Construction Data Management System for Identifier Translation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current systems in the construction industry face challenges with data management, including errors, delays, and increased costs due to manual translation of party-specific identifiers for construction materials, and lack tools for industry-wide market analysis and product tracking, leading to inefficiencies in product distribution and rebate verification.
Innovation Solution
The implementation of a system that automates the mapping of product identification information to formats used by builders and vendors, reducing manual translation and enabling accurate tracking and verification of product deliveries, rebates, and market analysis through an integration server coordinating information between multiple entities.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If manual translation of party-specific identifiers is used, then flexibility in using different identifier systems is maintained, but errors, delays, and costs increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a standardized identifier system that acts as an intermediary between builder-specific identifiers and supplier-specific identifiers. This intermediary standardization layer enables automatic translation and coordination without manual intervention, resolving the contradiction by providing both reliability through standardization and enabling automation while maintaining flexibility.
2Productivity
If manual data entry and translation are used, then system complexity is reduced, but productivity and speed of the bidding process decrease
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a universal data management system that handles multiple functions including identifier translation, bid coordination, and product tracking through a single standardized platform. This universal system increases productivity by automating processes while the modular design keeps complexity manageable through standardized interfaces.
3Loss of information
If party-specific identifiers are used without standardization, then ease of operation for individual parties is maintained, but loss of information and coordination efficiency worsen
Solution Approach 1:
The standardized identifier system serves as an intermediary that preserves information during translation between different party-specific identifier systems. The standardization framework ensures that no information is lost during conversion while maintaining ease of operation through automated processes and consistent interfaces for all parties.
Data Source
AI summary
A method includes receiving location information, and determining one or more addresses based on the location information. At least one of the one or more addresses is associated with a construction site. The method includes presenting the one or more addresses as selectable elements within a first graphical user interface, and in response to receiving an input indicating selection of a particular selectable element within the first graphical user interface, receiving a second input corresponding to a request to capture item data, and capturing item data in response to the second input. The method includes storing the captured item data in association with a builder at a database. The captured item data is associated with a specific product provided by a vendor in association with construction of a home.