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"The real-time data
provides us the ability
to adjust work items
anytime and have the
field personnel review
and react to situations
before it's too late."
-Dave Turner
C.A. Hull
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Track Performance in Real Time
Know Sooner and React Faster
Many heavy construction contractors rely on a performance tracking
process that involves field logs and time cards (usually paper) compiled
weekly and delivered to the office. That data on labor, equipment and
material costs is then re-keyed manually into an accounting system in order
to produce reports. The problem is, those reports reflect what happened
one to two weeks ago, and by then, it may be too late to correct or recover
from factors pushing a project off schedule or over budget.
Alternatively, electronic field logs and performance tracking software allow
management to take a field-centric rather than an accounting-centric
approach. Data entered into the electronic log is visible in real time.
Managers can generate reports and evaluate costs on a daily basis,
allowing them to react faster and make informed adjustments to
field operations.
Bypassing the accounting system and communicating progress daily also
provides practical and motivational advantages for the field team. They
know where they stand against the budget and what they need to do on a
day-to-day basis to keep projects on target.
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