Delivering construction projects on time is one of the biggest pressures (and challenges) for builders, and the causes of delays are many, varied and difficult to predict or control. The main disruptive factors stem from supply difficulties (related to costs, raw material crunch and longer delivery times), weather factors and staff shortages
Managing construction projects with SocrateERP helps you save time
Without real-time control, project managers can live with the false impression that everything is running within normal limits and that the work is progressing according to estimates. Without this control, undesirable things can happen such as delays, loss of materials or increase in the time allocated to a phase or an activity, which ultimately means financial losses and decreased profitability. And on the other hand, it can negatively influence the satisfaction of the beneficiary.
One of the biggest frustrations for project managers is the lack of tools to control project progress and measure site performance and profitability. With the help of a tool like SocrateERP, any site manager can manage the efficient progress of construction work, keeping both a quantitative and a value record of all phases, subphases and related activities of a project. As work progresses, consumed quantities are highlighted and costs and profitability can be tracked in real time.
SocrateERP for optimizing the supply of construction materials. Supply on time, in the required quantities and at the right price!
SocrateERP offers a helping hand to construction companies with the ability to align contracts with supply and inventory availability for efficient construction projects. Using the SocrateERP solution leads to the automation of this process and the elimination of syncopes. The key is the ability to collect and correlate data and integrate it into a coherent flow from the sale, the supply of raw materials, the execution of the work and the delivery of the project to the client.
For each individual construction project, a material requirement is divided into phases, subphases and activities, based on which the best offers are sought and supplier orders are made. If you are sourcing from one place for all the sites and projects you have in progress, at the time of receipt, SocrateERP allows you to reserve materials by projects, phases and sub-phases, so that you can only use certain materials for the project/phase/subphase allocated in the system.
Optimizing human resources through better time allocation and monitoring
A major problem that occurs during construction project management is that people involved in the project are sometimes given tasks that are not commensurate with their qualifications. It is very important that site managers assign tasks to personnel with training in that field and accurately count the number of hours worked by each worker. When we talk about time sheets, we know very well that no worker likes to fill out timesheets. In addition, if they work on different sites on the same day, it can be quite difficult to count the correct number of hours worked on each individual site. However, the correct entry of milestones is extremely necessary to ensure that the projects are ready on time and within the provided budget.
With the mobile application SocrateTimesheet, the correct entry of timesheets on projects, phases and subphases is much easier to achieve. Managers can manage the time attendance of the staff involved in the construction works, but also of the Tesa staff. The recording of the activities carried out by the staff is determined by the complexity of the project with the highlighting of the activities performed and the working time.
Following the introduction of timesheets, hours worked reports result, both at the project level, as well as phase, subphase or activities. These are later used to create other types of reports, an example being planned versus realized.
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