{"id":100502,"date":"2018-07-26T06:01:01","date_gmt":"2018-07-26T10:01:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sjcivil.com\/?p=100502"},"modified":"2024-03-28T07:10:33","modified_gmt":"2024-03-28T11:10:33","slug":"inventory-tracking-a-money-saver","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sjcivil.com\/inventory-tracking-a-money-saver\/","title":{"rendered":"Inventory Tracking: A Money Saver"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><strong>Executive Summary<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Construction companies have inventories that should be managed to improve efficiency and, in turn, improve the bottom line. Consider a mobile solution or at least one that gets away from the clipboard.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border-radius: 12px;\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/episode\/3Q7hXlKLisKnnDmzRJzLVr?utm_source=generator\" width=\"100%\" height=\"152\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><strong>How it was.<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>My parents ran a small and successful construction company which provided well for our family. Forever, my father had a clipboard and a pocket calendar sitting between the two seats in the front of his truck. He maintained his entire business life in these paper-and-pen volumes.<\/p>\n<p>His business was from the early 70s to the early 90s; this is 2018.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>What should be tracked?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Assets should be tracked. Assets are materials that help construct the project (consumable or construction materials) and the actual permanently in-place materials (permanent materials) in the facility you\u2019re building.<\/p>\n<p>Examples include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><u>Consumable materials<\/u>\u00a0\u2013 formwork, dunnage, scaffolding, erosion control materials, heavy equipment, traffic control devices, rigging.<\/li>\n<li><u>Permanent materials<\/u>\u00a0\u2013 cement, door hardware, elevator parts, pipe, valves, duct, paint, roofing materials, conduit, tile, brick, playground equipment.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>What about it am I tracking?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>This is a great question you\u2019re asking yourself, \u201cok, I\u2019ll consider some technology assistance here, so tell me, what factors of my inventory will this software track?\u201d Here are helpful components of your inventory you may want to be tracked:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><u>Purchase<\/u>\u00a0\u2013 date of purchase, seller, cost, a photo of the receipt<\/li>\n<li><u>Geography<\/u>\u00a0\u2013 project it\u2019s on, location (x, y coordinate on a map app)<\/li>\n<li><u>Ownership<\/u>\u00a0\u2013 foreman\/superintendent the asset\u2019s assigned to<\/li>\n<li><u>Quantity and condition<\/u>\u00a0\u2013 quantity of the item (if in a bin or stored on a pallet or on the ground) and the condition (take a picture and store it on the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/sjcivil.com\/terms\/\">Cloud<\/a>!)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>How it is.<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-101198 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/sjcivil.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/qr-code-SJ-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Technology is here. It\u2019s only going to become more prevalent in the industry. Embrace it, it\u2019s powerful and it can actually be fun!<\/p>\n<p>I joined the discussion in this playbook which you may find interesting or helpful in your decision making process to acquire a computerized solution: [QR]\n<h6><strong>My Story<\/strong><\/h6>\n<p>We have an asset management solution in play at our company. I like the collaborative part of it. I can post something to the Cloud and anyone who has a username and password can see what\u2019s where!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4 id=\"h-related-articles\">Related Articles<\/h4>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-yoast-seo-related-links\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sjcivil.com\/small-tools-tracking-software-get\/\">Small Tools Tracking Software \u2013 Get It!<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a>Why track extra costs\u2026 and how?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a>Customized Programming: Easy Access and Low Cost<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sjcivil.com\/owner-involvement-careful-wish\/\">Owner Involvement, Careful What You Wish For<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sjcivil.com\/takeoff-beyond-the-drawings\/\">Takeoff: Beyond the Drawings<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<span class=\"et_bloom_bottom_trigger\"><\/span>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Executive Summary Construction companies have inventories that should be managed to improve efficiency and, in turn, improve the bottom line. 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