Construction site supply and customer self-service system

The customer places orders for the object and follows planned deliveries. Sales, warehouse and transport teams see agreed stages, reservations and changes to the customer.

The physical, reserved, en route and quantity scheduled for the project are not always visible in one place, and the supplier's availability is checked manually. When the customer promises a default term, the goods are reserved late or the order is broken down by expensive deliveries.

How the solution works

  1. Confirmed orders are linked to the stages, locations and authorized recipients of the object.
  2. Stock sources confirm reservations and possible quantities, and a mismatch is passed to combine.
  3. Logistics evaluates the transport and unloading conditions; the agreed plan reaches the customer and the executors.
  4. The facts of the warehouse and receiver show the quantity collected, delivered and accepted.
  5. The customer's reported discrepancy or change receives the responsible employee and the approved result, including the required financial document.

Key challenges

  • stock and availability at different locations are not clear
  • Single object offers, orders and deliveries not linked
  • Delivery to an object is calculated and combined separately
  • Returns, claims and documents are managed through multiple channels

Solution capabilities

Object and supply phase

Related queries, confirmed suggestions, orders and documents can be found at the facility.

Accessibility and Reservations

The amount of free, reserved and expected to be received is visible with source confirmation and relevance.

Alignment of delivery conditions

The need for the stage is tied to the type of transport, weight, gauges, access and unloading capability.

Actual execution

The quantities of collection, dispatch and reception by the recipient shall be reconciled while maintaining the outstanding discrepancies.

Customer Self-Service

An authorized client sees the states and documents of their object and makes a specific change or claim.

Completion of the case

A responsible employee is assigned for a claim or partial delivery. The customer sees the agreed action, its performance and settlement correction if necessary.

Business context

stock and availability at different locations are not clear
The physical, reserved, en route and quantity scheduled for the project are not always visible in one place, and the supplier's availability is checked manually. When the customer promises a default term, the goods are reserved late or the order is broken down by expensive deliveries.
Single object offers, orders and deliveries not linked
The large project is broken down into several proposals, orders, warehouses and deliveries, but there is no unified structure and budget of the object in the system. It is difficult for the client and manager to see the execution, the rest of the budget, the materials ordered, the changes and the profitability of the project.
Delivery to an object is calculated and combined separately
The type of transport, weight, gauges, unloading equipment, location, time window and multi-storey setup are not included in the bidding process. Delivery costs are estimated too late, margin is reduced, and the object experiences delays or unplanned partial deliveries.
Returns, claims and documents are managed through multiple channels
The customer requests the manager for technical documentation, billing, proof of delivery or return matching, and the information is transmitted between units via email. The amount of service work increases, the settlement of claims lengthens and it is difficult to analyze recurring product or delivery problems.
A convenient supplier for the entire period of work on the object
The construction customer needs to change quantities and order according to the stages of work. Visible deliveries and reservations help him plan crews and storage at the facility. The supplier has more options to keep further orders for the object when previous agreements are easily found and executed reliably.

Core features

  • Object and supply phase
  • Accessibility and Reservations
  • Alignment of delivery conditions
  • Actual execution
  • Customer Self-Service
  • Completion of the case

Key integrations

Enterprise resource planning system (ERP)
Order, customer, suppliers and commercial terms.
Warehouse management system (WMS)
Actual stock, Reservations, and Settling.
Building Materials Product Information Management System (PIM)
Packages, weight and gauges.
Transport Management System (TMS)
Transport plan, capacity and actual states.
Map/address service
Object Location and Route Information.
Customer relationship management system (CRM)
Customer, object and sales process.
Customer service and claim process
Customer's claim, employee assessing it, change or return of the item and settlement correction.

Potential impact (%)

The ranges indicate an illustrative relative change in the metric under the stated assumptions. Results depend on the starting position and actual use of the solution. Percentages for different metrics must not be added together.

Active object delivery and exception matching times

12–36%Decreasing

This illustrative scenario assumes that 30-60% of manual data entry and handover work can be addressed. That share is assumed to fall by 40-60%. Company data is needed to verify both the addressable workload and the resulting change.

A comparison of coordination work according to the similar complexity of warehouses, stages and delivery conditions.

Additional delivery costs due to non-transferable known conditions

3–14%Decreasing

This illustrative scenario assumes that 15-35% of cost variance can be explained and addressed using the measures described. That share is assumed to fall by 20-40%. Company data is needed to verify both the addressable share and the resulting change.

Documented additional costs are calculated based on their cause, separating the subsequent customer change.

Part of the negative feedback on the organization of the supply of materials to the object

4–18%Decreasing

Indicative assumption: 15-35% of negative reviews relate to unclear information about the delivery stages of an object. The solution could reduce this proportion by 25-50%. This is a scenario of potential; assumptions need to be verified by feedback collected by the company.

When a company starts collecting feedback, negative reviews about the organization of the material supply to the object are counted from all evaluations received on the subject. The same method of evaluation is applied before and after installation and similar customer groups are compared. Without initial data, the actual change is not determined.

Conditional calculation scenarios. The assumptions have not been validated against client measurements.

When this solution is relevant

  • Activities are carried out through multiple warehouses
  • Frequent design reservations
  • Large orders are split in stages
  • Transportation and unloading costs are significant
  • The client is often specified the term after the offer
  • Many professional clients have multiple active objects

Implementation requirements

Accounting of reservations, stage dates and actual receptions is compatible for the supply of objects. Warehouse and transport systems data are supplemented under access and unloading conditions, and changes allowed to the customer are linked to the approval of the principal.

Further development options

  • Linking a customer claim to settlement correction
  • Transfer of changed landing conditions to planning

Frequently asked questions

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