Entries by Karl Horner

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Benefits of Integrating E-forms in Facilities Management

Facilities management means managing huge workloads – and collating data from a variety of sources for systems, planning and compliance, as well as the day to day processing required to maintain sites and manage employee workloads and working hours. For many who work in facilities management, this vast and changeable workload relies on the management […]

Stocktaking Has Never Been So Simple

When your organisation maintains a catalogue of products, for internal use or to sell to customers, it’s important to maintain a proper and up-to-date record of products. How many you’ve ordered, how many you’ve used or sold, what’s still in the stockroom, and many other factors which need to be considered. You can’t run an […]

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How important is this audit?

In every industry there are times when it feels like work is being done just for the sake of doing it – and nothing measurable or important seems to be achieved. Many times, in the past, auditing has fallen into that category – but we know that auditing is far more than a box ticking […]

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Which Mobile Devices Are Right for Your Business?

When you’re considering mobile devices for your business there are a number of factors to consider, which can make the difference between a huge expense and a headache, and a vital tool that enhances productivity and communication between all departments. Any business utilising mobile workforce management has to consider the following factors while choosing mobile […]

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Mobile Work Order Management for SME

Once, in years gone by, making your business mobile was left to the big dogs – companies with huge budgets who could invest in the expensive technologies and server space necessary for making mobile working possible. Team members had to be given specialist equipment. It was a clunky and often frustrating process accessing the data […]

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10 Best Practices for Implementing a Mobile Workforce Management System

Whatever your industry, ensuring effective mobile workforce management system – particularly if your organisation involves mobile working – is vital, but there are a number of things to consider. In days gone by businesses required professional offices to succeed – a place that workforces performed their tasks side by side, and where out-of-office workers delivered […]

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Not All Mobile CAFM Applications Are The Same

As technologies for mobile workforce have developed, the use of mobile CAFM applications designed to bring functionality and processing beyond the confines of office based work has grown. However, not all mobile CAFM applications are created equal. Many of these applications were designed for a specific industry or specific tasks without the benefits of adaptability […]

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10 Mistakes When Implementing Mobile Work Order Management Solutions

When you are looking at implementing a mobile work order management solution for your organisation there are a lot of factors to consider – and we have seen many businesses making these same mistakes again and again. Here we are going to discuss the top ten mistakes we’ve seen being made, and how to avoid them. The most common feedback I get is that customers are not seeing the operating cost reduction they expected and in particular, the negative affect unnecessary visits have on their ROI.