Big ideas for digital innovation in construction
As construction companies are starting to embrace digital innovation within their operations, the quest for viable use cases becomes a critical exercise to identify the right opportunities for digital solutions. Digital can drive enormous benefits within a construction operations if executed correctly. We are going to go through 8 use cases for digital solutions within construction operations.
Design management
- Visualise drawings and 3-D models on-site, using mobile platforms
- Update blueprints in the fields with markups, annotations and hyperlynks
Scheduling
- Create, assign and prioritise tasks in real time
- Track progress online
- Immediately push work plan and schedule to workers
- Issue mobile notifications to all subcontractors
Materials management
- Identify, track and locate materials, spools and equipment across the entire supply chain, stores and work front
- Optimise materials planning, procurement and supply through real-time demand planning
Crew tracking
- Provide real-time status updates on total crew deployed across work fronts, number of active working hours, entry into unauthorized areas
- Digital innovation to enable crew deployment optimisation, utilisation and allocation
Quality control
- Offer remote site inspection using pictures and tags shared through app
- Update and track live punch lists across projects to expedite project closure
Contract management
- Update and track contract compliance checklists
- Maintain standardised communication checklists
- Provide updated record of all client and contractor communications
Performance management
- Monitor progress and performance across teams and work areas through digitally innovative solutions.
- Provide automated dashboards created from field data
- Offer staffing updates and past reports generated on handheld devices
Document management
- Upload and distribute documents for reviewing, editing and recording all decisions
- Allow universal project search across any phase