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Whitton Companies Saves at Least $100,000 Per Year on Labor Costs with GPS Tracking

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Technology Category	Functional Applications - Enterprise Resource Planning Systems (ERP) Functional Applications - Fleet Management Systems (FMS)
Applicable Industries	Construction & Infrastructure
Applicable Functions	Human Resources Logistics & Transportation
Use Cases	Fleet Management Personnel Tracking & Monitoring Real-Time Location System (RTLS)
Services	System Integration
Challenge	Whitton Companies, a residential home construction company, was facing challenges in efficiently dispatching vehicles to customer sites. The process was manual and time-consuming, involving receiving a customer call, looking up the address online, and printing out a map for the driver. The company also lacked real-time vehicle location data, making it difficult to confirm if field supervisors were at the job site when they were supposed to be. Additionally, Whitton Companies needed a GPS tracking solution that could integrate with their enterprise resource planning (ERP) software, which they use to manage all data throughout their organization. Read More
About Customer	Whitton Companies is a residential home construction company based in Phoenix, Arizona. The company specializes in plumbing, concrete, and framing. Since its establishment in 1982, the Whitton family of companies has built over 75,000 homes throughout Phoenix and Tucson. The company prides itself on providing excellent customer service and performing every job safely and efficiently. Whitton Companies operates a fleet of 60 vehicles and is committed to increasing dispatch efficiency and ensuring that drivers arrive at customer sites as quickly as possible. Read More
Solution	Whitton Companies implemented the GPS Insight Vehicle & Asset Tracking Solution to increase dispatch efficiency and monitor field employees throughout the workday. The solution allows the company to send routes directly to drivers via Garmin navigation devices, provide turn-by-turn directions, and communicate important information without having to make a phone call. The company also set up landmarks around customer sites and other unauthorized locations. If an employee's vehicle spends a certain amount of time in a landmark other than the customer site, the company receives an alert and can identify if the employee is off task. Whitton Companies also integrated GPS Insight's data into their ERP software, allowing them to access all important data from one platform. This integration has helped the company identify and reduce unnecessary labor costs by auditing timecard accuracy. Read More Log in to view content
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Technology Category

Functional Applications - Enterprise Resource Planning Systems (ERP)

Functional Applications - Fleet Management Systems (FMS)

Applicable Industries

Construction & Infrastructure

Applicable Functions

Human Resources

Logistics & Transportation

Use Cases

Fleet Management

Personnel Tracking & Monitoring

Real-Time Location System (RTLS)

Services

System Integration

Challenge

Whitton Companies, a residential home construction company, was facing challenges in efficiently dispatching vehicles to customer sites. The process was manual and time-consuming, involving receiving a customer call, looking up the address online, and printing out a map for the driver. The company also lacked real-time vehicle location data, making it difficult to confirm if field supervisors were at the job site when they were supposed to be. Additionally, Whitton Companies needed a GPS tracking solution that could integrate with their enterprise resource planning (ERP) software, which they use to manage all data throughout their organization.

About Customer

Whitton Companies is a residential home construction company based in Phoenix, Arizona. The company specializes in plumbing, concrete, and framing. Since its establishment in 1982, the Whitton family of companies has built over 75,000 homes throughout Phoenix and Tucson. The company prides itself on providing excellent customer service and performing every job safely and efficiently. Whitton Companies operates a fleet of 60 vehicles and is committed to increasing dispatch efficiency and ensuring that drivers arrive at customer sites as quickly as possible.

Solution

Whitton Companies implemented the GPS Insight Vehicle & Asset Tracking Solution to increase dispatch efficiency and monitor field employees throughout the workday. The solution allows the company to send routes directly to drivers via Garmin navigation devices, provide turn-by-turn directions, and communicate important information without having to make a phone call. The company also set up landmarks around customer sites and other unauthorized locations. If an employee's vehicle spends a certain amount of time in a landmark other than the customer site, the company receives an alert and can identify if the employee is off task. Whitton Companies also integrated GPS Insight's data into their ERP software, allowing them to access all important data from one platform. This integration has helped the company identify and reduce unnecessary labor costs by auditing timecard accuracy.

Impact #1	Increased dispatch efficiency by sending routes directly to drivers via Garmin navigation devices.
Impact #2	Improved monitoring of field employees throughout the workday by setting up landmarks around customer sites and other unauthorized locations.
Impact #3	Integrated GPS Insight's data into their ERP software, allowing them to access all important data from one platform.

Impact #1

Increased dispatch efficiency by sending routes directly to drivers via Garmin navigation devices.

Impact #2

Improved monitoring of field employees throughout the workday by setting up landmarks around customer sites and other unauthorized locations.

Impact #3

Integrated GPS Insight's data into their ERP software, allowing them to access all important data from one platform.

Benefit #1	Saved at least $100,000 per year in labor costs.

Benefit #1

Saved at least $100,000 per year in labor costs.

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Whitton Companies Saves at Least $100,000 Per Year on Labor Costs with GPS Tracking

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