Why doesn't shift management stick in the field? 9 companies reveal "common points of failure" and solutions ── 3 improvement points revealed at the 1st R-Shift User Meeting
R-Shift User Meeting held to share challenges and solutions for establishing shift management.
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Our company, which provides the shift management system "R-Shift", recently held its first "1st R-Shift User Meeting". On the day, a total of 19 system administrators and promotion leaders from 9 companies across various industries, including supermarkets (2 companies), food and beverage (2 companies), service industries (2 companies), and various specialty stores (3 companies), participated. It was a highly energetic event where companies operating 2000 stores and those who have been using the system for over 5 years shared their operational challenges and success stories from various perspectives, found clues for solutions through mutual advice, and directly conveyed requests to the development team. This report delivers the atmosphere of the day and the real voices of the participants.
Why a user meeting now? The reality of operations not going well in the field
This user meeting was planned to respond to the voices of users who said, "I want to hear case studies of R-Shift utilization by other companies" and "I want to hear the real voices of people who are operating it more successfully." In recent years, expectations have been rising that "shift creation should be easier" due to the spread of AI and other factors. However, in actual workplaces, there is a "high hurdle to change from familiar traditional methods." Furthermore, because R-Shift is multi-functional, many companies shared common concerns such as "the system not penetrating stores" and "operations not going well" due to reasons like "it's difficult to understand the settings" and "we haven't started creating manuals."
Not just a reporting session, but a "co-creation" space for sharing problems and solutions
At this user meeting, with the aim of not just explaining functions but also having participating companies share daily challenges and success stories and collaboratively find more effective ways to utilize the system, the following program was implemented.
1. "Shift Talk" to openly discuss reality
Divided into groups, each company openly shared their current concerns, challenges, and operational innovations. By listening to real operational examples and breakthrough strategies from other companies regarding common hurdles such as "difficulty penetrating stores" and "difficulty creating manuals," participants gained significant hints for reviewing their own operational designs. Furthermore, as users with the same concerns engaged in deep discussions, it became a highly energetic session that fostered strong connections transcending corporate boundaries.
Why a user meeting now? The reality of operations not going well in the field
This user meeting was planned to respond to the voices of users who said, "I want to hear case studies of R-Shift utilization by other companies" and "I want to hear the real voices of people who are operating it more successfully." In recent years, expectations have been rising that "shift creation should be easier" due to the spread of AI and other factors. However, in actual workplaces, there is a "high hurdle to change from familiar traditional methods." Furthermore, because R-Shift is multi-functional, many companies shared common concerns such as "the system not penetrating stores" and "operations not going well" due to reasons like "it's difficult to understand the settings" and "we haven't started creating manuals."
Not just a reporting session, but a "co-creation" space for sharing problems and solutions
At this user meeting, with the aim of not just explaining functions but also having participating companies share daily challenges and success stories and collaboratively find more effective ways to utilize the system, the following program was implemented.
1. "Shift Talk" to openly discuss reality
Divided into groups, each company openly shared their current concerns, challenges, and operational innovations. By listening to real operational examples and breakthrough strategies from other companies regarding common hurdles such as "difficulty penetrating stores" and "difficulty creating manuals," participants gained significant hints for reviewing their own operational designs. Furthermore, as users with the same concerns engaged in deep discussions, it became a highly energetic session that fostered strong connections transcending corporate boundaries.