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How to Optimize Workforce Planning for Summer Maintenance Shutdowns

Posted on July 8, 2025July 9, 2025 by tpdwebsite

A single day of unplanned downtime can cost manufacturers up to $50,000 per hour. Yet 73% of industrial facilities experience unexpected delays during summer maintenance shutdowns due to poor workforce planning. Summer maintenance shutdowns are unavoidable—but workforce chaos doesn’t have to be. While temperatures rise and equipment demands peak maintenance, competition for skilled tradespeople intensifies.
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The Manufacturing HR Playbook: Tackling Summer Attendance Challenges

Posted on April 23, 2025April 23, 2025 by tpdwebsite

Summer brings sunshine, longer days, and a spike in employee absences. For manufacturers, this can disrupt production schedules, stretch frontline teams thin, and create safety and quality risks. Unplanned absenteeism is an operational challenge in any season, but it hits harder in the summer months due to vacations, illnesses, childcare gaps, and heat-related issues. For
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