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Information Technology
Introducing our Strategic Technology Advantage...
Behind
Turner Industries’ quality, service and productivity, is a strategic
asset - Information Technology. Turner Industries, a leader in
industrial construction and maintenance, is also a leader in developing
cutting edge technology solutions. Turner Industries has designed
state-of-the-art information technology solutions to meet the unique
information requirements of the industrial marketplace. Turner
Industries has technology solutions to provide clients with information
to keep projects on-time and on-budget.
Estimating Systems
WINTAKE®
is a proprietary digitized take-off (estimating) system for the
industrial marketplace. The system is integrated with
Planning/Scheduling, Project Controls and Job Cost. Key benefits
include quicker and more accurate estimates at the lowest level of
project detail for all disciplines (Pipe, Steel, Civil, E&I). All
of the disciplines have a similar look and feel, and data may be input
via keyboard, mouse, or a digitizer pad.
Civil
The
Civil module of WinTake enables an estimator to standardize the
input/output of data and provide a more accurate and timely Civil
estimate. As an example of its many features, with a minimal number of
entries and no user calculations, the application will make the
following calculations: Cubic Yards of Excavation, Square Feet of
Shoring, Square Feet of Forming, Cubic Yards of Concrete, Square Feet
of Rubbing, Square Feet of Finishing, Cubic Feet of Grout, Cubic Yards
of Spoil, Cubic Yards of Backfill, Square Feet of Fine Grade and Pounds
of Rebar.
Steel
The
Steel module of WinTake assists the estimator in producing a Steel
estimate faster and more accurate. Some of the features of the Steel
program include: On screen filtering, sorting, and summarization of the
take-off line items, fields for Piece Mark, Category, Area, and
Elevation information, and drop-down entry and duplication boxes to
avoid re-keying duplicate information.
Electrical & Instrumentation
The
Electrical and Instrumentation module of WinTake provides a
corporate-wide standard for E&I estimating. This module is driven
by abbreviation, and it details information on systems, areas, and
materials. User defined modules in conjunction with an automated
take-off method for fittings per linear foot of conduit, allows the
estimator to increase detail without compromising speed. The increased
detail and history will provide for more accurate and cost efficient
estimates for our clients.
Pipe
The
Pipe module of WinTake provides the means to prepare a quick and
accurate estimate for a piping estimate. Both labor and material are
entered into the system by industry standard and custom abbreviations
while calculating cost of material and labor without user intervention.
Detail reports are provided to order material and bidding purposes.
WinTEAMS®
is a proprietary estimating system designed specifically for the
industrial marketplace. The system is integrated with
Planning/Scheduling and Project Controls. Key benefits include detail
accurate estimates of different types of equipment, such as Exchangers,
Towers, Drums, etc. It is designed to quickly estimate these types of
equipment for the Turnaround and Maintenance environments.
- Automated equipment estimating
- Versatile – Menu Driven
- Developed using Turner expertise from experiences at hundreds of maintenance sites across the country
- Streamlines estimating efforts
- Can be tailored to meet site-specific equipment specifications
Major Equipment Types Addressed:
Agitator, Blower, Boiler, Conveyor, Drum, Exchanger, Filter, Furnace, Pump, Reactor,
Regenerator, Tower
Project Control Systems
WinPCS®
is an award winning system that is part of a field execution
methodology that ensures every task on the Turnaround and/or
Construction project is tracked on a shift by shift basis. This tool
has a proven track record and provides a physical percent complete and
productivity measurements giving us a definitive advantage over the
competition.
The basic functionality of WinPCS interfaces the
actual direct labor manhours and dollars expended to the actual field
progress work tasks for a given window of time. WinPCS easily tracks
the following on a time now basis:
- Project percent complete.
- Manhour and dollar efficiencies.
- Actual -vs.- budget comparisons.
WinPCS
focuses on direct labor management techniques because it is the most
volatile resource, and must be controlled if the project is to be
successful. The amount of required materials to complete a project is
definite and measurable, but the direct labor efficiency swings in
direct proportion to the applied management techniques.
MAPS®
(Maintenance Applied Productivity System) is a plant improvement system
developed with a graphical user interface technology providing an
innovative method of measuring work performance by integrating
productivity (actual time worked) versus efficiency (expended vs.
budgeted hours). This system ensures we are delivering the most value
to our maintenance clientele.
Why was MAPS developed?
To Track Productivity and Efficiency in the Maintenance Arena
To Ensure That We Are Providing Our Maintenance Customers With The Most Cost-Effective Labor Services
What does MAPS do?
- Provides On-going Workforce Productivity Data
- Highlights Areas of Non-Productive Time So That Root Cause Can Be Identified and Addressed
- Provides Work Order Efficiency Based On “Earned” Man-Hours
- Provides Management With Tool to Maintain High Efficiency and Productivity
- Work Order Efficiency
Efficiency Data Indicates Effectiveness of:
- Planning Efforts
- Leadership Skills in Field Supervision
- Craft Skills
Project Management/Job Cost System
This management tool allows
Project Managers to monitor daily cost and maintain control of labor,
material, sub-contracting, small tool and equipment expenditures.
Project Managers have the ability to summarize information by
discipline and than as needed "drill down" to the lowest level of
transaction detail to manage project cost. This entire system is fully
integrated with the other proprietary systems.
Small Tools System
This is an inventory barcoding
system designed to help us efficiently keep track of our tool
inventories, costs, and transactions from the job sites to the
warehouses to central purchasing. The pen-based and laser scanning
barcoding capabilities make this system easy to use. This system
strengthens client partnerships/alliances, reduces unnecessary tool
purchases, optimizes tool inventory, increases productivity and cash
flow and provides Turner Industries with a competitive advantage.
Quality Control Systems
WeldTracker® is
used in the tracking of pipe and plate welding on projects - both
construction and maintenance.The system is based around a weld log and
associated tables that cover welders, weld procedures and pipe
specifications. These combine to form a broad source of information on
weld status, welder productivity, NDE frequency, etc. to supply site
superintendents, managers and Quality Control inspectors with “decision
making” data.
Weld information can be viewed and reported in a
number of ways which include queries by project, drawing, line number,
specification, area, test system, weld number, and status of completion.
The
system is designed to check welding procedures and qualifications of
each welder by job pipe specifications. This allows each welder’s
continuity, production, and efficiency to be tracked daily, weekly, or
for the entire job. The overall project may be tracked either by total
job or subproject. Projections can be made displaying “time to
complete” based on count of welds or by weld inch.
But,
ultimately, WeldTracker is designed to provide a turnover document of
completed welds while documenting all of the nondestructive
examinations used.
Client Services
System Integration
Turner
Industries provides system integrated solution for client projects. We
have developed system interfaces with client systems across numerous
platforms from mainframe to client server technology resulting in
mutual cost savings.
Gatelog Interface
Turner
Industries has developed timekeeping system interfaces with numerous
client gatelog systems. In addition, we have a mobile gatelog system
setup for large Turnarounds and Construction projects.
Electronic Transfer
Turner Industries has the system ability to accept electronic payments and document transfers via its wide-area network.
Contract Management Services
Turner
Industries can provide fully-integrated Contract Management Services.
This includes project management, procurement, sub-contract, accounts
payable, billing and planning/scheduling services. This team of
resources specializes outsourcing the above functions for clients in
large Turnaround and/or Construction projects.
CAD
Turner
Industries utilizes Computerized Aided Design software to detail
rigging and hauling plans for lifting projects. These highly technical
resources have portable and desktop solutions to provide clients with
on-site solutions.
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