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best by trialling it over a period of time. As a result, the
branch in Klagenfurt, Austria, started the trial operation
in February 2015, where action was urgently required
because of a new acquisition - CSM Austria. CSM Austria
had already used ZEUS® in the past, but this was not a
decisive factor since the old system had to be replaced
completely.
As there was a need for Access Control in Klagenfurt, the
trial operation was extended by the integrated solution
ZEUS® Access Control. With its wide range of supported
reader technologies ISGUS was easily able to meet the
specification requiring the use of existing transponders.
On the software side ZEUS® was installed within the
computer centre at Dr. Schär headquarters in idyllic
Burgstall near Merano / South Tirol, the configuration
of complex working time laws and regulations in Austria
was carried out by ISGUS in Villingen-Schwenningen.
At the beginning of 2015 Daniel Windmann joined Dr.
Schär, taking on the responsibility for coordination of the
HR systems within the Group and also responsible for
the introduction of ZEUS®. Mr. Windmann remembers:
„At the beginning I had completely underestimated the
issue of Time Management and could not imagine that
Time & Attendance could be so complex. Whilst Access
Control ran smoothly from the beginning and the setup
was very simple, there were a few challenges in terms
of Time & Attendance to fulfil the requirements of our
Austrian colleagues“.
After some changes in the software and the realisation of
the payroll interface to the local payroll provider RZL, Dr.
Schär is convinced to have found the right partner for the
international roll-out with ISGUS.
A central project management for the entire roll-out,
which was guaranteed by ISGUS and has also proven
itself during the implementation at 9 locations in 6
countries, was indispensable for Dr. Schär.
Within twelve months the locations in Saragossa
(Spain), Warrington (UK) and the two major production
sites in Germany in Dreihausen and Apolda were equip-
ped with ZEUS®, with the cooperation of the local ISGUS
branch offices and sales & service partners. As in Austria,
there have been specific requirements in each country
with regard to overtime calculation, periods for avera-
ging earnings, payroll interfaces, or very special break
rules, e.g. in Spain.
At the same time, a new company building was construc-
ted at the Burgstall headquarters as an extension to the
administrative building there. As „Dr. Schär think tank“
the representative and highly modern new company
centre was opened in May 2017. With 65 ISGUS access
readers on the inside and outside doors ZEUS® is also
used there. The „old building“ in Burgstall, where glu-
ten-free flour and bread are produced, was also equip-
ped with the ZEUS® Access Control system and with 30
additional terminals of the IT 4100 series.
„For me, it is very advantageous to be able to access
and manage the Access Control System centrally for all
employees, locations and countries. Many of our emplo-
yees are often travelling to our branch offices, and the
standardised transponders allow each employee on-site
access after activation in the ZEUS® Security Lock Plan,
with just a couple of clicks“, explains Daniel Windmann.
Last but not least the system was implemented at Dr.
Schär Medical Nutrition in Rosbach (Hesse) as the last
location in Germany. Dr. Schär has been developing new
types of dietary food there since 2012 and has specialised
in the development and production of medical food for
patients with congenital metabolic disorders.
„The fact that we can access all data for all countries
through a single access, and following the same logic,
makes our work so much easier. Moreover, the division
of the system into different subsystems ensures that
the colleagues in branch offices can only see and correct
their own employees“, Daniel Windmann continues.
„The internationality of ISGUS was the decisive factor
for us, in order to ensure the local systems in terms of in-
stallation, commissioning and maintenance, and the fact
that with ISGUS we have found a supplier, which offers
everything from one single source - hardware, software
and above all the necessary advice and support on the
implementation“, added Christian Franzelin, IT Director
at Dr. Schär.
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