See current commitments
The next project needs time from the same crews and stations as the jobs underway. Put it alongside current commitments to see where the work competes.
- Compare the production steps and estimated hours.
- See where crew and station capacity tightens.
- Try another sequence and recalculate affected dates.
Learn from past work
Completed builds show what comparable assemblies took at each stage. Use those recorded hours to review the estimates behind the next project.
If assembly repeatedly takes longer than expected, you have a reason to review its labor allowance or the process behind it. Make that judgment before relying on the same assumption for a new commitment.
Customer story
Put hours to work
One prefab builder replaced handwritten hours with time recorded against work orders and timesheets reviewed in Building Swell. The team could see which stages took longer than expected and where estimates were too high.
Make room for new work
Once you can see where the work competes, you can judge what needs to change. Adding people, changing the sequence and clearing a hold solve different problems.
Compare the incoming project's hours with the people available in the weeks it needs to run. Then check the stations those people would use. If the station is already occupied, hiring alone will not make room. Commit headcount to work the additional crew can actually take on.
Try putting the incoming project first and recalculate the affected work in Building Swell. You can see which existing commitments move later. Take that tradeoff to the people responsible for the priorities before promising the new date. Moving the shop plan does not change what the field needs.
An order may have people assigned and still be waiting on a drawing, inspection or material. Keep the reason with the work, review what is ready to run and compare the effect of moving it. Resolve the hold or choose another checked assignment before committing the crew.
Bring your next project
Bring the incoming project and the work already committed. We can walk through how Building Swell compares the affected schedules and what would need to change before you commit to the new work.
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