Business Overview
DS Waters headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, is the U.S. leader in home and office water delivery and produces and distributes leading regional brands such as Alhambra, Belmont Springs, Crystal Springs and Sparkletts. DS Waters products are bottled at more than 25 manufacturing facilities and then delivered by a fleet of more than 2,000 delivery trucks to millions of homes and offices across the country. DS Waters employs approximately 5,500 people in more than 30 states with an annual estimated revenue of approximately $1 billion.
Business Challenge
• Following explosive growth, need to standardize internal applications to continue this growth for the longer term.
• Need to automate the dissemination of information.
Solution
• WORKTRACK provides support for DS Waters’ specific business processes, system accuracy and the ability to integrate with multiple back-end systems including Kronos, Oracle and Cignify.
• WORKTRACK offers flexibility, security and scalability.
Results
• To date, DS Waters estimates WORKTRACK has saved each driver approximately 15-20 minutes of productivity a day which translates into approximately $1,500 per worker per year. For 2,000 employees, this means an annual increase in production worth more than $3M per year.
• With WORKTRACK, DS Waters drivers have added 20 minutes of productive time per day.
• Paper timesheets were eliminated for drivers and technicians.
“We knew if we could get more detailed, accurate information about what our employees were actually doing in the field, we could improve our operations and become more profitable…”
Bob Bramski , Vice President & CIO, DS Waters
