Ananya Sheslters

Traceability of the material was the biggest challenge for the client – leading to several inefficiencies. With the formwork components undergoing a series of changes in the yard to make them suitable for construction, the BOQ of the inward material has a distinct variation to that of outward, making reconciliation difficult. Many a time non-standard formwork components had to be newly fabricated as the existence of the same type with the same dimensions in the yard was not known. Lack of an intelligent system to record receipt, refurbishment and dispatch of aluminium formwork components at the yard (which was being managed with the help of spreadsheets and manual record-keeping) was widely felt.

Aluminium Formwork System is a construction system for forming cast in the concrete structure of a building. It is also a system for scheduling and controlling the work of other construction trades such as steel reinforcement, concrete placement and mechanical and electrical conduits. The client wanted to better track Aluminium Formworks materials used by them on a continuous basis. The existing system involved components being defined by their physical dimensions and a code that identifies the location in which they would have to be placed during the construction.

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  Arriving at a one-stop solution to track end to end the material’s journey through the Yard and the site.

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  Developing a technology solution that’s easy to use in a construction site scenario.

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  Evolving business requirements and short timelines.