UNIT Superheaters project management tool
When UNIT Superheaters needed a project management tool they found none of the ‘off the shelf’ software would serve their purpose, so they turned to the Excel Expert
The client
A large UK engineering company manufacturing and installing superheaters in to large power stations and plants all around the world.
The problem
With superheaters taking several months to manufacture their specialist products and with a full order book, UNIT Superheaters needed a bespoke project management tool to allow them to project manage the manufacture of a large number of superheaters.
No off the shelf package was flexible enough to provide the solution they needed and they didn’t have the time to have a bespoke application created from scratch.
The solution
We developed an Excel based application that allowed UNIT Superheaters to enter and edit details of contracts won, what resources were needed from each section of the plant and what resources were available in each of them at any particular time.
Several graphical reports would allow the management team to see if and when each part of their production was either under or over utilised allowing for better planning.
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The result
Up until the application was developed, UNIT Superheaters were using pen and paper to plan their production on and as a result was very time consuming, prone to errors and not very easy to communicate throughout the business.
The application we developed is intuitive, graphical and gives instant feedback on planning decisions.
Although the application was envisaged as a temporary measure it is still in daily use two years later.
Find out more
If you want your own project management tool or you need any sort of Excel spreadsheet work completing, call us now. If you are in the UK the telephone number is 029 2125 1450 and if you are in the USA the number is (646) 257 4006.