The Challenge
In this case study, our partners Advance S.R.L analyze the requirements for an integrated Time & Attendancerelated project for Carrefour Romania in the retail industry, currently managing 17.000 employees.
The initial project specifications included implementing a comprehensive T&A system in which:
• Employees can record when they clock in and out, track breaks, and other attendance events on a device. The attendance devices must be accessible to the customer's (Carrefour) local network from any point and at any time. Therefore, the device must include multiple wired and wireless communication methods.
• Resources are used in the employee database in the customer's system and infrastructure.
• The system generates employee attendance reports for subsequent use by the client's Human Resources department.
Our partner
Advance S.R.L, i s in Cluj-Napoca, Romania and is part of the Building Equipment Contractors Industry. With more than 120 employees and their own R&D and Project departments. Advance has developed many projects related to the security industry and to the time management sector, making a name for themselves as a complete technology solution provider. Advance S.R.L., a company with deep technical know-how and a remarkable experience matured over the years, has selected ZKTeco among many other manufacturers working in the mentioned business lines.
The Project
The project’s key objective is to grant both effective Time & Attendance management and a seamless user experience integrating ZKTeco platforms. To this end, two main elements were used to develop the solution: ZKBio Time (software) and ZPad Plus (hardware). ZKBio Time allows the creation of Middle tables to manage the data created within the MS SQL server (Carrefour) and convert them into a set of values that can be processed and displayed correctly. Based on the employee's unique key name or USER_ID data, ZKBio Time creates the employee’s anagraphic sheet and updates the existing sheet details using a mapping table such as the one provided below:
Benefits of the Solution
Replacing the time management system with ZKTeco solutions has greatly reduced operational costs for Carrefour, providing:
System Elements
Key aspects taken into account and the main functionalities implemented in the solution.
ZPad Plus
As for the hardware, ZKTeco’s ZPad Plus is the Time&Attendance device of choice thanks to its interface communication features, flexible power supply, push protocol for real-time software data exchange, infinite customization options (thanks to its Android core) and aesthetic looks. In addition, its dual antenna makes it the ideal device to punch in and out with the currently distributed cards, allowing future optional use of QR codes or fingerprint recognition.
ZKBio Time
ZKTeco's ZKBio Time software is the ideal solution for the project requirements; thanks to its native on-premise architecture as well as the possibility to build Middle Tables for data integration.
