CDT - The experts in OR analysis for all shift operations.

The Workforce Planning Studio is led by published experts in shift planning and rostering. We design bespoke, evidence‑based schedules that improve performance, fairness, and wellbeing.

• Published, peer‑reviewed methods adapted to your operation
• Global impact: healthcare, public safety, contact centres, field services
• Fairness metrics and fatigue risk integrated from day one

Quick proof: up to 22% overtime reduction, 10–15% better coverage, measurable wellbeing gains.

“C‑Desk translated complex rostering theory into a roster our teams embraced. Coverage improved without burning people out.” — Operations Director, Public Safety

“Practical, rigorous, and fast. Their fairness metrics changed how we plan.” — Head of Workforce, NHS Trust

“The training gave our planners the tools to sustain gains long after the project.” — Service Manager, Contact Centre

C‑Desk Technology — Workforce Planning Studio
The Old Vicarage, Station Road, Rolleston, Newark, Notts, UK NG23 5SE

Phone: (+44) 01636 816466
Email: alec@oranalysts.com

Opening hours: Monday–Friday 10am–5pm UK time (or by appointment)

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Our brochure lifts the lid on how different industries rely on smart, well‑designed shift patterns to stay safe, efficient, and resilient. If you want to understand how better shift operations can transform performance, reduce costs, and improve work–life balance, this is the perfect place to start.

Creating a shift pattern isn’t just a calculation — it’s an art. It means balancing holidays, skills, workload, wellbeing, budgets, fatigue, and future growth to build a sustainable operation where the business performs at its best and shift workers can truly thrive. If you want to see how we design the right people, in the right numbers, in the right place, at the right time — this booklet is the perfect place to begin.

Shift working quietly powers the world around us. From the bread on your table to the aircraft you fly in, from your mobile phone network to the ports, pharmacies, and food producers that keep life moving — shift workers make it all possible.

You can download our booklet to explore the full range of products and services we offer, complete with clear diagrams that illustrate our proven methodology.

Our brochure lifts the lid on how different industries rely on smart, well‑designed shift patterns to stay safe, efficient, and resilient. If you want to understand how better shift operations can transform performance, reduce costs, and improve work–life balance, this is the perfect place to start.

Creating a shift pattern isn’t just a calculation — it’s an art. It means balancing holidays, skills, workload, wellbeing, budgets, fatigue, and future growth to build a sustainable operation where the business performs at its best and shift workers can truly thrive. If you want to see how we design the right people, in the right numbers, in the right place, at the right time — this booklet is the perfect place to begin.