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Assemble Systems: Production & Schedule Management

1) Managing production and scheduling for construction projects is complicated, but proactive monitoring using tools like construction management software can help control costs and ensure on-time completion. 2) While some resist formal scheduling, most construction managers now rely on software tools that can decrease completion times and increase sales. Assemble Systems offers cloud-based production and schedule management that connects project timelines to material quantities for accurate scheduling and customized reporting. 3) Assemble's platform allows collaborative scheduling and issue resolution from any location. Project managers can generate reports on work status in any format needed to accurately assess issues and address problems proactively.

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Assemble Systems: Production & Schedule Management

1) Managing production and scheduling for construction projects is complicated, but proactive monitoring using tools like construction management software can help control costs and ensure on-time completion. 2) While some resist formal scheduling, most construction managers now rely on software tools that can decrease completion times and increase sales. Assemble Systems offers cloud-based production and schedule management that connects project timelines to material quantities for accurate scheduling and customized reporting. 3) Assemble's platform allows collaborative scheduling and issue resolution from any location. Project managers can generate reports on work status in any format needed to accurately assess issues and address problems proactively.

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ASSEMBLE SYSTEMS

WORKFLOW GUIDE

Production & Schedule Management


Keeping Complex AEC Projects on Track to Stay on
Top of Production

www.assemblesystems.com | 855.646.4868 | [email protected]


WORKFLOW

Production & Schedule


Management
Managing production and scheduling for construction projects is complicated — to say the least — but a proac-
tive, disciplined approach can pay off big in the effort to control project costs and labor, not to mention on-time
project completion. When a project manager does not pro-actively manage production, the project stalls; labor-
ers and equipment sit idle, wasting time and money and jeopardizing workflow. But when the project manager
can continually monitor the status of work in progress, he or she can address potential production bottlenecks,
adjust materials procurement, and identify other small problems before they become major delays.

Formal scheduling is a must for success in today’s construction environment, but it is only effective if the project
manager has the tools to regularly and effectively ensure that schedules are on track. Fortunately, affordable,
easy-to-use technology is now available to do just that.

THE GOOD AND BAD OF SCHEDULING


Many traditional field supervisors Such formal scheduling has
still resist formal project scheduling, been simplified by the advent of
in particular the critical path construction management software.
method (CPM), which they regard as According to an August 2015
irrelevant to actual operations and a survey by Capterra, a software
time-consuming distraction. These advisory service, more than half
folks often resort to “seat-of-the- of construction managers rely on
pants” scheduling and “gut feeling” such tools. Four out of five who use
assessment of work in progress — it said it decreases the amount of
which sometimes works and other time required to complete a project,
Software Usage is
times results in grossly inefficient and two-thirds said it resulted in on the Rise
productivity. a 25%–100% increase in sales.
According to an August 2015 survey by Capterra,
Clearly, the time has arrived for all
a software advisory service, more than half
Progressive construction construction managers to embrace of construction managers rely on such tools.
professionals, on the other hand, these technologies that not only Four out of five who use it said it decreases the
recognize the challenge of keeping improve existing projects but can amount of time required to complete a project,
today’s complex AEC projects on help win new ones. and two-thirds said it resulted in a 25%–100%
track and are calling on formal increase in sales.
scheduling procedures and tools to
stay on top of production. Owners,
too, are realizing the value of
formal scheduling, and many are
requiring detailed schedules before
construction begins so they can
directly assess whether work is
proceeding satisfactorily.
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A BETTER WAY Activity identification
numbers help the project
When it comes to using construction management software for
timeline with materials
scheduling, it’s not enough to simply create and distribute schedules.
Effective project managers must monitor how much work has been
quantities for highly
completed by each given subcontractor and whether that work is on track. accurate schedules.
One approach is to track the amount of materials used, which for most

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construction tasks is a direct reflection of the amount of work completed.
This option is much more efficient and accurate than assessing progress Customized reporting
by walking around or making phone calls; however, when hundreds or helps review information
thousands of activities populate the schedule, each with different materials and provides a more
quantities and timelines, any approach that is conducted manually or at detailed understanding of
irregular intervals will not prove effective in the long run. Options that production to help forecast
require extra staff to plan and monitor production also are not realistic in future requirements.
the face of today’s tight project budgets.

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Assemble Systems offers production and schedule management that Assemble’s cloud-
overcomes traditional challenges in a package that is affordable, flexible,
based platform offers a
and easy to use. By adding activity identification numbers to the building
collaborative approach to
information model (BIM) over the course of the project, users can tap
developing scheduled and
into Assemble to connect the project timeline with materials quantities
addressing problems.
to create highly accurate, up-to-date, resource-loaded schedules as
well as deliver downstream reports of the status of work in progress.
Field team members, project managers, and superintendents can apply

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constant updates to models and schedules throughout the course of a
project, then generate new reports containing any data in any format Assemble Power BI offers
needed. The general contractor and project owner no longer need to a simple way to turn data
rely on gut feelings to ascertain problems with subcontractors or with into meaningful visuals and
the project in general; instead, using Assemble, they can examine issues reports quickly.
from an analytical perspective to accurately assess the situation and arm
themselves with data when addressing the issues.

Assemble users also can customize reporting to review information at


any level of granularity. Not only will Assemble provide a more detailed
understanding of production, but it also can help planning by forecasting
future requirements. Reports can include images from the model that
reflect the materials quantities cited.

Communicating the project schedule is vital to successful project


management. Assemble’s cloud-based platform means team members can
easily collaborate when developing schedules or addressing problems,
regardless of location; managers can easily communicate schedule
changes; and field workers can access scheduling information from any
Internet-connected device.

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GIVE YOURSELF
AN EDGE
Construction is complicated and often unpredictable. Surprises and setbacks are a
given on projects of nearly any size. However, with the latest technology, there’s no
reason to fear the unknown. Production and scheduling management based on your
BIM data gives you a window into the progress of jobs at any given moment, helping
you identify and pro-actively address potential delays before their impact spreads to
other areas of the project. All this saves headaches, time, and money, making your
projects easier to manage, more profitable, and more likely to help you win even
more business in the long run.

Assemble Systems with offices in Boston and Houston provides construction data management solutions. Its core
offering, Assemble Insight is a cloud based platform allowing AEC firms to leverage 3D data for increased project WWW.ASSEMBLESYSTEMS.COM
insight, advanced project collaboration and data driven decision making. Assemble is used today to manage over
8,000 projects.

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