5 Manufacturing Companies with Mobile Apps that Got it RightHOW THESE COMPANIES PAVED THE PATH TO SUCCESS

Consumer brands and mobile app start-ups have known for a while the

impact a mobile app can have on transforming the day-to-day lives of people. Mobile applications help us create efficiencies in our personal

lives through organization, calendaring, task management and countless other ways.

While 90 percent of American adults own a smartphone, the enterprise is taking much longer to adapt to this

not-so-new technology. Only 45

percent of companies have developed mobile apps – even

though on average, their employees are using six to ten apps daily to create their own efficiencies while on the job.

The manufacturing industry especially struggles to embrace and adopt mobile strategies. Those who

do will benefit by transforming the experiences of employees, suppliers, partners and customers.

Harnessing Mobile for Manufacturing

5manufacturing companies that took the leap and are doing mobile apps right.

Orica Chemnet is an Australian-based manufacturer andsupplier of industrial and specialty chemicals, explosives,

mining chemicals, paints and other consumer productsaround the world. Orica developed the mobile app “PocketBlast Guide” to provide access to blast calculations,conversions, product information and tools for managing

blasting operations on the job in real-time. The Pocket BlastGuide also provides access to safety information, timely andautomatic updates, product information, multilingual support,and all of these elements can be viewed offline.

Orica has seen improved bottom-line savings from its mobilestrategy through the elimination of errors and late data, as

well as real-time information on delivery status.

ORICA

Diversity is one of SAP’s core values. Because the companyis global, SAP needed a more efficient and transparent

system to communicate with employees. Understanding thatits 55,000 global employees had different devicepreferences, SAP implemented a “Bring your own device”(BYOD) policy that supports both a corporate-owned and

personally owned device model across BlackBerry, iOS,Android and Windows platforms.

Once the company was able to streamline support to mobiledevices across its workforce, SAP focused on creatingmobile apps that could not only enhance the employeeexperience, but also positively affect many other

stakeholders. As part of its mobileinitiative, the company immediatelydistributed more than 1,000 iPads

to developers charged withcreating a pleasing tabletexperience that would attractwide-scale employee adoption

with a new suite of company apps.

Some of the features offered

within the apps included timesheetmanagement, travel expense approval, leave requests, travelexpense and receipt management, CRM sales, HR approvals,cart approval, Sales OnDemand and StreamWork. SAP

employees worldwide use these apps to simplify theirworkflows and SAP has realized significant business benefitsfrom their investment in enhancing employee and customermobile experiences.

SAP

In 2011, Eaton saw an opportunity to create a competitive advantage by building deeper brand engagement with

customers and employees through the implementation of a company-wide mobile strategy. The manufacturing company created POWEREDGE, an app that allows users to view and share Eaton’s product catalog, access numerous videos on

product training and expert interviews, and locate the nearest store to purchase a product.

The app is equipped with additional built-in security features

that provide employees with peace of mind as they integrated their personal iPads or iPhones into their daily routines. Feedback from Eaton’s employees and

stakeholders indicates high satisfaction with both the functionality of the app and adoption.

EATON CORP.

Eaton Vice President and CIO Bill Blausey heralded the company’s forward-thinking strategy saying

he believes “a BYOD program is a good choice for any company.”

Womble wanted to create efficiencies with industrial productproduction process and created an app to serve both

internal and external constituents, including suppliers andcustomers. The app features a barcode scanner that trackseach steel pipe in production. Since creating the app, thecompany has seen significant improvements in customer

relations and productivity, and has achieved 100 percenttraceability. According to DSI Global, Womble hassuccessfully tracked more than 57,000 miles of pipe withoutlosing a single piece.

WOMBLE COMPANY INC.

Manufacturing executives that outfit their workforces with mobile apps are likely

to see some of these same benefits that the above five global manufactures have also enjoyed.

For more on information on

improving employeecommunications within the manufacturing industry by harnessing mobile software solutions, check out Connecting with

Disconnected Workers through Mobile.

Caterpillar Underground Mining is an internationalmanufacturer of heavy-duty underground mining products.

The company sought to improve supply chain managementand saw the potential to streamline their process through thecreation and implementation of a mobile solution. CAT builtan app that tracks all equipment locations, part numbers, lot

numbers and quantities. It also records warehouse inventory,barcodes and receipts. Since Caterpillar invested in the app’screation, the manufacturer reduced regular cycle count byfifty percent, has seen reduced losses and has maintained

inventory levels.

CATERPILLAR UNDERGROUND MINING

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