CARMEL, Ind. -

KAR Auction Services subsidiary AuctionTrac recently enhanced the capabilities of the GPS monitoring system it uses to track vehicles.
 
Officials highlighted this same satellite-based technology now can also help users minimize labor costs and increase efficiency — without using a single sheet of paper.
 
AuctionTrac insisted its “green technology could help users save a little green of their own.”

The company reiterated its paperless management system was specifically developed to provide users improved workforce control and management capabilities.

AuctionTrac’s labor-tracking module not only can eliminate the need to maintain paper records, it also can provide a potentially cost-saving alternative to traditional labor-tracking systems.
 
AuctionTrac uses 4D scanning technology to electronically record start and stop times for temporary labor. Not only does paperless reporting provide an instant and detailed accounting of each worker’s hours, officials mentioned the solution also can allow vendors to monitor worker production in real time.

The company added an additional benefit is the system’s capacity to streamline billing via online invoicing to pay labor companies.

KAR is currently utilizing this technology at 29 ADESA locations throughout the country. All ADESA auctions in the United States and Canada are expected to be fully implemented with AuctionTrac by September.

“With this technology, users can accurately measure the ever-changing labor needs of an auction sale day,” AuctionTrac senior vice president Michael Newman stated.

“If they can measure it, they can manage their labor costs more effectively — putting the saving power directly in their hands,” Newman concluded.