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- Process Automation: Construction Industry is a process based industry and there is an eminent need to automate the processes in order to increase efficiency, effectiveness and business performance.
- Integration:
Optimization of resources is the ultimate dream
of any construction enterprise, which is not
possible without integration. The processes
should be integrated so that conflicts in
resource requirements are eliminated and
information access across the enterprise is
easy. Integration fosters business performance
by coupling the processes seamlessly.
- Effective communication between field and office: Most of the
construction companies have projects at remote
locations. Communication forms a key role in effective management of these projects.
- Proper planning and scheduling: The time, cost and resource
availability should be taken into account when
planning and scheduling for projects are
done. The scope and objective of the project
should reflect clearly from the planning and
scheduling. Meticulous planning will ensure that
the risks are minimized and flow is
smooth.
- Proper Control systems:
There is a need for effective control systems. The control system validates the achieved with
the planned and then reports any kind of
discrepancies. Such a control system will help
us to weed out any potential problems in the
making. Status variance and tracking is a key driver in effective control.
- Proper management of
subcontractors: At least 30 % of the project
work is outsourced in every enterprise. So it
becomes very important to manage the
relationship with these subcontractors. The
value added by the subcontractors should be
complementary to the entire project.
- Equipment management: Heavy equipments constitute 40 % of the cost, in construction companies that involve in infrastructure construction. Equipment management should ensure that there are no wastages, under utilization and bottlenecks. A good equipment management module is a very important need for the construction industry.
- Risk Management: The
construction industry is laden with high risks. The negligence of risks would result in high
losses. The risks should be initially
identified, assessed, analyzed and handled to minimize losses. Risk management often determines
the success and failure of a project.
- Costing:
Approval
or rejection of a construction contract depends
on the accuracy of the bids. More than anything
its how the overheads are treated is highly
critical. The overheads are generally assigned
as a percentage of labor costs and this presents
a very wrong picture to the top management. Hence proper cost management is an important
need.
- Security: This is one
area that was largely neglected in construction
industry. The information regarding bid pricing
and resources cost is very critical and top
security should be administered while working on
them. To maintain confidentiality in the increased competetion and rivalry environment, 100% security should be implemented in an enterprise
- Documentation:
Documentation is very critical for a
construction enterprise. If a construction
company wishes to apply for standards,
incorporate knowledge management, collaboration,
groupware etc, it should have a very efficient
system of documentation which will make data
retrieval, storage and modifications
easy.
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