Industrial Manufacturing & Equipment

1. Meeting customer demands

Expectations for machine performance have increased, resulting in stricter SLAs that prioritize longer uptimes and better outcomes for customers.

2. Providing customer self-service

Customer self-service tools have become crucial in driving customer satisfaction as more customers prefer a hands-on approach to service, wanting to understand their problems and help implement potential solutions.

3. Increasing the profit margin

Manufacturers are relying on their service operations to generate profits due to reduced machinery sales, with service profit sometimes surpassing machine sales. The service organization is under pressure to increase efficiency and productivity while reducing costs, and automation and crowdsourcing are two solutions to achieve this.

4. High demand for efficiency

To maintain and increase productivity levels, businesses no longer rely on unskilled employees for menial tasks. Instead, they automate time-consuming and laborious processes to enable employees to supply high-quality services efficiently.

5. Customer retention

As industrial manufacturers rely more on repairs than replacements, the increasing number of affordable service providers has become a real source of competition for equipment and machine manufacturers. Those who do not offer affordable field services risk losing valuable customer contacts.

6. Safe working environment

Manufacturers must comply with regulations that ensure safe working conditions for technicians, including documenting workplace incidents and injuries to determine how to improve processes and procedures to guarantee maximum safety.

7. Talent gap

The industrial sector is experiencing a critical decline in skilled labor, with companies over 30-40 years old losing a significant number of service technicians to retirement. The next generation of workers, immersed in digital solutions, is looking for employment that offers the flexibility and freedom that mobile solutions provide.