Vodafone launches Mobile Workforce Essentials to help organizations manage their field force

MUMBAI, INDIA: Vodafone Business Services (VBS), the enterprise arm of Vodafone India has introduced Mobile Workforce Essentials, a cloud-based business application suite that empowers enterprises to get the most out of their field force.

It is a simple, self-service, web-based setup with easy manageability. It helps enterprises manage their mobile workforce better to increase productivity, gain efficiency, improve accountability and reduce costs. The solution was deployed during a recently concluded state assembly elections.

Anil Philip, Senior Vice President, Vodafone Business Services adds “In today’s digital world, organizations need to rapidly evolve and manage the dual challenges of cost optimization with workforce productivity. Vodafone Mobile Workforce Essentials is a 360-degree application suite with which enterprises can gain a competitive edge by better mobilizing and empowering their employees.”

Employees can remotely manage their attendance from their mobile app as well as receive and despatch work orders while on the field.

Employers, on the other hand, can monitor workforce routes through the GPS Tracking feature. The flexible platform also allows for replacement of manual, paper-based  forms with 200+ pre-built industry specific forms and added smart features like Photo Capture, Digital Signature, Calculations and Emails for digital receipts.

Vodafone has partnered with field-force management application vendor, ActSoft in India for this. Kevin Thigpen, Chief Operating Officer, Actsoft, Inc. said, “Partnering with Vodafone was critical to our strategy to penetrate the Indian market. Leveraging the power of their wireless data network, our software solution delivers businesses an immediate return on investment from a single, integrated platform.”

Mobile Workforce Essentials is available on the Vodafone CloudStore with flexible payment options.