SAP Business One ERP for Infra Construction industry

SAP Business One ERP for Infra Construction Industry


Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) is needed to be agile to address the timely evolving requirement of the industries concerning the specific needs and reflect the business operations legacy at all times.

Following are the TOP 3 imperative things discussed here in the Infrastructure, construction (residential and commercial), EPC (Engineering, Procurement, and Construction) businesses.

  • tickLegal and Statutory Compliances
  • tickProject Estimation and Cash Flow
  • tickSafe Site Operation

    In addition, the insights with real-time analytics of every stage of the project are equally important too.

    • tickConception Phase
    • tickDesign and Planning Phase
    • tickConstruction (Actual Execution of the Program) Phase
    • tickCommissioning to Turnkey / Hand Over Phase
    • tickOccupancy and Usage Phase
    • tickMaintenance / Renewal Phase
    • tickDemolition Phase

    Let's take a look at How Legal and Statutory Compliances

    Embraces the best business operations in the highly complex documentation, milestone records maintenance and management with the ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) integration.

    Thus the legal and statutory compliance differs concerning the project/contract types.

    Synchronised Legal Documentation and Approvals

    Legal validity of the project and government agencies approvals (40+) construed with relevant documentation and timely action follow-up and escalations to the top management for visibility and adherence is assured.

    Contract Schedules and Elements

    As the contract is granted to the business and or awarded to the supplier (subcontracting), the contract elements and schedules adherence with the kick start meeting, task assignments and ownerships, risk mitigation, etc alerts and approval management with appropriate minutes and action recordings.

    Liability Limitations Agreements

    Documented liability limitation agreement concerning each project is visible to every involved stakeholder and shareholders for the quick access and disposal to the request of time and again.

    Insurance and Security

    Security Deposit and or Bank Guarantees, Insurance are mapped at the source of every project is effectively collaborated with cash flow and project profit viability.

    Risk Mitigation

    Progress miles stone vs risk shall identify and mark for actions and actions taken to visualise the vulnerability of risk in terms of statutory, legal and delivery compliances and mitigation cost

    Project Estimation and Cash Flow

    Estimation of government/public, commercial, residential projects to validate the viability and profitability right from conception to delivery or Handover and thereafter maintenance is essential. Thus every ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) to integrate the business workflow with the cash flow (Financials) is a must. Zyple Software having 135+ years of collective expertise with SAP Business ONE ERP for construction industry seamlessly ensures this.

    The project Budget, spend progress, milestone payments, pricing schedules, price validation, PAC (Preliminary Acceptance after Construction) Payment, etc has to stay connected truly.

    The best ERP software implementation partner emphasis the estimation and costing module by combining the WBS (Work Breakdown Structure) and BOQ (Bill of Quantities) in the project estimation phase and extended with the capabilities to alert management with the thorough visibility in time and again (repeat until it deserves to be profitable).

    Safe Site Operation

    Safe Site Operations in the construction business is of paramount importance to remain competitive and profitable. With due diligence, the most leading ERP partners shall power the font leaders and the management with the salient safety module.

    Zyple Software Solutions Pvt Ltd., with the most competitive 135+ years of collective expertise with SAP Business ONE, has established the Zyple Safety Module benchmarking with ISO 45001 requirements and compliances

    • tickOH&S Objectives Setup
    • tickContinual Improvements of OH&S Performance
    • tickFully Compliance with OH&S Legal requirements in the region
    • tickAchievement and Awards to the best practices
    • tickMeasurement and Monitor (Dash Board)
    • tickIncident and Lessons Learnt Recording and Knowledge Sharing
    • tickTraining Records

    What ERP Should do for EPC Industries?

    • tickLive DashBoard
    • tickWorkflow Automation
    • tickLabour / Work Subcontracting & Vendor Management
    • tickCAD Software / Application Interface
    • tickFleet Management
    • tickAsset Management
    • tickSafety Management Integration

    Live Dashboard

    Interactive Live Dashboard is necessary with the mobility to ensure that the performance, alerts and approvals are easy to manage on the go (most of the time the executives are on the move to various sites or locations).

