Know what you own, where it is, and which job just consumed it.
Every receipt, issue, transfer and return is a logged movement with a person, a time and a project attached — across the warehouse, site containers and every van.
Material is the cost nobody can see
Stock lives on a whiteboard, in a spreadsheet that was accurate last Tuesday, and in one person’s memory. Meanwhile it moves constantly between the warehouse, three sites and a fleet of vans.
The shelf looked empty, so it was ordered again at retail price — while the original sat in a van.
Nobody is dishonest; there is simply no record of who took what to which site, so nothing comes back.
Material issued to one project gets consumed on another, and the numbers stop meaning anything.
A crew of four standing idle for half a day because material could not be found costs more than most firms expect. Preventing it a handful of times a month usually pays for the system several times over.
Estimate what it costs you →Every movement leaves a trace
Issuing material to a project reduces stock, values it and posts the cost to the job in one action. Nothing extra happens — the same action people already take simply survives.
Traceability in everyday practice
The habit is small. The difference in what you know is not.
From whiteboard to traceable stock
Start with one warehouse and the items that stop work when they run out.
Your regular merchants, with contacts and agreed prices.
Categories, units and your top materials and tools.
Tell RelayPlan when to warn purchasing, before it becomes urgent.
From day one, every movement is tracked, valued and costed.
"RelayPlan made managing our projects, warehouse and employees easier. Quick to implement, great support, simple interface."
The modules behind this
Materials touch purchasing, storage and the job. Traceability comes from connecting all three rather than perfecting one.
See all solutions →Tracking construction materials — FAQ
Further reading
All articles →Bring your materials under control.
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