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Custom Time Clock Software: Mobile Solutions for the Construction Industry

Gain Added Efficiency By Customizing Your Mobile Time Clock Software

Tailoring mJobTime’s Custom Time Clock Software To Meet The Special Needs of Your Business

At mJobTime, we have focused on giving our customers a large number of configuration options to make our application as flexible as possible. However, software programs are designed to accommodate the maximum number of companies possible. We realize that there are going to be situations where mJobTime may not address certain facets of your business processes, but we ultimately strive to provide employee time clock solutions that will be unique to every business.

We look upon these situations as opportunities. This is because we love to get input from our customers about our time clocks for construction as well as our other software. Many times, this input can lead to a new feature or functionality that becomes a standard part of the program. Oftentimes, when the amount of work and time involved is not significant, we will do the work at no charge. Even in those situations where there is a substantial amount of resources required to do the work, if we feel it will improve the product, we often will share the cost of the modification with the customer. In those situations where the customization is very unique to a customer, we will provide a quote for the work and allow the customer to make their own decision.

Whatever the case, our development team has earned quite a reputation for doing outstanding work in a reasonable time period. They will work with you to get a detailed understanding of your needs, propose a solution, develop and test the solution, and follow-up to insure that our employee time clock solutions are working as intended once released. Our customers constantly rave about the amount of time we have saved them with our modifications. Usually, the ROI on our customizations is very short.

Whether it’s a special report or a very specific way to calculate travel or per diem pay, our crackerjack development staff is always ready to meet your custom modification challenges. They thrive on being able to make mJobTime (and our time clocks for construction) meet even your most stringent and unique requirements.

mJobTime Mobile Time Clock Software Customization Examples

  • Allow customer to clock in crews with equipment attached, but only post the equipment to one employee’s time card (not the entire crew).
  • Allow Supervisor user to transfer individual existing time records to a different company, verifying that all (pronoun) time record fields are valid in the “transfer-to” company, and disabling transfers for “Approved” and
    “Exported” records.
  • Add a new labor report for commercial drivers with the following columns:
    • Last Name
    • First Name
    • Position
    • Last Day Off
    • Next Mandated Day Off
    • Total Hours since Last Day Off
    • Hours Remaining (in the cycle)
  • Create a delimited file of time and material for our customer to send to their customer, and as a second customization, generate an invoice in their customer’s format.
  • Modify our Weekly Time Entry screen to allow for daily distribution of time by sub-job.
  • Create new functions to facilitate entry, tracking, and calculation of per diem and travel pay for employees on jobs:
    • Allow users to enter per diem and travel rates per job
    • Allow users to enter per diem and travel transactions
    • Allow administrative users to export per diem and travel transactions to “Bank File” and “Timberline Export”.
  • Customize the mJobTime Crew feature to track:
    • Day or night shift per crew
    • Craft code per employee
    • Alternate employee ID per employee
    • Per diem code per employee
    • Travel code per employee
  • Modify the export to accounting to create a text file export and add special calculations described below:
    • Specifications
    • A maximum of 40 hours per week will be exported for salaried employees
      • Salaried employees will be identified by a field in the employee table.
      • Time records beyond the 40 hour limit will remain in mJobTime and will be flagged as “exported”.
    • For time records that include task codes beginning with “41” populate the “GL Exp Acct” field as follows:
      • The second segment of the task code
      • Followed by the employee’s department number (two-digit-zero-filled)
      • The employee’s dept number will be pulled from a field in the employee table Examples: “500503”, “500603”
  • Develop a custom version of the “Daily Time Sheet Entry by Employee” screen:
    • To include a five-row header,
    • Make the Job Number column header span all columns for the same job.
    • As new columns are added, insert them into the grid sorted in ascending order by Job Number, then by the last five digits of the Cost Code, then by Extra.
    • Remove color shading of alternate rows in grid and add a solid line between rows
    • Shade “REG”, “OVT”, and “DBL” columns in White/Lt Blue/Dark Blue
    • Increase allowable distribution columns to 30
    • Divide the “Total” column into “REG”, “OVT”, and “DBL” sub-columns and display the appropriate totals for each row broken down into the three Pay IDs.
  • Replace the “Save” button acknowledgement dialog with the following custom dialog:
    • “Entries will be recorded with the following Date: ##/##/####”
    • Allow user to click “OK” or “Cancel”
  • Allow users to save selected distribution columns for multiple jobs and have them default whenever a job is selected for time entry.
  • Add Edit, Review, and Approve functions to the Daily Time Entry screen.

