Written by PatrickJ on Friday, October 13, 2006

Mobile Impact Awards – How To Do Mobile Right

The Mobile Enterprise Alliance (MEA) has announced the winners of its 2006 Mobile Impact Awards.

After deploying the mobile system to more than 25 field representatives at Home Depot stores, Kelleher achieved the following:

– Order fulfillment, which previously took 2-3 days, now takes only 24 hours with increased efficiency in data entry and communication.
– Field representatives have a real-time connection to Kelleher’s database, resulting in up-to-the-minute feedback on order status and availability, and immediate information on the entire product line
– Site visits, which previously took 2 hours, are now 30 minutes faster thanks to quicker data entry from bar code scanning and rapid data verification from web-based software. Sixty hours per week in site visit time is saved.
– Data entry errors, previously five per week, are eliminated with bar code scanning, resulting in major savings in claims.

The above is an excerpt from one of the case studies behind the 2006 Mobile Impact Awards – which were given in the following categories: Field Service & Support, Sales Force Enablement, Mobile Office Solution, Extended Enterprise Computing And Connectivity, Mobile Security, and Mobile Management.

If you’re a mobile enthusiast on a personal level and haven’t quite got to grips with how to get mobile technology working towards making your business more effective, these case studies are a great reference and jumping-off point.

It’s always nice to see case studies on companies that are embracing mobile technology and reaping rewards for their business. These MEA awards are a great example of their continual efforts to encourage enterprises to devote attention to mobile solutions, and to provide guidance on how to tie these solutions to solid business objectives.

Daniel Taylor’s Mobile Enterprise Weblog is a superb resource for anyone involved in assessing or implementing mobile solutions, and you can get all the details on the Mobile Impact Awards there:

MEA Announces 2006 Mobile Impact Awards Winners

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