Yay! It’s nearly summer and that means we’re well into baseball season!
Why does this make me think of building custom automation solutions (besides peanuts and cracker jack?) Because, here in Orange County (where I am located), we are big Angels baseball fans. And looking at the uniforms this year, we noticed one of our clients, Foundation Building Materials (FBM) is now on their jerseys! It’s pretty cool to see a local company (but also nationwide!) doing so well and having exposure on Mike Trout and Shohei Ohtani’s sleeves.
This reminds me of a really interesting project we started with FBM to help gain efficiencies in outdated paper-based processes to help them save time and modernize. The best thing about this? There was no need to purchase any additional software. Artic was able to use their existing Microsoft 365 tools to build a custom system for their procurement team.
FBM, a nationwide building materials supply company, had a paper-based equipment requisition process that involved several people and departments. The legacy process involved filling out a form, obtaining approvals from multiple managers and the CFO, and could take days, leading to delays in procurement and a ripple effect within the company in getting needed equipment in a timely manner.
Utilizing Microsoft SharePoint and the Power Platform, Artic partnered with FBM to:
This solution:
Before building the procurement solution, FBM had to get onto SharePoint Online:
Achieving efficiency is crucial to success. Organizations need to find ways to maximize resources, minimize costs, and optimize processes.
The good news? Your organization most likely already has tools available to help get your processes modernized and automated.
If you have Microsoft 365 for productivity (think Outlook, Office, Excel) you probably already have Microsoft SharePoint. Simply add in Power Platform and you can build powerful solutions to help achieve your business goals.
Using SharePoint, along with your existing Microsoft accounts means everything is easily integrated. This includes built-in security and compliance features, making solutions built easy to access and use.
Some of the projects we’ve worked on were using tools and platforms already available to our clients, like FBM. Artic primarily provides support and guidance in getting the most out of your investment in these tools and creating solutions for collaboration, process improvement, and automation.
As a Microsoft Gold Partner, Artic Consulting provides expert assistance in streamlining your organization’s manual processes. Our team of experts will work closely with your team to analyze the scope of the project, estimate the required time, effort, and cost, and leverage the power of SharePoint and the Power Platform to digitize your systems.
If you’re interested in transitioning from manual to automated processes, consider partnering with Artic Consulting and check out our SharePoint Implementation services.
At Artic, we absolutely love partnering with great people. Whether you want to have us jump in and help you with your business, or would like to join ours, please send us your information and we’ll get in touch.
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