Solution
Around 2007, Interstate moved from its old AS–400 system
to Trimble Viewpoint's Spectrum® ERP Construction Software,
which helped the company get a handle on its accounting
processes. Four years later, Drouin and the Interstate team
began evaluating additional software solutions to further
tie together the company's back office and field operations.
The timing was near perfect as Spectrum was in the midst
of its own transition—becoming the first construction ERP
system to move into the cloud, dramatically expanding the
functionality it could deliver to contractors.
"In 2011, we reevaluated our software and what our best
options were. We wanted the best software package that
could streamline everything we wanted to do," Drouin said.
"After my investigation with all the other ERPs that were out
there, I found we already owned the right software. We just
weren't using it to its full potential. So, we basically engaged
almost every module Spectrum had to offer."
That included becoming an early adopter of the cloud
version of Spectrum. "We went through about a two-year
transformation after we made the upgrade and streamlining
the other business processes we were using. The biggest thing
we did by using all those different modules was consolidate all
of our information to one platform."
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Just looking at the time
solutions we have in
place now, those alone
have saved us thousands
of hours of manpower in
the office and field.
— Steven Drouin, Director of IT
Services, Interstate Electrical
Services Corp.
