Management of materials on a construction site
AssigneeTrimble Navigation Limited
InventorsMark E. Nichols, Bryn Fosburgh, Christohper David Richardson, Peter Graham Gipps, George Derrick Darby, JR.
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Abstract
A computer implemented method and computer system for management of materials on a construction site. In one embodiment, at least one cost scenario is defined for moving at least one material with a vehicle pool. A status of a project which uses the material is then determined. A report is generated which identifies a vehicle of the vehicle pool and defines a load of the material which is to be moved by the vehicle from a first location to a second location.
Claims32
A computer implemented method for management of materials on a construction site, said method comprising:
- defining at least one cost scenario to move at least one material with a vehicle pool;
- determining a status of a project which uses the at least one material;
- and
- generating a report which identifies a vehicle of said vehicle pool and defines a load of the material which is to be moved by said vehicle from a first location to a second location.
A computer implemented system for managing an asset on a construction site, said system comprising:
- a cost scenario generator configured to define at least one cost scenario to move a material with a vehicle pool;
- a status determiner configured to determine the status of a project which uses the material;
- and
- a report generator configured to generate a report which identifies a vehicle of said vehicle pool and defines which load of the material is to be moved by said vehicle from a first location to a second location.
A computer implemented method for asset management of a material on a construction site, said method comprising:
- defining the cost to move a material from a first location to a second location based upon the availability of a plurality of vehicles of a vehicle pool;
- identifying said first location of the material and said second location of the material based upon a current status of said project and a desired status of said project;
- and
- generating a report which defines a load of the material and a vehicle of said plurality of vehicles which is used to move said load of the material from said first location to said second location.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.