Walmart

Walmart operates over 11,200 stores under 55 banners in 27 countries and eCommerce websites in 10 countries. Walmart employs approximately 2.2 million associates around the world - 1.5 million in the U.S. alone.

Walmart Facilities Maintenance Improves Work Order Turn Around Time and Technician Efficiency

 

Walmart Home Office Facilities Maintenance Teams were utilizing a system that did not provide a mobile solution which made it mandatory for the technicians to either carry a laptop PC or wait until they returned to the office to maintain the status of work orders. On top of that, reporting was cumbersome and confusing. Facilities Management had limited configuration abilities in the system leading to delays when changes were needed.

In addition, the system did not provide an avenue for inventory management. This was critical to the Facilities team in order to have one system that would provide the means to track their inventory life cycle.

Solution

Trinity worked with the Facility Maintenance Team to build a "team" based Work Order system with a mobile component to allow easier updating of Work Orders in the field - along with better documentation gathering capabilities. Work Order queues were built for each Team, and the technicians can quickly assign Work Orders to themselves to perform the work, driving better Team workload management and better accountability of each Team as well as each Technician.

The solution Trinity developed for us truly gave meaning to the saying "work smarter, not harder" as it streamlined the workflow for our team and customers maintenance needs.
Don Duncan
Manager Home Office Maintenance

Walmart Enhances Efficiency and Accountability with Trinity’s Mobile Work Order Solution

Trinity collaborated with Walmart's Facility Maintenance Team to create a team-based Work Order system with mobile capabilities. This new system allows technicians to update work orders in the field, enhancing documentation and accountability. Work Order queues were designed for each team, enabling technicians to quickly assign tasks, leading to improved workload management.

  • More Accurate Reporting
  • Technicians see the work order queue in real-time and can respond immediately
  • Reduced the system administrative functions from weeks to same day
  • Employees can quickly enter work orders via mobile device utilizing QR code scanning

Results

  • Mobile solution provided greater ease of use and more accurate reporting.
  • Employees can quickly enter work orders via mobile device utilizing QR code scanning
  • Technicians see the work order queue in real-time and can respond immediately
  • Reduced the system administrative functions from weeks to same day