Construction cost, a headache topic! Hard work, the project finally handed over the work, in the end to calculate, in fact, did not earn money, sometimes even lose money! Hundreds of thousands, millions of projects, pure profit is minimal, worry Involved, get up early and get rid of black money, and finally earn some hard money! This is a common phenomenon in stone care construction enterprises.
It is widely believed that engineering is highly profitable. In fact, only the internals of stone care projects are clear, the profit of the project, in many cases, is not actually earned, but saved!
Some construction teams, fine management, no work, no waste, well-organized construction, engineering projects are done very well; and some construction teams, management confusion, serious manual waste, material waste, poor engineering rework, resulting in abnormal construction costs The increase is serious, the construction is difficult, and sometimes it is not even asking for money, just to protect the capital.
Cost control is not important at all. I believe that the experts who do the project are more profound than the small editors. Especially in the stone care project, how to control the cost and let the project go to a benign development path must be analyzed in combination with the characteristics of the industry to get a scientific answer!
First, the construction cost component
From a financial perspective, the construction cost component is quite complex. As a project manager, you only need to seize a few important control points to play cost management!
Simply divided, construction costs are divided into direct costs and indirect costs!
Direct costs: including labor costs, materials fees, construction equipment usage fees, transportation costs, utilities, etc.;
Indirect costs: including management staff salaries, office expenses, travel expenses, tool usage fees, fixed assets usage fees, cleaning fees, employee insurance, etc.
Of course, the engineering cost is much more complicated to subdivide, but the above items are the projects with the most cost and engineering costs. Starting from the above projects, the cost control will be effective!
Second, labor cost control
Personnel capitalization is a major project cost, saving labor, not only saving costs, but also improving work efficiency and shortening the construction period.
As a hard expenditure, labor costs cannot be deliberately reduced, and it is not possible to deliberately reduce employee benefits. However, there are three aspects of waste that can be avoided.
1. The construction quality is not enough, and the labor is caused by manual waste and material waste.
First of all, as a project manager, there must be strict construction standards, high control over the process and construction quality, and ensure that the project is qualified once. This requires engineering management personnel to continuously learn professional technical knowledge, and know all the details of the project.
Secondly, in selecting employees, engineering managers should choose skilled masters. They must not save wages and use technical experience or novices to operate important links.
Finally, the project manager must carefully select the construction materials, must be aware of the material properties and usage, and should not be used improperly due to the materials, resulting in engineering rework.
2. Poor communication caused by chaos in engineering management
Another major cause of waste of labor costs is management chaos, which is simply poor communication. Employees do not understand the progress of the project, and the manager's work arrangement for the employees is not in place. Employees and other leadership arrangements, leaders and other staff report, which results in a lot of time and cost.
Solving this problem is the most challenging management level. As a team or engineering manager, it is critical to have a well-established workflow. Not only must we establish a set of construction process, but also establish a set of engineering supervision system, so that employees at every link can understand what they are doing, what they will do, and how they can do better!
3, the process has no innovation
There is no doubt that process innovation is the key to saving labor costs, and it is the magic weapon to win in the market competition! Improving the work efficiency through innovative technology is the most direct and effective way to save people workers. For example, using a single-disc machine for crystallization, one person can only make a finished product of 200m2 a day, and use a grinder with a special-shaped polishing pad to crystallize, the effect can reach 800m2 a day, saving not only labor, but also time! Win not only It is profit, and the trust of the owners! Therefore, the construction team who does not know the innovative technology is particularly difficult to develop!
Third, material cost control
Materials are an important part of engineering costs. How to control the cost of materials? By cutting corners? By low-end and inferior quality? If you want to use these methods to control the cost of materials, then it is a big mistake! If so, you can not only save material expenditure, but also get rid of your brand. So, how can we control the cost of materials scientifically and effectively?
