Tag Archives: Field Service Automation
Chapman Metering purchases MobileFrame to automate Work Order Management
Chapman Metering, a utility contractor specializing in meter installations and testing services, has chosen MobileFrame to automate their Work Order Management. Chapman Metering was looking for an easy-to-use software solution that would allow them to customize their mobile work orders, and integrate to their existing Access-based backend system, without requiring custom programming. In addition, they needed an enterprise mobility solution which would allow them to embed photos and collect GPS location data. Continue reading
Mobile Work Order / Dispatch System – Created in 1.5 hours by Me!
Here’s round 2 on creating a mobile application and this time instead of a real time meal order taking application, I’ve created a simple Work Order System that includes a Dispatch app and a handheld app. They were both built using MobileFrame and completed in under 2 hours.
Here are the 2 Parts: Continue reading
Ameren selects MobileFrame to automate substation inspections
Ameren has chosen MobileFrame as their standard mobility platform, with their first project being to automate their substation inspections, preventative maintenance and facility repairs. Subsequently, Ameren has 200+ forms that they plan to automate across their various departments. Prior to adopting MobileFrame, Ameren had 20-25 people who manually re-entered collected data from paper forms. Ameren’s central IT department recognized that a platform solution, like MobileFrame, would result in a huge ROI when going mobile. After a thorough evaluation of all solutions in the marketplace, Ameren chose MobileFrame for its ease of use, flexibility, and because MobileFrame provides a complete set of mobility tools that includes an integration wizard and mobile device management.
Advanced Powering Services purchases MobileFrame to automate field inspections and maintenance
Advanced Powering Services has chosen MobileFrame to automate their field inspections and maintenance activities. APS performs semi-annual maintenance on 3500+ pieces of equipment across CA, AZ and NV primarily for the Cable TV Industry. In addition, APS performs field inspections of all the equipment at a facility. Prior to adopting MobileFrame’s platform, APS’s business process was entirely paper-based. APS wanted to grow their business and they recognized that eliminating paper forms and manual data entry was the best way to go. They plan to write their own mobile applications, using the MobileFrame platform, and deploy them to Netbooks operating on Verizon’s 3G network. Continue reading
Asplundh Tree Expert Company Purchases MobileFrame For 1,500 User Initial Deployment With Plans To Automate 8,000 Field Personnel
Asplundh Tree Expert Company, selected MobileFrame’s enterprise mobility platform to implement mobile applications across their operations. The first set of mobile applications will include Timesheets, Customer Contract Configuration and Employee / Equipment searches. We will be integrating to their backend system called Proamics, which runs on Sybase. In a later phase we will integrate to SAP. Asplundh CIO, George Gunther, was impressed with MobileFrame’s ability to automate applications quickly with no programming, which is very important since they have so many applications they want to deploy. The goal of this mobility project is to improve productivity, reduce errors, and speed up job processing. George estimates a 122% ROI within 30 months based upon a deployment of 1,500 devices running MobileFrame. They will start the pilot on existing laptops, then migrate over the handhelds. Follow on phases will automate approximately 8,000 field personnel. Continue reading
Miller Pipeline Corp. Case Study
Learn more about how Miller Pipeline has had tremendous success using MobileFrame’s enterprise mobility software… Continue reading