Genz-Ryan, a Minnesota-based plumbing, heating, cooling and air quality company serving the construction industry, had relied upon hand-written time sheets, faxed documents and manual data entry for payroll management. With the company's growth and the increase in market competition, however, the labor-intensive and error-prone system could no longer keep up. Unable to accurately track time and labor, Genz-Ryan found it difficult to submit competitive bids based on existing job cost information.
To mitigate the problem, Genz-Ryan chose AirClic® to customize a time management application that automatically links worker hours to code-specific projects as soon as the worker clocks in on his mobile phone. In addition, the solution communicates seamlessly with the company's existing back-end systems, reducing time and labor data processing by 80%.
The time tracking application has given the company a much clearer picture of its 150 field employees who work on dozens of projects at multiple construction sites. Knowing which installers are most productive and which are not meeting expectations has enabled Genz-Ryan to manage its workforce more effectively, improve accountability and increase its competitive advantage.