Though mobile apps in the recent years have transformed almost every industry, some have obviously befitted more from these technologies than others. For instance, while sectors like logistics, transport, healthcare, hospitality and others have been virtually revolutionized with the mobile apps taking the center stage in their business operations, there are other businesses like HVAC (Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning) that have been slightly sidelined by these technology changes.
But if you take a closer look at the structure and operations of such businesses, it is clear that they have as much to gain from deploying apps as any other sector.
It is due to such realization that in the recent time’s top application development companies have started to closely monitor HVAC businesses, study their business model and operations, analyze their challenges and have been able to come up with pretty elegant solutions.
The foremost benefit of deploying mobile apps can be availed in the form of effectively managing different tasks spread over different geographical locations. Since these tasks can be of varying complexities and priorities, the manager has to assign them depending on the competence of each employee. This means that when there are lots of jobs to complete, this process becomes very cumbersome and inefficient. But if you deploy an app in which all such information is fed while accepting the task, it can automatically assign and schedule the tasks to appropriate employees, thereby eliminating major overheads.
Generally, employees of HVAC businesses work on remote sites and are paid according to the time they spend on the client site. Since there is no way for the business owners to determine such information other than what employees report, the process becomes opaque and inefficient. Here, if you have a mobile app with features like geo-tagging, you can easily know where your employees are at a particular time. All they have to do is start the timer on their device when they reach the site and stop when they leave. The time logged will be automatically saved in the system, leaving no room for any discrepancies. Additionally, this also gives employees the liberty to apply for leaves from a remote location or even issue an SOS in an emergency.
Since HVAC businesses serve remote sites, and all their employees are basically ad-hoc and are always on the field, invoicing and other financial tasks become a very challenging aspect. Every invoice has to be documented several times and there is always a chance of employees siphoning off.
But if you have an app deployed for the purpose, whenever the employees issue invoices at remote site, it gets registered in the central system in real-time. This makes the whole process seamless and eliminates any chances of unscrupulous activities. Such central invoicing and expenditures also help you better keep track of finances and take your future business decisions accordingly.
No matter how expert your employees are, there is always an off chance that they will face a problem at the site that they can’t readily solve. This generally results in sending additional support or any supplementary visits, which not only disrupts the overall efficiency and causes financial losses but also questions the reputation of your business.
An app deployed for your business that contains a detailed guide to all your operations will troubleshoot procedures. No matter how tricky the job is, your employees can simply refer to their app for assistance and thus, save a lot of time and resources for your business.
On a closing note, since HVAC businesses have not deployed such technologies as yet, it can be ascertained that the ones who do, stand to gain the most. So, if you are in HVAC business and like the idea of automating all those operations we have discussed, or if there is something else you would like to test, get in touch with top mobile app developers in India like us to share your idea. You will get expert advice on the feasibility and implementation. Contact us at [email protected] for more information.
Mrityunjay is a content developer at Konstant Infosolutions- a leading mobile app development firm that caters to enterprises of all scales and industries with cutting-edge tech solutions. Being an engineer by education, a reader by passion, and a writer by profession, he finds no topic truly boring, yet nothing seems to content his craving as well- an essence he leaves in everything he writes.
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