How digitization brings down construction costs

Coordinating and organizing construction work, especially when we are running several sites at once, is a job that has to treat mobility as a basic variable. The work also calls for simple recording processes that are nonetheless rigorous about the key information needed to control the flow of supplies or fuel, and to keep a clear view of machinery performance and condition. 

Traditional management models are too rigid and cumbersome for this: tied to paper, they struggle to absorb the dynamism of mobility, or to update their processes and bring in new participants. So let's look at how the digital geo-management model systematizes information and processes, and directly cuts construction costs through the efficiency and productivity it delivers.

Lower costs through preventive maintenance

Digitization lets us improve machinery maintenance, and that produces savings on several fronts. A digital management system that raises alerts when machinery reaches certain points in its life cycle makes it possible to carry out preventive maintenance instead of waiting for a breakdown to act. Each machine's history is recorded, along with its current performance and the hours it has worked. 

Scheduled maintenance lets us plan rotation between machines so demand is always covered, unlike the traditional case where an unexpected breakdown forces work to stop for a repair. On top of that, the care that comes with preventive maintenance extends machinery's useful life, which also cuts costs.

Lower costs through fuel traceability

Geo-management tools make it possible to bring suppliers into our work organization systems. Through payment control and the recording of every fuel dispatch — who was responsible, where it went and what performance it delivered — we never lose track of fuel purchases and consumption, which can be a costly variable and, depending on how complex our operations are, hard to manage. With geo-management, recording happens through a simple process and data reporting is systematic and real-time. 

Lower costs by doing away with paper records

The recording processes we have described are, in the geo-management model, always digital. So nothing goes missing the way it does with paper, information is available in real time, and it is automatically consolidated around key indicators. We save the cost of stationery, of storing it, and of the administrative work that goes with it.

Lower costs through less idle time for workforce and machinery

With geo-management, the performance and working hours of operators and machinery are recorded transparently. Supervision becomes simpler and takes less time, and management becomes more efficient because it has current information to spot faults or anomalies and act in time. 

At GoDoWorks we work to make management tasks as frictionless as possible, so that in a company's daily life management takes less time and effort and solves more problems.

GDW Fleet is our geo-management system for construction work which, by improving efficiency, raises productivity and lowers the cost of site operations.