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Pieper-Houston then uses Spectrum's inventory functionality
and applies item codes to its purchased materials for better
financial and job cost tracking. "We're able to track items, the
cost of the items, and the frequency with which we buy them.
We're also able to track which project they are going to using
phase codes. These are really important to us with material and
labor. We weren't able to get the depth of phase coding before."
For example, Thomas said, Pieper Houston has common codes
for a breakdown of materials into branch materials, site material,
service materials and trim materials. "But then from there, you
can break each one of those phases down into what floor of a
building it's going into, what area, or if you have more than one
building on a job, you can have Building A or Building B."
This level of materials and purchase order tracking allows
Pieper-Houston to see how well it estimated its jobs, analyze
its spending practices and ultimately put together better bids.
"We're not only able to win more jobs, but our jobs are a lot more
profitable. In the past, they might have been missing key estimate
data and the jobs would end up less profitable," Thomas said.
The company is also saving time and labor costs. Foremen and
project managers are spending less time ordering materials and
more time planning the jobs.
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