    Configurable Business Intelligence with the most relevant data focused on the important and immediate requirements are necessary to consider, the most leading construction software ERP, SAP Business One Hana is best suited for SME's provides such an option for business leaders to configure themself with the appropriate insights enlightened by most competitive SAP Business ONE implementation partner like Zyple Software solutions Pvt Ltd, who would make it much easier through training and support whilst blueprint stage and after go-live phases.

    Work Flow Automation

    Effective and efficient workflow automation is the key and primary fulfillment of every ERP, to ensure the workflow is automated in a seamless way to ensure the qualitative data is flowing through the system and facilitates the management to monitor and measure the accounts payables and receivables promptly as well as the project viability at the beginning of the project rather during the progress of the project, with SAP Business ONE Hana, this becomes much easier to reflect the business legacy with configurable control procedures identified and installed at every stage in consultation with the process owners with adequate best practices knowledge sharing by the extensive experience of implementing SAP Business One partner Zyple Software Solutions Pvt Ltd.

    Automating the lead generation to the cash realisation workflow benefits EPC business to ensure sustainable business growth in the near time as well as long time.

    Not Limited to the above said, the following classic workflow integrations and controls are the most salient features to consider

    • tickBudget Kick-off
    • tickBudget Department wise
    • tickLand sourcing & liaison
    • tickBudget Control
    • tickLand sourcing & liaison
    • tickLegal compliance & history
    • tickProject Scheduling
    • tickProcurement planning
    • tickContracts & RA (Running Account) Billing

    Labour and work Subcontracting and Vendor Management

    Subcontracting the labour and work (either with free issued material or complete with the material) need to be monitored and measured effectively with required and necessary controls are to be in place and integrated with the ERP so to ensure the spending and cash flow is managed to control and protect the incurred interest and liability of EPC business operation. This means the system should have adequate control of data in terms of reconciliation and recovery (as applicable) with holistic insights of vendor and subcontracting activities and partner collaborations. Zyple Software Solutions has a cloud-based custom solution to facilitate vendor management and a Subcontracting Module as ADD-ON or BOLT-ON Solution integrated with SAP Business ONE a true demonstration of SAP Business One Implementation Partner in India with Global expertise, supporting make in India initiative.

    The cloud-based Vendor Solution comprises the following.

    • tickVendors portal
    • tickRegistration
    • tickRFQ Float
    • tickQuote Validation
    • tickSelection
    • tickCommunication
    • tickapprovals
    • tickTest Certification
    • tickBlack list
    • tickContract renewal
    • tickauthorization

    and the subcontracting management ADD-ON or BOLT-ON Module built inside the SAP Business ONE has the following to ease out the operations with effective and efficient controls.

    • tickSubcon PO
    • tickSubcon BOQ
    • tickDC for Sub-Contracting
    • tickSubcon Request
    • tickSub-Contracting GRN
    • tickSubcon Return
    • tickSubcon Scrap Account

    Both the solutions address the Vendor and Subcontracting management for every EPC and Infra organisation to reflect business legacy operations.

    CAD Software / Application Interface

    Integrations with the Design Software to make sure the relevant approved design with every amendment are available for disposal as and when needed be it be of project kick start a discussion, landscaping, building, materials and material specifications, electrical & plumbing diagrams, interior designs (in case of residential and commercial buildings), piping and instrumentation diagrams (incase of Process Industries), skid and systems diagrams (in case of Oil and Gas, petrochemical and Chemical Processing Industries). Although every ERP integrations are possible, it is recommended to be wise to ensure the possibility and feasibility of integrating the application at the beginning of ERP selection to evaluate the cost and complexity involved. in a nutshell how simple and cost-effective to integrate the CAD software or application with the ERP.

