Automating your Green Industry Business: Lessons from the Google Car

By David Crary  
 

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The future of technology is here!

For years, Google has been attempting to achieve the unthinkable: a driverless car. Using software that Google Reps refer to as "Google chauffeur," Google is working on a project to complete an autonomous car. The car operates with a $70,000 laser system that generates a detailed 3D map of the car's surroundings in order for it to navigate on its own. This past spring, Google announced that they succeeded in building a functional car that contains no steering wheel, gas pedal, or brake pedal. Who knows, we could be seeing driverless cars on regular roads in this lifetime. Wouldn't that make you do a double take? 

So, the question is, if Google can create a car that drives automatically, why can't you have the perfect automatic system for your green industry business?

You can.

Using automated systems, such as the field service software provided by HindSite, is becoming more popular and more  essential to success. As technology continues to revolutionize, more options are opening up to provide systems that keep track of

  • Scheduling
  • Routing
  • Billing
  • Reporting
  • Contact Management
  • Field Data Management

 

The Value of Autonomy: How it can improve your Green Industry Business. 

With the help of feild service software, you can acheive three major benefits:

1. Save Paper

This should be high on your companies priority list. After all, Green Industry Businesses must constantly think about how their choices impact the environment. In the old days, I used to reuse paper by feeding the clean side back into the printer after I already used it once. Now, I can simply eliminate almost all of my paper usage. That is one giant step in the Green direction!

2. Higher Productivity

 

Feild Service Software streamlines your business and automates pesky tasks that you potentially don't have time to focus on. All your paperwork is taken care of and beautifully organized by your automatic system. All your information is available instantly and with minimal effort on your part. 

In addition, you can improve your communication with your field employees. By arming them with mobile field service software, they can view job information, time in and out, select materials used, and generally communicate all job information back to the office in real time with very little effort.
With all of that out of the way, you are able to focus more time and energy on the important things that really make your company great. You can spend that time communicating with customers, gaining new clients, connecting with your team, or developing your procedures. Endless possibilities. 

3. Higher Profitability

Not only does field service software ensure that you and your workers get paid right away, it also provides room for your Green Industry Business to expand and become more profitable. It all starts with elimination of waste--wasted materials, wasted time, wasted potential, etc--to get your company operating at full capacity. You may be able to accept more customers because you will be spending less time organizing paperwork. That's more money for your company. 

What This Means for Your Customers:

A field service software system creates a better system for customer service. Customers are able to navigate themselves, so they can get in and get out easily and efficiently. 

You can provide access to routine questions/concerns and answers, which will save you a couple phone calls and emails. Customers should be happy that they can get all the facts in one place and expect fast results. 

However, keep in mind that technology is supposed to make things easier not harder. Make sure that your system is user-friendly and that live customer support is still available if needed. 

 

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