
Flexible Manufacturing and its Importance for Companies
Today more than ever, manufacturing companies need to be able to make short-term adjustments to production in the event of market shifts or crises. Focusing on flexible production and such manufacturing systems can give companies the necessary leeway to ensure maximum adaptability and high productivity even in the event of market fluctuations..
Jul 10, 2025
Shadow IT - What it is and what Risks are Lurking
Companies are reliant on a high-performance IT environment and employees are also happy to have access to appropriate tools for their work. However, it becomes problematic if an “unofficial” parallel structure, a shadow IT, exists in the company alongside the “official” range of software and hardware solutions, or if this develops over time. In this article, we discuss how this happens and how you can take action against it.
Jun 18, 2025
Smart Maintenance – The Future of Maintenance
With the digitalization of manufacturing, production systems are becoming increasingly complex - in many companies, production facilities are already fully networked with each other. While companies are benefiting from increased efficiency on the one hand, the demands on the maintenance of machines and systems are also increasing on the other. These challenges can be mastered with smart maintenance.
