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Is a Pretty Front-End Important?
Some software vendors focus on delivering a friendly user interface that is an essential part of a satisfied user experience. But if the software doesn’t provide the results you need or requires...
Three Ideas That Confront Existing Myths About Digital Transformation
There could be a few reservations that are setting you back to jumpstart your digital transformation. If you’re able to grasp these misconceptions, you’ll be on your way to achieving optimal...
The "Waiting Game" Could Be Costing You Time and Money
How can we eliminate wasted time and dollars? Players in many other industries have benefited greatly by transitioning to a digitized platform; it is this transition that has helped improve..
Technology is a Game Changer Featured in World Cement Magazine
Digitalization is a common theme that has created a lot of chatter in the industry lately. Today, digitalization enables the automation and integration of discrete steps of a complex supply chain...
How Much Is Job Costing Costing You?
Every job is a source of useful information, but what is that information worth? Sure, your bookkeeper can generate a job costing report that shows whether any specific job made money. But does that..
Deliver to the Right Place at the Right Time – for the Right Cost
Day Aggregates, a division of Day Group Ltd., is a family-owned company that has been in operations for over 70 years. They handle over five million tons of construction material each year...
Ensure Profitability with Real-time Control of Your Performance
When making financial decisions for your business, you generally don’t project profits by studying an income statement and balance sheet. Financial accounting based on historical performance...
How Can Businesses in the Cement Industry Drive Higher Revenues and Compete Effectively? By Streamlining Operations
Many of us have a saying that rings true when it comes to our workflows: "time is money." A small business can achieve several financial and operational advantages from streamlining operations. You ca
In the Aftermath of Hurricane Florence
Hurricane Florence roared in with a wrath, leaving buildings and homes destroyed across the Carolinas, to the cost of billions. The number could grow higher as rivers continue to swell...
Ultimate Bulk Material Visibility for Contractors
Removal of paper to digitize and transform the HBM industry – Alex Moody, Manager of Strategic Sales for Command Alkon, focuses particularly on the contractor and how their business processes can...
FST Sand & Gravel Touts Command Alkon HaulIt and TrackIt Systems
The Heavy Building Materials industry is known for being an industry that’s behind in the times, but FST wanted to challenge the status quo and exceed the expectations of their customers...
0:42MOBILEjobsite by Command Alkon
Order information in the palm of your hand – this powerful tool puts dispatch data directly in your customers' hands; no more calling to find out what is on the books for today – or when the next...
Effective Dispatch and Decision-Making
There are many areas that are ripe for improvement at most ready-mix operations, many of which are directly impacted by the quality, timeliness, and consistency of dispatch decision making...
Outdated Processes in the Construction Industry Brings a New Meaning to “Chasing Paper”
Back-office operations are riddled with inaccurate information, lost tickets, and a tedious reconciliation process just to generate invoices. Credits and rebills constantly plague the payment...
Is Your Dispatch Software Leaving You Buried in Paper?
Most early dispatch software only automated front-end resource management processes. All the daily back-office work–from billing to identifying and dealing with exceptions to document management...
In the Midst of a Labor Shortage, the Construction Industry Is at a Crossroads
Construction sites are more prone to errors, reworks, delays, and overruns than many other industries, making it a prime candidate for digital transformation. Unfortunately, Contractors are finding...
Kiewit Corporation Inaugural Innovation Vendor Expo
Kiewit, one of North America’s leading construction and engineering organizations, held its very first Innovation Vendor Expo on August 27 at the Kiewit University in Omaha, Nebraska...
1:38BuildFAQ: MOBILEticket
Suzie Holycross, Technical Sales for MOBILEconnect Business Unit, addresses three of the most asked questions surrounding our MOBILEticket solution.
Three Advantages of Having a Digitized Documentation System
Over the last few years, several industries have transitioned to digitized documentation. This transition that has helped improve communications, standardized documentation location and...
Does the Quality and Consistency of Your Mix Materials Need a Boost?