How W. Bradley Electric increases labor productivity with Kojo
W. Bradley Electric
The problem
Field workers were getting bogged down by materials management
For WBE, materials management was a clear area for improvement. Like most electrical contractors, WBE didn’t have a single system to handle materials – field request for materials, POs, warehouse logs, delivery receipts, invoices, and the processes to handle them were all siloed. As a result, there wasn’t an easy way to facilitate the communication and transparency. Field costs went up and WBE’s five purchasing agents spent 20% of their day manually entering purchase orders.
The solution
Streamlining requisitions and POs with Kojo
Kojo was the perfect solution for WBE. Using Kojo’s Amazon-like mobile ordering application, WBE’s foremen now submit requisitions to purchasing agents digitally from the field. Purchasing agents convert the digital requisition into POs and send them electronically to vendors with just a few clicks. Requisitions, RFQs, POs, invoices, and delivery receipts can now be tracked digitally and in real-time.
Key Kojo app features
- Digital requisitions and POs
- Delivery confirmations
- Pre-approved materials lists
- Streamlined materials quoting
- Hold For Release tracking
- Accounting system integration
Consistency, Reliability and Tracking
Easily track purchase requests
No more complaints about materials not getting ordered or received. The team uses the app to make and track purchase requests.
Complete payments faster
W. Bradley Electric is able to pay their bills faster than ever since all ordering information lives within Kojo. The number of invoices has been reduced to one or two per week.
100% adoption
All team leads who are ordering materials regularly from the field have adopted the Kojo software.
Complete visibility into materials management
W. Bradley Electric is now able to identify and cut inefficiencies to save valuable dollars.
Confirm PO payments with confidence
The accounting team can confirm all dollars spent on equipment and material as all packing sheets are linked to every PO in Kojo.
Increased company morale
Team members know that ordering is in their hands - if an item doesn’t get ordered, the blame can’t be shifted. Team members - including PMs - take ownership of the entire ordering process.
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