ERP in Construction Industry

Submitted To Dr. Neetu Ganapathy Assitant Professor Submitted By Veena U. 12116

Contents
1. Introduction 2. ERP in Construction Industry 3. Major Vendors
a. b. c. d. e. SAP EC&O Microsoft Dynamics AX Sage 300 Ramco Erp Sysnet Associates

4. Conclusion and Recommendations

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Introduction
Construction industry is a highly fragmented industry Functional areas include:
project development facility management land development and acquisition work planning and preparation real estate and property management

It needs to communicate on a large scale

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ERP in Construction Company

ERP systems could be used in the construction industry for the following general purposes:
To improve responsibilities in relation to customers To strength supply chain partnerships To enhance organizational flexibility To improve decision-making capabilities To reduce project completion time and cost

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3-tier ERP Architecture for Construction Firms

A 3-tier architecture of Construct-ERP (Source: Shi and Halpin, 2002)

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Major ERP Vendors

Top ERP vendors for construction industry are
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. SAP EC&O Microsoft Dynamics AX Sage Ramco Sysnet

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SAP EC&O
SAP has 30 years of active involvement in the construction industry Has tightly integrated set of applications encompassing every aspect of the construction business Some of the most important processes supported by SAP for EC&O solutions are:
Building Information Modelling Communication Management Project Schedule Management Integrated Planning Resource Allocation Workforce Management
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Microsoft Dynamics AX
Offers a wealth of capabilities for commercial and specialty construction companies The Construction Solution enables meeting customers' expectations bringing greater efficiency The solutions consists of:
Advanced Project Management Enterprise Asset Management Visual Project Planning

Other Features include

Camp management Labour-to-hire Scaffolding
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Sage 300 Construction and Real Estate

Solutions for the entire facility lifecyclefrom designing and building to sales and managing occupancy An integrated family of financial and operations software One a cross functional system that pulls everything together for streamlined, single-source control Includes modules for:

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Accounting Estimating Procurement Project Management Property Management Service Management Reporting and Productivity Tools
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Ramco ERP for the Real Estate & Construction Industry

Helps bolster efficiencies and visibility of Construction Companies Helps them gain a close view of their spending vis--vis budgets, across projects and locations Includes modules features like:
Land Bank Analysis Customer Relationship Management Property Integration Lease Management System Maintenance Facility Management
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Sysnet Associates
Has executed several projects in the past, for a variety of customers in India & abroad, over the last 18 years ERP system is called as PMS ERP Fully functional operations information system, taking care of all key functions The functions covered by PMS ERP system includes:
Project Engineering Purchase Management Inventory Management Sub-Contractor Management Sales Management

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Conclusion and Recommendations

Majority of Construction Companies have some knowhow about the ERP systems Not feasible for the small contracting firms to invest their potential on such a mega-system implementation of ERP systems should be started with the large contracting organizations and then gradually move down Training should be started from the top management and then move down to middle and lower management The ERP software vendors must work with the professional in the construction industry to developed more customized solutions for the contracting firms
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THANK YOU

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