Armatures Bois-Francs

Estimating the quantities of steel necessary for projects and following up on these estimates require a great deal of time and organization. In addition, it is important to quickly and accurately know the quantities of steel available in inventory in order to avoid shortages during production.

To become a leader in their domain, ABF had existing solutions in place; however, their growth and long-term vision led them to understand that these solutions were not at all adequate. The software’s lack of flexibility created barriers against various advancements to the point where employees often resorted to paper and Excel files, making the process of generating reports a long and tedious task where the work was often doubled. These factors increased the risk for human errors due to lack of verification. Efficiency had disappeared, yet creating the necessary changes required a near wholesale system change and because certain technologies used were obsolete, the price tag for solving all the problems efficiently risked being very high.

ABF needed a new system allowing them to increase the productivity of each and every employee involved in the steel estimation process, eliminating doubled work and centralizing all information in one place in order to allow the various parties to follow up quickly, simply and knowledgeably. The solution also needed to easily evolve and adapt to eventual changes within the business and the domain while using adequate technology.