Providing efficiencies and cost savings for professionals in the field

CMO Global has provided another handheld software solution designed to considerably reduce business costs and improve process efficiency. CMOinspector is tailored to enable the collection of inspection data during fieldwork.

Executives and managers gain critical knowledge and control. Auditors increase efficiency and quality. Organisations gain an innovative web and wireless system to increase safety and quality assurance.

Apart from dramatic increases in Safety and Quality of operations, CMO Inspector saves organisations money

Inspectors and Auditors: Significantly less time is spent on inspections

Administrators: Reduced time and effort to manage audits and report generation

Data entry personnel: No longer required for to input audit and inspection data

Report writers: Performance, Trend Analysis and other powerful reports available immediately upon audit completion

Paper and printing: The handheld & online database producing PDF reports eliminates the need for paper when auditing & reporting

Mail and delivery: No more courier/postage costs given data synchronised from remote handheld device to web based database

Reduced Legal Risk - (the sheer number of work related deaths is still shocking, at an estimated 2,256,335 workers a year (ILO 2003) - Ranked seventh in the world for OHS performance, Australia is a good example of how economics are driving a new focus on safety. The economic cost of poor OHS performance to Australia is enormous, estimated at about $31 billion a year (NOHSC 2003).


Field inspection is a major component of various organisations including:

Construction Companies
Property Maintenance Companies
Mining Companies
Healthcare Organisations
Government Agencies
Surveyors
Auditing and consulting groups
Geologists
Transport enterprises, etc

Traditionally, field personnel visit a site carrying pen and paper, forms, procedural details, previous data and further support information such as manuals and maps. In addition, there is the often overwhelming task of manually collecting information in note form, filling out appropriate documentation and re-entering data in various repositories. Such a process is inefficient, error-prone and outdated. Given the frequency of fieldwork, businesses must be
seeking alternatives!

With CMOinspector enabled on a Pocket PC or Palm device, field inspectors need nothing else to support them during their site work. All necessary information, data templates and additional
technology (e.g. digital camera, GPS, map programs etc) can be integrated into one simple to use interface as an inspector documents observations that can then be seamlessly integrated
with a central database and reviewed on a desktop or extranet accessible through the web.

CMOinspector can be divided into two major components:

1) Desktop Module: CMOinspector synchronises data between a handheld device and a company database and is accessible through a web based interface.

2) Mobile Module: CMOinspector also runs on a handheld device such as a Pocket PC, Palm, Smart phone etc. Inspectors in the field download appropriate data from the main database onto the handheld device to support their envisaged fieldwork. An inspector can then enter data, refer to user manuals, maps and reference material, check prior history, and utilise templates to document on-site findings.

The data entered into the hand held device is then synchronised back into the main database once the inspector is back in the office, or wirelessly whilst on site through Bluetooth or wireless internet connections.

Once the data is uploaded to the company mainframe, CMOinspector software provides means to view, manipulate and report on data at a micro and macro level simply through logging onto a secure web-based interface.

Beyond the essential system referred to above, CMOinspector can be and has been customised to suit far more complex business processes, requiring the integration of automated SMS and email platforms, alert modules, timetables and just about anything else an enterprise requires to integrate a solution that supports and improves their existing procedures.

CMOinspector solutions typically provides the ability to:

Capture readings, measurements, observations and perform calculations.
View past inspection records including patterns and trends.
Prompt inspectors to retain consistency in fieldwork.
Interface with bar coders, cameras, audio files, GPS systems for capturing more complex details of information.
View reference materials including user manuals, procedure formats, maps, drawings etc.

The benefits for implementing CMOinspector include:

Improved data collection efficiencies.
Increased data accuracy due to elimination of error prone data entry and re-entry.
Reduction in materials use and waste.
Reduction in administration.
Reduction in time lag between collection of data and data processing.
Ultimately a reduced cost to field inspection.

CMO Global recently provided one of the UK's largest construction companies with an advanced version of CMOinspector to manage their onsite health and safety standards. For further information on how CMOinspector can be shaped to revolutionise your business processes, please contact a CMO Global e-Business Consultant and we will be happy to present a demonstration.