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MICROSOFT DYNAMICS 365 SCHEDULING AND ROUTE PLANNING SOFTWARE
01 September 2022 · Jeremy Squire
With technological developments such as IoT and artificial intelligence, there are multiple revenue models. However, operational efficiency and making the right strategic choices will always be at the heart of field service profitability. Gartner's Field Service Management unit was reporting back in 2016 that 80% of organisations with more than 75 field service engineers would miss more than 20% of available efficiency due to incomplete integration or ability to design workflows.
Therefore, software with a complete integration of field service functionalities form the basis for future profitability. Microsoft Dynamics 365 Field Service has taken much of the calculation work from Dynamics NAV, Dynamics AX, and Business Central. Organisations are making progress in:
- Optimising processes and increasing margins
- Increasing the occupancy rate of your technicians
- Improving the follow-up of SLAs
- Improving first time fix rates and thus more customer satisfaction
- Reducing mileage and CO2 emissions
- Improving inventory management
WHEN IS THE TIME TO INTEGRATE A SPECIALIST SCHEDULING ENGINE?
FLS develops dynamic field scheduling and route optimisation (job management) solutions that enable best-of-breed digital transformation within your instance of Microsoft Dynamics to achieve all-new levels of productivity and customer engagement. This is where field service organisations with 100s to 1000s of field resources supercharge their scheduling operations. FLS has 30 years' experience in the development and implementation of dynamic scheduling solutions.FLS' Microsoft integration gives you seamless access to the unique schedule and route optimisation algorithm, PowerOpt within your Microsoft Dynamics environment. It is implemented in just days yet enables the most accurate planning of appointments and routes that are cost-optimised using actual traffic-based driving speeds for every road segment. Increased customer experience and a 20-50% productivity improvement is easy to realise with FLS' globally unique algorithm.
FIELD SERVICE: PARTNER OR REPLACE?
In summary, most service management software, CRM, and ERP includes some form of field force scheduling capability, however, none offer truly optimised appointment booking and scheduling that comes close to the accuracy and efficiencies that can be achieved with FLS' PowerOpt algorithm.FLS is Microsoft's partner for Dynamics 365 and extends beyond the limitations of Microsoft Resource Scheduling Optimization (RSO). It integrates easily to replace DRS. Learn more and start your journey at FLS - FAST LEAN SMART on Microsoft AppSource.
DISCOVER THE BENEFITS OF A POWEROPT INTEGRATION WITHIN YOUR MICROSOFT ENVIRONMENT
Gain an understanding of tools to improve the field experience for your workforce, book a short demo or contact us at info@fastleansmart.com.Read more:
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FLS: The Clicksoftware alternative for Field Service Management
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JEREMY SQUIRE
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Jeremy Squire is a business leader and solutions consultant with over 20 years experience in field service scheduling and route optimisation software solutions. He is one of Europe's most recognised and regarded voices in field service technology.