Construction Management Coding for Cost, Progress, and Quality Control

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing large-scale integrated management information systems fail to meet the integrated management needs of large-scale engineering construction, leading to inefficient and non-unified information management, which hinders whole-process and all-round information control and management.

Innovation Solution

An integrated management system comprising a budget estimation subsystem, contract management subsystem, construction control subsystem, and joint-control subsystem, which perform multi-tier categorization and coding, associate construction contracts with budget estimation codes, break down contracts into work units, and generate measurement certificates to enable integrated management of construction cost, progress, and quality.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If multiple separate management systems are used for different project aspects, then specific management functions can be performed, but system complexity increases and information integration becomes difficult

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvemanagement function coverageVSAvoidsystem integration complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent combines quality management, cost management, schedule management, and other separate management functions into a single integrated management system. The system uses a unified database and common interface to consolidate multiple management modules, eliminating the need for separate systems while maintaining all management capabilities.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The integrated management system is designed to perform multiple management functions through a single platform. The system can simultaneously handle quality control, cost tracking, schedule monitoring, and document management, making it universally applicable to various project management needs without requiring separate specialized systems.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

2Measurement precision

If detailed project data is collected and managed, then project control precision improves, but data management complexity and storage requirements increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveproject data accuracyVSAvoiddata management complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments project data into standardized categories and modules such as quality data, cost data, schedule data, and document data. Each data type is managed through dedicated forms and templates with specific validation rules, making complex data management organized and controllable while maintaining high precision.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The system changes the state of data management by implementing automated validation rules, standardized data formats, and structured storage schemas. These parameter changes transform raw data into organized, validated information, improving accuracy while reducing management complexity through automation and standardization.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

3Ease of manufacture

If manual management methods are used for project documentation and data tracking, then implementation simplicity is maintained, but time consumption and efficiency decrease

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvesystem implementation simplicityVSAvoidproject management efficiency
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of manufactureVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements automated features including automatic form validation, automatic data calculation, automatic document generation, and automatic notification systems. These self-service capabilities reduce manual intervention requirements while significantly improving processing speed and efficiency, maintaining simplicity through automation rather than manual processes.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

4Reliability

If comprehensive project monitoring is implemented, then project control reliability improves, but resource consumption and system overhead increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveproject control reliabilityVSAvoidsystem resource consumption
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSLoss of energy

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements automated feedback mechanisms including real-time data validation, automatic alert systems for deviations from project plans, and continuous monitoring with threshold-based notifications. These feedback systems provide comprehensive project monitoring and high control reliability while consuming minimal resources by only activating full monitoring processes when needed rather than continuously.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

Data Source

PatentEP4682796A1Integrated management system and method for large-scale project
Publication Date: 2026.01.21 CHINA THREE GORGES CORPORATION
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AI summary

The present application relates to the technical field of engineering management, and discloses an integrated management system and method for large-scale construction. The system includes: a budget estimation subsystem configured to acquire target construction information, and perform multi-tier categorization and coding on the target construction information to obtain budget estimation codes; a contract management subsystem configured to decompose the target construction information to generate a plurality of construction contracts, and associate the plurality of construction contracts with the budget estimation codes; a construction control subsystem configured to break down each of the construction contracts to obtain work units, perform coding on the work units to obtain unit codes, and associate engineering quantity data corresponding to each of the work units with a preset construction plan list; and a joint-control subsystem configured to perform joint-control over a construction cost, construction progress, and construction quality based on a measurement certificate form, so as to enable integrated management of the large-scale construction. The present application achieves integrated management of large-scale engineering construction.