1, choose a material with higher cost performance
Choosing materials is a technical activity, choosing materials that are cost-effective, and saving costs invisibly. All the experts are high-level buyers, Xiao Bian is a senior rookie in the selection of shopping, please allow Xiaobian to skip here...
2, do not risk using materials that you do not understand
Taking risks with materials that you don't know can cause two problems.
First, the quality of the project is not at the bottom of the heart, or the effect is not directly qualified, rework, change materials;
Second, the construction workers are unfamiliar with the materials, resulting in improper operation, causing quality problems or wasting time.
In short, for unfamiliar materials, how to deal with it is not impossible, but it will be used, and it is good at innovation!
3, the use of materials to be innovative
I don’t want to change things with the right things, not just the engineering, but even the small cups used for the past ten years, I don’t want to change them for a dozen years! (I declined the evaluation here, thank you~~).
For unfamiliar materials, what you just said can't be used adventurously means that it can't be used directly in important projects. For the materials that have been inspected and some of which have been personally tested, which will help improve the quality of the project and the efficiency of the project, it is recommended to use it boldly and innovatively! If some people use crystallization for more than ten years, they will suddenly find crystal powder. Very easy to use, decisive introduction; some people do polishing, for more than ten years, such as using a powder to make crystal, suddenly found that the use of sealing glaze is also very good, even more superior, decisive introduction.
Process needs innovation, materials also need innovation, and management ideas need innovation. In the early stage of innovation, it may increase the cost investment, but in the long run, it is definitely a cost savings!
Fourth, project site management
Labor costs and material costs are key points in engineering control. In addition, there is one point that cannot be ignored, that is, engineering site management! The science of engineering management determines whether the project can be successful and directly affects the project revenue.
The reasons for the increase in cost caused by project site management are as follows:
1. Advance in advance
Advance entry is a serious injury to the cost of the project. There are many reasons for the early entry. First, the owner is worried that the construction party cannot hand over the work on time or need to catch up with the construction period. If the construction conditions are not available, the construction party is required to enter the site in advance, resulting in unsatisfactory work and manual waste. Second, the construction team ensures that the construction site can be smoothly entered. 100% of the project orders, commonly known as "occupying the field", entered in advance; third, some construction teams have less business, workers are idle, and enter the market in advance. This phenomenon has consolidated the business to a certain extent, but it also caused manual waste, and may even increase the cost of the project, and the project does not make money.
2, cross construction
Cross-construction is the most unacceptable but unavoidable thing in engineering, especially in stone care projects. No site has been completed until the other projects are completed, and stone care begins. The time and labor waste caused by cross-construction are inevitable. Here, construction personnel and Party A need to communicate and coordinate to minimize the impact.
3. Lack of work surface
Cross-construction is one of the reasons for the lack of working surface. Material accumulation and cleaning lag can also result in less work surface and construction cannot be carried out normally.
Important reminder: Advance entry is very harmful.
First of all, it is possible that the cement will not solidify in advance, causing the plate to be hollow and damaged.
Second, the volume of the cement changes during the condensation process. The cement that has not completely solidified changes in volume. The stone that has been ground and leveled may reappear in height; the stone that has been glued may have colloidal shedding;
Third, advance into the field, the stone bottom paving materials (cement mortar, etc.) contain a lot of water, the stone gap is blocked by the colloid, the water volatilizes upward from the stone void, causing the stone to return to alkali.
The above points are the focus of project site management and are also the key factors causing cost increases. If the control of labor cost and material cost is a long-term exploration process, then the project site management not only requires the management personnel to have rich experience, but also needs to communicate effectively with Party A, even before the contract is signed, on the construction site. Conduct in-depth investigations and assessments.
V. Other cost control
In addition to the above direct costs, there are some indirect costs and hidden costs in the construction process. Such as business costs, management staff salaries, office expenses, travel expenses, utilities, etc., seemingly not many, some can not be intuitive accounting, but still a lot of integration. Reducing management costs is also a part of cost control that cannot be ignored.
Postscript
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