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| Topic: | scheduling jobs This thread has 5 replies. Displaying all posts. |
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| Post 1 made on Saturday April 5, 2003 at 20:32 |
hdtvnow Long Time Member |
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i was wondering how other firms schedule their jobs, one at a time or do you have alot going on at one time, how many people do you have on one job, ect...
we are so busy we cant keep up and i am thinking about not scheduling the start of any new jobs on wed and thurs, just to have two days to catch up it seems that we always run long and have to move people back a few days, mostly because once we start the project it never fails the client wants to go ahead do the bedroom or whole house audio or what ever,, either way we always run over and i hate telling people i cant make it on time, anyways just looking for some ideas from others installers on how they shedule
thanks in advance
mark
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| Post 2 made on Saturday April 5, 2003 at 20:54 |
John Pechulis Loyal Member |
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Where are you that you are that busy?
I'm curious.
JP
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| OP | Post 3 made on Saturday April 5, 2003 at 21:08 |
hdtvnow Long Time Member |
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| Post 4 made on Sunday April 6, 2003 at 00:17 |
Impaqt RC Moderator |
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Well, First thing is to do one of two things.....
Schedule the correct amount of time for a given job
OR
Find out why your installers (Or you) are not getting the jobs done in the time your alotting.
I will NOT push back scheduled jobs because a current job added more stuff. We will complete what was scheduled, and if time allows, begin another project or addition, but if there isnt enough time to add those other 2 rooms of speakers, they go to the back of the line (Currently 2-4 weeks with 4 two-man Crews). Of course if time opens up, we do our best to get back sooner.....
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| Post 5 made on Sunday April 6, 2003 at 02:39 |
Larry Fine Loyal Member |
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Impaqt, I generally would agree with you, but there are jobs that must be done in a certain order. If you have to run all of the wires for a certain system at the same time, for instance, and you won't ever have the same access to a particular space again. I know there are exceptions to every rule, including this one. Larry www.fineelectricco.com
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| Post 6 made on Sunday April 6, 2003 at 04:24 |
rolandhemming Long Time Member |
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We use microsoft project software, but you can easily do the same in Excel.
It gives you a list of tasks and a timeline. It won't let you do certain tasks until others are complete.
You can use it for one job or for many jobs.
We do commercial installations (in the UK) and we are as busy as you. We have 4 projects on at the moment that look like they are impossible for us to do, but by swappping people around to other projects when tasks can't be done has made us much more efficant.
You don't have to use software, you just have to prioritise.
Roland
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