Requirements checklist
What to ask for when choosing software for precast concrete manufacturers.
A checklist built from how precast concrete manufacturers work, to print or save as a PDF and bring to any supplier meeting.
What the software should cover
Tick each one that matters to your business.
- Element schedule by project
- Casting bed and mould planning
- Rebar cage and embed checklist
- Pour, cube and demould record
- Yard bays and stacking
- Loading and erection sequence
Roles that need their own access
Who logs in, and what each person may see or change.
- For owners and plant managers
- For production planners
- For the steel shop and fixers
- For quality staff
- For yard and dispatch
Reports to ask for
Ask to see each one with your own sample data.
- Marks by status, project and bed
- Cube results against lifting and delivery strength
- Mould pour counts and repairs
- Yard stock by bay, age and mark
- Drawing revisions issued after cage fabrication
- Deliveries by project, trailer and rejected marks
- Stage invoices and retention by project
Systems it may need to connect to
Note which ones you already run.
- Spreadsheet import
- Drawing file storage
- Accounting export
- Weighbridge entry
Questions for any vendor
Put these to every supplier you are comparing.
- What if a drawing revision arrives after the cage is made?
- Can it stop a unit being lifted too early?
- Does it count how often each mould is used?
- How do we find a mark in the yard?
- Can trailers be loaded to match the erection sequence?
- How are rejected elements handled?
- Is the project view shared with the contractor?
- What does it cost, and what do I see first?
- Can the plant take its records out later?
Where the work usually breaks today
Circle the ones you recognise. They set the order of the project.
- Drawing revisions reach the bed late
- Embedded items are missed
- Lifting strength is judged by the calendar
- Yard stock is hard to find
- Erection order and loading disagree
Prefer to talk it through? See the precast concrete manufacturers page.