Case Study
Electrical Contracting Firm
Introduction
Leveraging AI solutions to enhance operational efficiency by streamlining key processes
Challenges
- Double payments caused budgeting issues and financial discrepancies.
- Onboarding and offboarding processes were labor-intensive, consuming significant HR resources.
- Offboarding involved 45-50 steps per employee, with 1-2 offboarding weekly, further straining HR resources
- Onboarding required 1-2 hours per hire, with 10-12 hires weekly, totaling approximately 1,200 hours annually.
- Manual processing of daily invoices was time-consuming and error-prone, impacting overall productivity.
- Spending 1,200 hours annually processing invoices for one person led to inefficiencies and potential errors, impacting budget management and vendor relations.
Approach
Lydonia partnered with the client to implement an AI strategy to streamline HR onboarding/offboarding. They used AI solutions to automate remote I-9 processing, IT setups, PPE issuance, and benefits enrollment, saving significant HR time. Offboarding was streamlined with an automated workflow. In accounts payable, AI solutions reduced the workload by 1,200 hours annually by handling material requests, purchase orders, and invoice entry. These improvements enhanced efficiency, eliminated double payments, improved cost analysis, and supported business growth from $25M to $100M in revenue over 18-20 weeks.
Results
- Reduced HR onboarding time significantly.
- Decreased invoice processing time.
- Eliminated double payments, improving budgeting accuracy and vendor relationships.
- Optimized labor costs without increasing headcount.
- Enhanced employee onboarding experience and reduced HR administrative tasks.
- Implemented scalable operational processes to support business growth to $100M.
By implementing AI solutions with Lydonia, the electrical contracting firm significantly improved operational efficiency in both their HR and accounts payable departments. This Lydonia customer has experienced the transformative impact of AI on reducing manual workloads, improving cost management, and supporting ambitious business growth plans.