Precise planning means that temporary staff are only deployed when they are actually needed, thus avoiding unnecessary additional costs for overcapacity.
Allocation of resources
Why is resource allocation crucial?
Precise resource allocation is essential for construction projects in order to avoid costly planning errors. When bottlenecks occur, temporary staff are often brought in, who are significantly more expensive than permanent employees. Without precise planning, the risk of incurring unnecessary additional costs increases. The aim is to plan these temporary resources efficiently and cost-effectively only according to actual requirements.
Avoiding planning errors in capacity and resource planning
Capacity planning
A common mistake is to plan temporary employees as if they were permanent employees at 100%. The solution: a time-limited resource allocation that only takes temporary staff into account when they are actually needed.
Resource planning
Errors can also occur here if time-limited availabilities are not precisely defined. Temporary employees should be scheduled with holiday periods and absences in order to avoid costly planning errors.
Efficient resource allocation to reduce incorrect costs in Vanillaplan
In order to be able to implement resource allocation precisely, Vanillaplan has a separate view for resource allocation. It is linked to resource and capacity planning as well as the absence plan so that temporary staff are scheduled exactly as required, taking absences into account. This minimises the risk of overcapacity and ensures cost efficiency.
Conclusion
The optimised allocation of resources helps to avoid incorrect costs and bottlenecks - an essential prerequisite for economic success in the construction sector.
FAQs
What challenges are there when planning temporary employees?
The precise consideration of time-limited availabilities and absences often presents a challenge that can lead to inefficient utilisation of resources and higher costs.
How does Vanillaplan support the allocation of resources?
Vanillaplan offers a special view that is linked to capacity, deployment and absence planning in order to coordinate temporary staff efficiently and cost-effectively.