{"id":1121,"date":"2018-08-31T19:47:55","date_gmt":"2018-08-31T17:47:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.synchroteam.com\/blog\/?p=1121"},"modified":"2019-01-02T01:05:31","modified_gmt":"2019-01-02T00:05:31","slug":"field-service-scheduling-software-key","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.synchroteam.com\/blog\/?p=1121","title":{"rendered":"Field service scheduling software, a driving force in the field service industry"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The field service industry will <\/span><b>continue to grow<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> at a steady pace in the following years, partly thanks to the usage of\u00a0\u00a0<strong>field service scheduling software<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.synchroteam.com\/free-trial.php\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">like Synchroteam<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which enable field service companies like yours to automate many of the managing tasks you need to complete on a daily basis.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Field service scheduling software has played a key role in the last few years in the field service industry, and will keep doing so according to the most recent tendencies. This is mainly due to elements such as <\/span><b>task automatization<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and also the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.synchroteam.com\/blog\/2018\/05\/18\/mobile-field-service-software-5-tips\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">high degree of mobility<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> provided by smartphones, tablets and other similar devices.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1126\" src=\"https:\/\/www.synchroteam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/automate2.jpg\" alt=\"Field service scheduling software, a driving force in the field service industry\" width=\"800\" height=\"529\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.synchroteam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/automate2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.synchroteam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/automate2-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.synchroteam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/automate2-768x508.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Thanks to these gadgets, the work of field technicians, dispatchers and service managers is easier. The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.synchroteam.com\/blog\/2018\/02\/23\/service-scheduling-software-key-company\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">field service scheduling software<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> makes <\/span><b>all the necessary information<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> available anytime, anywhere, from stock controls to each customer\u2019s service history. What\u2019s more, all this information will gradually increase and improve, and it\u2019ll <\/span><b>remain available<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for future generations of field service technicians as the older workforce retires. And guess what? Synchroteam is already capable of doing this.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">IoT and the field service scheduling software<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The concept of IoT, <\/span><b>Internet of Things<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, is not something new at all. In fact, we\u2019ve mentioned it already <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.synchroteam.com\/blog\/2016\/01\/19\/mobile-workforce-management-tech\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a couple of times<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on this blog. But it\u2019ll surely be, together with the field service scheduling software, one of the driving forces in the field service industry.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For instance, thanks to the use of <\/span><b>special sensor-based technology<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, a maintenance company can easily detect <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.synchroteam.com\/blog\/2018\/06\/04\/maintenance-schedule-air-conditioning-summer\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">problems in any installation<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> under their management, so that the field service scheduling software automatically creates a work order to revise the installation even before it breaks down.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is a very important change for the HVAC industry. You move from preventive maintenance to <\/span><b>predictive maintenance<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, from replacing parts because they\u2019re broken to monitoring installations 24\/7 to keep them always at their <\/span><b>highest performance levels<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Automatization is key in field service scheduling software<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you\u2019re used to field service scheduling software tools like <\/span><b>Synchroteam<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, you probably know already about automatization. But this concept will become more and more important in your company\u2019s performance and quality service in the coming years.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tasks such as work orders, field trips scheduling, team organization and invoicing are <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.synchroteam.com\/blog\/2015\/07\/02\/fighting-resistance-to-field-service-automation\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">already being automated<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, thus <\/span><b>making work easier<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and faster. This automatization will keep on growing in the near future. In the end, it\u2019s the smartest and ultimately the cheapest alternative to hiring more staff in order to be able to manage service calls, as they <\/span><b>continue to grow<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With the help of <\/span><b>field service scheduling software<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, maintenance and HVAC workers can now focus on more productive tasks, while maintaining a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.synchroteam.com\/blog\/2015\/02\/17\/real-time-workforce-management\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">high degree of efficiency<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in the company. Because you may not be able to automate the hands-on tasks of your field technicians while visiting a customer, but you can do it when processing work orders, calculating budgets, generating invoices and a lot more. And, in the long run, this will all revert into <\/span><b>more profit<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for your company.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you\u2019re ready to get on the automatization train, don\u2019t hesitate: download the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.synchroteam.com\/free-trial.php\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Synchroteam free demo<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and start <\/span><b>enjoying all of its advantages today<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The field service industry will continue to grow at a steady pace in the following years, partly thanks to the usage of\u00a0\u00a0field service scheduling software\u00a0like Synchroteam, which enable field service companies like yours to automate many of the managing tasks you need to complete on a daily basis. 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