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Kitsaki Projects

B2W Software

Technology Category	Application Infrastructure & Middleware - Data Exchange & Integration
Applicable Industries	Construction & Infrastructure Utilities
Applicable Functions	Discrete Manufacturing Field Services
Use Cases	Fleet Management Predictive Maintenance
Services	Software Design & Engineering Services System Integration
Challenge	Kitsaki Projects, a company with close to 200 employees focusing primarily on utility-based construction projects in Saskatchewan, was facing challenges in their estimating and field tracking processes. They were using independent systems for these processes, which made it difficult to understand why some jobs were unsuccessful. Economic challenges in the Canadian market were forcing contractors to focus on improving efficiency and productivity through specialized software. Kitsaki's estimators previously relied on Excel spreadsheets to produce bids, but the process was long and prone to persistent errors. The company also had a paper-based process to get better and consistent visibility into productivity, labor, and materials in the field. However, this solution was too slow and cumbersome to keep the company competitive over the long-term. Read More
About Customer	Kitsaki Projects is an Aboriginally-owned and operated service provider under the Kitsaki Management Limited Partnership Group of Companies. The group manages economic development activities for the Lac La Ronge Indian Band and includes businesses operating in the transportation, construction, insurance, environmental, hospitality, mining, and agriculture sectors. The company has close to 200 employees and focuses primarily on utility-based construction projects in Saskatchewan. Kitsaki Projects is headquartered in La Ronge, Saskatchewan, Canada. Read More
Solution	Kitsaki implemented the B2W Estimate and Track solutions in tandem, with the goals to establish faster, standardized estimating processes that linked field operations and to gain more timely insight into field performance. With B2W Track, field crews at Kitsaki can complete daily field logs and enter labor hours electronically with instant, accessible data. The unified approach of B2W Estimate and Track made perfect sense to implement as it helped the managers at Kitsaki to pinpoint why some jobs were unsuccessful. After implementing B2W Estimate and Track, Kitsaki immediately began to evaluate B2W Maintain for equipment maintenance and B2W Inform for data capture and analysis. Read More Log in to view content
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Technology Category

Application Infrastructure & Middleware - Data Exchange & Integration

Applicable Industries

Construction & Infrastructure

Utilities

Applicable Functions

Discrete Manufacturing

Field Services

Use Cases

Fleet Management

Predictive Maintenance

Services

Software Design & Engineering Services

System Integration

Challenge

Kitsaki Projects, a company with close to 200 employees focusing primarily on utility-based construction projects in Saskatchewan, was facing challenges in their estimating and field tracking processes. They were using independent systems for these processes, which made it difficult to understand why some jobs were unsuccessful. Economic challenges in the Canadian market were forcing contractors to focus on improving efficiency and productivity through specialized software. Kitsaki's estimators previously relied on Excel spreadsheets to produce bids, but the process was long and prone to persistent errors. The company also had a paper-based process to get better and consistent visibility into productivity, labor, and materials in the field. However, this solution was too slow and cumbersome to keep the company competitive over the long-term.

About Customer

Kitsaki Projects is an Aboriginally-owned and operated service provider under the Kitsaki Management Limited Partnership Group of Companies. The group manages economic development activities for the Lac La Ronge Indian Band and includes businesses operating in the transportation, construction, insurance, environmental, hospitality, mining, and agriculture sectors. The company has close to 200 employees and focuses primarily on utility-based construction projects in Saskatchewan. Kitsaki Projects is headquartered in La Ronge, Saskatchewan, Canada.

Solution

Kitsaki implemented the B2W Estimate and Track solutions in tandem, with the goals to establish faster, standardized estimating processes that linked field operations and to gain more timely insight into field performance. With B2W Track, field crews at Kitsaki can complete daily field logs and enter labor hours electronically with instant, accessible data. The unified approach of B2W Estimate and Track made perfect sense to implement as it helped the managers at Kitsaki to pinpoint why some jobs were unsuccessful. After implementing B2W Estimate and Track, Kitsaki immediately began to evaluate B2W Maintain for equipment maintenance and B2W Inform for data capture and analysis.

Impact #1	Bidding process became faster and more accurate.
Impact #2	Better decisions could be made through faster access to field performance data.
Impact #3	Field crews at Kitsaki can complete daily field logs and enter labor hours electronically with instant, accessible data.

Impact #1

Bidding process became faster and more accurate.

Impact #2

Better decisions could be made through faster access to field performance data.

Impact #3

Field crews at Kitsaki can complete daily field logs and enter labor hours electronically with instant, accessible data.

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