    SAP Business ONE Hana, supports the integrations are made easy with the skillful resources of Zyple Software Solutions Pvt Ltd, the leader in integrating applications with SAP Business One.

    Fleet Management

    Every Infrastructure / EPC organisation owning the full or partial fleet has to manage the fleet effectively since significant spending and contributions reside within. hence the fleet management is imperative to consider as a must requirement whilst implementing ERP, the Zyple Software Solutions mastered and matured with Fleet Management Add-on (Bolt-On) with the SAP for construction industry to offer a comprehensive experience for every EPC / Infra organisation in the following broad elements and configurable micro elements according to the business legacy practices.

    • tickVEHICLE MASTER
    • tickTRUCK SCHEDULING
    • tickTRIP MASTER
    • tickFUEL CONSUMPTION
    • tickSITE MANAGEMENT
    • tickACTIVITY MANAGEMENT
    • tickBREAK DOWN ENTRY
    • tickREPAIR & SERVICE MGMNT
    • tickJOB CARD
    • tickDAILY/WEEKLY MAINTENANCE

    Asset Management

    Asset management is necessary for EPC /Infra organisations to map ON and off-site executives to access critical asset performance in real-time, to facilitate and optimise the daily usage of the operations of the critical asset across sites, buildings, and plants (As applicable to the businesses EPC, Commercial, Residential and much more)

    With the affordable ERP in the market, the business should be able to either integrate with IIoT or with ADD-ON or BOLT-ON application (customised solution).

    Zyple Software Solution Pvt Ltd mastered this Asset Management Application as a customized plug and play ADD-ON Solution with SAP Business ONE following are the broad classification where the business shall reflect their legacy practices with little configurable tweaks.

    • tickAMS CATEGORY MASTER
    • tickAMS ACTIVITY MASTER
    • tickAMS CHECKLIST
    • tickAMS ACTIVITY PLAN
    • tickACTIVITY CARRIED OUT
    • tickBREAK DOWN ENTRY
    • tickRepair and Maintenace Cost

    Categorisation to repair and maintenance cost mapped with every critical equipment (Asset) and their current locations as well desired locations for rendering the operations are easily configured and transferred to the required site location with appropriate ownership allocation and tracking is made super easy.

    It is highly recommended to have Asset Management concerning to monitor is considered at the time of ERP selection and implementation, at the same time ensure that the ERP is wide open to integrating with IIoT with GPS even if it is not the time to invest now but might require as the business grows in the future.

    Safety Management Integration

    Safety Management in the site in adherence to the ISO is essential to comply to become the most successful and sustainable business organisation, hence it is highly recommended to ensure the ERP does facilitate you with the following broad categories to easily manage the ISO 45001 Standards.

    • tickHSE Category
    • tickHSE ACTIVITY MASTER
    • tickHSE Monthly Record
    • tickHSE Check List
    • tickHSE AWARD
    • tickTraining records
    • tickHSE Plan
    • tickHSE Activity Plan
    • tickIncident Report
    • tickOriginator
    • tickSafety officer

    The above-listed features are designed as an ADD-ON or BOLT-ON custom solution to configure with the business legacy safety objectives of your organisation by the Zyple Software Solutions Pvt Ltd the leader in SAP for Construction Industry for Infra organisation.

    Conclusion Note for Construction Software:

    Zyple Software Solutions Pvt Ltd highly recommend the EPC / Infra Organisation to consider the above elements of What ERP Should do for EPC Industries? whilst considering the ERP selection, since these are primitive and imperative must-have requirements, and nevertheless, you should also be considerate to ensure that the ERP is eXpansive to accommodate the future integration requirements without disturbing the basic structure and database of the ERP, Thus SAP Business ONE the globally recognised ERP application with a competitive implementation partner would ease your business Digital Transformation Initiative with ease and comfort with quick ROI and resilient construction management software system in place.