Over the years, we have added functions for each industry group. At Almiranta, we understand that one size does not fit all, and companies operate differently.
For construction companies, we have developed functions that managers will find practical for everyday usage. From ability to ordering multiple equipment within a single request to numerous sub-functions like copying equipment, duplicating past requests, tracking equipment delivery dates, and creating reports on equipment reception.
Budget planning in a central function in Capexplan. Here, users can create their budget proposal and get them approved. Users have the ability to add any field in the budgets, including an unlimited number of custom fields. In addition to this, calculated fields can be added, so users can easily build up their budget numbers. For example, users could have a column for rates per hour and a column for the number of hours (for each capex or opex request in their budget). Then, they could have a column which is the product of rate x hours. Users can create complete sequence of combinations with multiple calculated fields this way.
Capexplan also includes a series of features related to project management, which is vital for construction projects. With the multi-level category process, users can create projects of all sizes. Small projects are normally defined in Capexplan as Standalones. Projects are more complex in nature and can include multiple standalones. Envelopes are for large projects (ex: construction of a new manufacturing plant) which can include both multiple projects and standalones. Capexplan even includes a 4th level category which is at the bottom and this category is typically reserved for studies and reports (ex: architecture or environmental reports)
And of course, these categories can also be set directly into the budget planning process.
Requests can be created for capex, opex, capex and opex, lease or multiple (capex, opex and lease). Within the capex request process, users can create disbursement timelines, cost breakdowns as well as Gantt charts for detailing the activities related to the request.
Costs can be tracked for the project in numerous ways. Capexplan includes the ability to create a stage gate process. In this scenario, each request can be made up of multiple stages. Users can track costs at each stage if needed. Total costs for all stages combined is always available.
The report capacity of Capexplan is virtually unlimited. If data is collected somewhere in the software, it is possible to generate reports. And if ever a specific report is not available in Capexplan, our team will create the report for you and add it to your account (free of charge).
The Dashboard of Capexplan already includes a number of reports and charts to track your project in terms of costs (including overruns), delays in the projects, as well as other metrics.