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0718 Copyright © B2W Software Inc. 1993-2016 All Rights Reserved Ease to Deploy, Easy to Use Like many construction companies moving to specialized software, W. L. French had to overcome internal resistance, particularly from field and maintenance employees loyal to familiar, manual systems. Goyette says those employees were won over almost instantly by the thorough B2W implementation and training program, the ease of use, and the way the software made it easier for them to do their jobs. "As soon as they get their hands on the software and see how it works, they love it," she says. "It's intuitive, easy to learn and clearly designed to be used by construction workers in the field." She finds it particularly gratifying to see what she calls "old-school" employees, including some that had never used computers, now wielding tablets and exploiting B2W features. Equipment Maintenance Advantages The maintenance team at W. L. French relied on paper-based processes and whiteboards to manage more than 200 pieces of heavy equipment before implementing B2W Maintain. They were the last group at the company to come up to speed with software technology and a group with a big opportunity to impact profitability through process improvement. "Maintenance of equipment accounts for a significant percentage of our annual operating budget," according to Goyette. "To optimize overall performance, we have to optimize our fleet, and B2W Maintain helps us cut costs and keep our equipment in production." She says being able to standardize and automate repair requests and work orders has resulted in key efficiency advantages. B2W Maintain is also driving proactive preventive maintenance programs and the application integrates seamlessly with GPS and telematics systems used for the W. L. French fleet. "Like the other B2W applications, Maintain is in tune with what the end users – in this case our maintenance team – need and how they work and it gives the management team accurate intelligence in real time," Goyette explains. "Beyond features and benefits, we like the fact that B2W is focused on making its software easy to use in a construction environment and on adding new capabilities on a continuous basis," Goyette concludes. "We've found that every update and every new application makes the platform stronger and is specifically designed to make us more successful." CONTACT US B2W Software empowers and inspires heavy civil construction companies to win more work and complete it more profitably. The company's ONE Platform includes unified applications to manage estimating, scheduling, field tracking, equipment maintenance, data capture and business intelligence. b2wsoftware.com • (800) 336-3808 "To optimize overall performance, we have to optimize our fleet, and B2W Maintain helps us cut costs and keep our equipment in production."

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