Projects

From Paper to Power: Revolutionizing Heat Exchange Manufacturing with the Power Platform Suite

3 Months to Initial Go-Live

Industry: Heavy Industry

Client Background: Heat exchange manafacturer, distributor and repairer, servicing listed SA companies

Project Objectives:

  • Migrate manual, paper-based processes
  • Reduce human error
  • Facilitate document pre-population
  • Enhance ISO compliance by simplifying image capture
  • Enable bespoke project management flow
  • Provide management with overview and insight into business operations

Technologies Used:

  • Power Apps
  • Sharepoint
  • Power Bi
  • Power Automate
  • Microsoft Graph API

Approach:

Leverage a Model-driven Power App infused with multiple Business Process Flows to guide users through complicated processes. Use event-driven Power Automate approach to generate and pre-populate documents, all stored on SharePoint. Outlook integration was enabled to facilitate seamless email communication. Leverage Power FX commanding to enhance user functionality through additional ribbon elements. Leverage Custom Pages and Canvas app to extend user functionality, enabling bulk Photo-uploading via mobile (by leveraging the MS Graph API) as well as custom Project Planning functionality.

Key Benefits:

  • Streamlined, efficient processes
    reducing human error
  • Management oversight of jobs
    and revenue forecasting
  • Team alignment using TV
    broadcast dashboard
    Improved compliance +
    simplified annual review
  • Enhanced project planning and
    management
  • Improved lead generation
    through system reminders