Manufacturing

The manufacturing industry has been severely
affected by the global recession and current
credit crisis.  The coming years will be very
challenging, but this near-term pause will give many manufacturing companies an opportunity to adjust and rectify business models accordingly.  As companies scrutinize budgets, investments will focus on cost savings, shorter payback periods and increasing productivity.  Investing in a Mobile Workforce Management solution is a proven way to reach recalibrated operational goals, and specifically to increase productivity by doing more with less.   

For many years, Blue Dot has been providing Mobile Workforce Management solutions to the manufacturing industry to help streamline remote business processes within warehouses, production, inventory, assets, and sales & distribution.  Mobility automation tools are increasing productivity both outside a company’s four walls and on the plant floor. This, in turn, provides much financial relief to an organization’s bottom line. On average, return on investment is realized in three to seven months, depending on the range of mobility automation tools and how they are aligned with the organization’s productivity and cost savings targets. 

Blue Dot has a proven track record of implementing enterprise-grade Mobile Workforce Management solutions for diverse range of manufacturing organizations.  Optimized for manufacturer specific business processes, our mobile solutions are typically implemented in an always-on/connected environment for real-time visibility into backend ERP, WMS, CMMS and other related backend systems.  Blue Dot additionally has a proven track record delivering mobile solutions in a disconnected (store and forward) connectivity environment. Most recently, organizations such as Duro-Last, Inc. and United States Gypsum have worked directly with Blue Dot to solve challenges and drive operational efficiencies in mobilizing their remote workforces for inspection and remote inventory management based tasks.

• Eliminate manual processes and establish real-time visibility so manufacturers can better manage inventory across their lines of operation
  
  
• Enable nearly automatic real-time tracking of parts and ingredients at any point in the manufacturing process or after delivery to the customer, all with just a scan of a bar code, direct part mark or RFID tag
  
  
• Dispatch and monitor real-time location for more efficient routing, effectively reducing truck rolls and minimizing mileage, fuel costs, wear and tear and repair costs, extending the lifecycle of these high-dollar assets
  
  
• Allow salespeople to easily check inventory and pricing, capture a signature and submit an order in real time
  
  
• Greatly improve the efficiency of workers who repair manufacturing equipment and/or perform inspections and maintenance by allowing them to receive electronic work orders, access service history, service level agreements and more, eliminating paper-based processes and improving customer service
  
  
• Automate the processes of PO receiving, parts issue/return, transfers, cycle counts, parts lookup and label printing through an intuitive interface designed around bar-code scanning
  
  
• Support a complete range of devices, from simple smart phones to hand-held devices and portable computers

• Save time with a highly accurate and granular track-and-trace capability that offers real-time visibility into manufacturing processes
  
  
• Increase productivity for remote sales force, enabling increased customer interaction to drive sales revenue
  
  
• Gain 50 percent efficiency in cycle counts, issues and transfers through elimination of paper and use of bar-code scanning
  
  
• Save time and provide better customer service by providing real-time access to parts, orders and inventory
  
  
• Improve overall inventory accuracy and reduce stock-outs, eliminating the high cost of inventory write-offs
  
  
• Derive greater value from back-end system’s investment through more timely and complete data reporting
  
  
• Streamline field-service operations for service requests and warranty tracking