Let us provide you with a personalized demo today. As you can see, a custom time clock from mJobTime can supply your business with many helpful resources.

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How Close Are We to Disruptive Autonomy in Construction?

Autonomous technology is met with a lot of mixed emotions on either side of the spectrum. Some are nervous their job will be replaced while others are exhilarated by a brighter tomorrow. When it comes to autonomous vehicles and the construction industry, it’s helpful to follow the trends now so there are fewer surprises later. The construction industry has already seen robotics and autonomous vehicles introduced to job sites, and the possibilities of how they these tools can be used are seemingly endless. Learn more about what’s working, what could be a potential problem, and how you can prepare for both the good and bad of autonomy in construction. The Current State of Technology Right now, the most common autonomous technology the construction industry has experienced is a higher rate of drone use. It’s not always easy to keep track of how a project is going, but drones give people real-time updates without having to constantly visit the site. They can scout locations quickly, or reveal inefficiencies in the way a project is being completed. Clients are happier because there’s more visibility into the project, and owners are calmer because they know that updates are readily available should they need them. Drones are also used to give professionals working on the site a better idea of how their approach is working. It gives foremen the big picture and reveals inefficiencies in the actual logistics of the construction. Drones can even deliver information to machinery to create new designs and ideas without any human intervention at all. In addition to drones, machine learning and remote controls are currently being tested to determine how they can be used on site. Contractors are already using autonomous technology in bulldozers, backhoes, and other equipment. Machine learning is designed to improve processes based on feedback, taking autonomous equipment one step further. This has actually created a new class of jobs, as sites will need operators who know how to use the controls to get the work done. Advantages There are plenty of things that autonomy can do for the construction industry. Production should increase dramatically. There’s currently a labor shortage for qualified operators, and these machines ensure jobs get done on time, every time. They’re also a lot less expensive than traditional construction techniques. They require fewer people (so fewer salaries), and less fuel to operate the vehicles. These machines gather data and change their patterns to accommodate the exact needs of the job site. Autonomous equipment is engineered to be environmentally responsible, which can help the construction industry meet new regulations set by the government. And most importantly, workers are actually less likely to have an accident because the new equipment is more reliable and can account for inconsistencies during a project. Disadvantages The biggest fear people are likely to have about autonomy is that it’s eventually going to take their job. Contractors and operators may already be noticing just how much a machine can do, and worry that their skills soon will be obsolete. Those who embrace technology clearly don’t want to put people out of work, but they also don’t want to be left behind. It can make things confusing as everyone anxiously tries to figure out what comes next. In the short-term, it can make for employees who are afraid of losing their livelihoods or who aren’t loyal to the company. In the long-term, it’s possible that machine learning will heavily discount the creative impact of human minds on a project. It could potentially lead to less innovation in the construction industry, and more uniformity amongst buildings. Final Thoughts Like it or not, autonomous technology in the construction industry is here to stay. And it will only become more widespread in the future. There are some real advantages to having it in the construction industry, as people find ways to cut costs, increase efficiency, quality, and safety, and decrease the number of repetitive tasks an operator has to perform. Still, real fears exist in the eyes of many as the technology is increasingly adopted. Multiple studies are currently being conducted to address the various potential endgame scenarios. However autonomous technology unfolds in the future, we absolutely must be prepared to use it to our advantage. If you are needing to upgrade your labor tracking system in the field, please check us out. We specialize in mobile time tracking for the construction industry, but we have customers in many other industries. Our professional sales staff will discuss your situation and help you find the right solution. Please call us at 800-387-1109, email us at info@mjobtime.com, or request a demo at mjobtime.com/request-a-demo.