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BlueCube Software Announces Availability of BlueCube Task Manager.


ALPHARETTA, Ga. -- New application drives operational excellence through task control and integration with labor forecast and schedule

BlueCube Software(TM) announced today the availability of BlueCube Task Manager, a new application that organizes visibility and control of site-level projects and tasks. The addition of task management functionality to the BlueCube Enterprise(TM) Workforce Management Workforce Management (WFM) encompasses all the responsibilities for maintaining a productive and happy workforce. Sometimes referred to as HRMS systems, or even the larger ERP systems (Oracle, PeopleSoft, SAP). There are many software vendors within this space.  suite improves the effectiveness of enterprise operations while optimizing the workload The term workload can refer to a number of different yet related entities. An amount of labor
While a precise definition of a workload is elusive, a commonly accepted definition is the hypothetical relationship between a group or individual human operator and task demands.
 and efficiency of associates and managers at the store.

"Retailers are increasing the number of store level tasks associated with home office directives like product resets and promotions. In the past, these tasks had to be managed separately from demand-driven labor schedules resulting in an incomplete picture of store labor utilization, and inconsistent customer service," said Erez Erez (Hebrew: ארז‎, meaning cedar) is a common Israeli given name.

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, BlueCube Software's chief executive officer. "BlueCube Task Manager has a positive impact on customer service because it easily manages the creation, distribution, and execution of home office projects while also improving the automated au·to·mate  
v. au·to·mat·ed, au·to·mat·ing, au·to·mates

v.tr.
1. To convert to automatic operation: automate a factory.

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 demand forecast and labor schedule."

In a recent Retail Alert, Rob Garf research analyst from AMR (1) (Adaptive Multi-Rate) A variable rate speech codec selected by the 3GPP for the 3G evolution of the GSM cellphone system (WCDMA). Using the Algebraic CELP (ACELP) compression technology, AMR provides toll quality sound at transmission rates from 4.75 to 12.  Research noted, "While there are a number of inputs retailers need to build the optimal labor schedule, store-centric demand forecasts will allocate To reserve a resource such as memory or disk. See memory allocation.  just enough store labor to drive great customer service and the required work from the home office. Look to labor forecasting and scheduling software vendors that have the flexibility to combine customer demand data and home-office directives to produce an optimal labor schedule that ensures both employee productivity and store execution compliance."

Pete Reilly, BlueCube Software's vice president of retail added, "BlueCube Software is the only workforce management provider to deliver a best-of-breed forecasting, scheduling and time & attendance solution with integrated task and project management capability. Retail operators can implement BlueCube Task Manager independent of the BlueCube Enterprise Workforce Management suite, but we are confident that BlueCube Task Manager can further improve customer service by considering home-office directives as part of the store scheduling process."

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About BlueCube Software, Inc.

BlueCube Software, Inc. builds and delivers systems and services for managing retail and food service enterprise operations. BlueCube Software products help clients maximize operations efficiency by enhancing the customer experience, lowering cost of operations and improving profitability. With 17 years of experience, and over 30,000 live sites, BlueCube Software exhibits unique industry leadership. BlueCube Software exemplifies this role through intuitive, web-built solutions, subscription pricing and on-demand availability. These capabilities improve speed-to-ROI while lowering the cost and risk of system adoption. Industry thought-leaders select BlueCube Software to help them exceed revenue and profit goals.

For more information about BlueCube Software and/or BlueCube Enterprise, visit www.bluecube.com.
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