US technology company Trimble has launched its new software solution, Trimble Materials, aimed at enhancing contractors’ control over material costs through improved budgeting and inventory tracking.
This end-to-end purchasing, inventory, and accounts payable solution is designed to centralise and streamline the entire purchasing and materials management process for contractors.
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Trimble vice-president and general manager of construction management solutions Lawrence Smith said: “Managing numerous material orders from various suppliers amidst volatile pricing and availability presents significant challenges in the construction sector.
“Trimble Materials offers a cohesive solution by connecting material ordering, inventory and accounting, which is especially valuable in the face of potential changes in tariff policy. This digital streamlining empowers contractors to mitigate risks, control costs and gain a competitive edge in an evolving economic landscape.”
Trimble Materials integrates with Trimble enterprise resource planning solutions, including Viewpoint Spectrum and Viewpoint Vista, to provide connectivity for contractors to develop more efficient estimating, operations, and accounting management ecosystems.
The solution complements Trimble’s existing construction supply chain workflows, which automate the exchange of material pricing between suppliers and contractors and facilitate ordering from preferred suppliers.
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By GlobalDataWith the introduction of Trimble Materials, field users can search for and request materials, view inventory, record received materials, and communicate with the office, the company states.
For office users such as project managers and purchasing teams, the software solution enables more efficient control, approval, and processing of orders, inventory visibility, request for quotation generation, quote comparison, and invoice reconciliation.
The solution is stated to provide a comprehensive view of purchasing activities and spend analysis in one place.
Trimble Materials will be showcased at this year’s Construction Financial Management Association National Conference, and will be available as part of the Trimble Construction One software suite for North American contractors.
Last month, Trimble introduced a suite of new application programming interfaces for its cloud-hosted estimating software, Accubid Anywhere.
