Solidblox

TM

build with insight

Enterprise Software for Construction Business

Product Brochure

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IDSi

bridging your future

Every build process can benefit from greater

control and visibility. The challenge is getting
information from various departments and
contractors, across various global locations
into a centralized, real-time view that is
insightful and helps you make better decisions
each day.

SolidbloXTM
build with insight

SolidBlox is a high-performance platform

that brings all your build projects together into
an integrated view with workflows and reports
that help all stakeholders collaborate in realtime. This way of doing business is powerful
when the alternative is periodic reporting from
different departments and partners using
different systems or manual processes prone
to costly delay and error.
SolidBlox is an exciting innovation for
build businesses for five distinct reasons:

1. It is designed for construction. It has an

extensive set of workflows for construction
activities.

of people with domain and technical expertise

to deliver ongoing training, support, and
integration services.

2. It is an inclusive system, meant to be used

by Senior Leadership, Middle Management,
and Operations. When all use the same
system, you see a comprehensive picture of
your business.

We have brought over 10 years of experience

in civil engineering and construction and
technology across various markets in India,
Africa, and the Middle East to this solution. We
believe this solution will be a game-changer for
your business by increasing control, visibility,
and performance. So lets get started.

3. It is built on the latest technology enabling

real-time, anywhere access, performance and
analytics.
4. Onboarding with SolidBlox is defined,
and therefore faster. We have designed a
method to transition your data and people to
get them online, trained, and using the system
as soon as possible.
5. Finally, SolidBlox is a product and
service platform made up of a dedicated set

Join us at www.solidblox.com or call a

member of our team and lets brave this new
chapter in our industry together.

Sincerely,
Daniel Mohan
CEO, IDSi International

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construction business challenges

Project status reports

never come on time, making
corrections difficult to be
made

We wish we could have

a integrated real time visibility
of our cash inflow versus
cash outflow across the
enterprise

We were lucky to survive

the last economic recession.
But, are we capable enough
to survive another?

Materials constitute 65%

of our project cost and we
are losing money in ordering
and stock control on various
projects

Day by day, every

construction company looks
like another - how are we
going to differentiate ourselves
from competition?

Whether you are a real estate developer or an

infrastructure builder, a number of problems
await you in construction business.
Operational, financial, marketing, or
administrative challenges need to be met
every day. These problems consume a lot of
management bandwidth of the organization and
is therefore necessary to address them through
better means. Also, these problems cost a lot
to the organization in terms of time and money,
apart from opportunity losses.

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From a perspective of sustenance and growth,

it is imperative to contain, and manage these
issues before they snowball into overwhelming
proportions.
Surprisingly, few among us realize that most of
them could be addressed by smart, relevant
usage of information and communication
technology.

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a solution designed specific to the industry

Most of the problems that you face today
can have immediate impact on profitability,
or long term impact on growth of your
business. Majority of these problems could
be unique to construction industry.
If you are able to resolve them quicker than
others, you could build an advantage over
your competition.
That is precisely why your construction

SolidbloxTM is designed as a software

system that empowers your organization
from the lower levels, right up to the CEO to
manage construction business to be faster
and profitable.

Comprehensive view of risks & macro business indicators

Managing results through a portfolio approach

At the core, SolidbloxTM is a

comprehensive, end-to-end integrated, and
modularized ERP suite specifically designed
for construction businesses.

Manage resources among competing needs

Accelerate operational processes

The business processes and reporting

reflects the industrys unique challenges;
where project-wise control is very important
for growth in short and long term.

company needs the support of a software

solution that helps you address industry
specific challenges.

Eliminate redundant activities

Benefits across all levels in the organization hierarchy

Improved
Revenue
Realization

Revenue
Reduction

Profit
Margin

Cost
Escalation

Reduced
Operating
Costs

Cost of
Production

SolidbloxTM addresses the diverse

the organization. SolidbloxTM is a

range of business processors across

web based software that connects all

the areas like projects, resources, sales

your project sites offices to provide real

and finance.

time data.

The solution has built-in industry

SolidbloxTM provides in built decision

best practices that address all the

financial, departmental, and operational
requirements of your business. The
Planned costs
and profit margins
for the project

Market and business

environment forces
reducing your profits

SolidbloxTM helps
you to overcome the
profit margin squeeze

support and management information

system at various levels of organization.

system ensures seamless collaboration

SolidbloxTM streamlines work done

between the various business

by every member of the organization,

functions, departments, and offices of

ensuring transparency at every step.

Empower the organization to overcome business risks

Note: Tracked through SolidbloxTM ROI Calculator

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ProjectMan

right package for your specific needs

ReSourcer

Irrespective of the type of construction

projects you undertake, or the nature of
your organization, SolidbloxTM offers
specific Enterprise Software suites tailored
to your needs.

Build
er

e
ur

Developm ct
e

RealtyMax

nt

ver
nment

Infrastru

For example, SolidbloxTM Integra

comes in four variants: Builder, Contractor,
Infra and Govern.

Integra

Project Management Suite

ProjectMan

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ReSourcer

Civ

Covers and
integrates
all business
processes across
the business
organization.
Aligned to global
best practices.

Covers all
processes in
project lifecycle
from initiation
through closure.
Aligned to
global project
management
standards.

il C o
ntractor

ReSourcer

ProjectMan

ProjectMan
Resource
Management Suite

ReSourcer

RealtyMax

Covers resource
lifecycle
management like
planning, sourcing,
and consumption.
Aligned to global
best practices.

ProjectMan

Go

CostLess
ERP
Suite

ReSourcer
Sales Management Suite

RealtyMax

CostLess

Covers real estate

marketing and
sales processes.
Aligned to
standard product
marketing
processes followed
by best in the
industry.

RealtyMax
Finance
Management Suite

CostLess

Integra

Covers all payable

and receivable
operations, apart
from statutory and
legal functions.
Aligned to regional
standards.

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integrating your entire construction enterprise

Tender Bid
Management

Project Portfolio
Management

Human
Resources
Management

Payroll
Management

Sales Force
Management

Business
Development

Cost
Engineering

Project Cost
Management

Plant &
Machinery
Services

Fixed Assets
Management

Property Sales
Management

Client Enquiry
Management

Project Schedule
Management

Procurement

Contract Sales
Billing

Project
Monitoring &
Control

Materials

Labor
Management

Sub Contractor
Management

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Property Lease
Management

Inventory &

Warehousing

Financial
Accounting

Office
Administrative
Services

Facility
Management

Land & Legal

Management

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support for your every concern

Profitability Report

Cash Flow Report

Cost Analysis Report

Work Progress Report

Sales Status Report

SLOW
CASHFLOW
?

COST
ESCALATION
?

WHATS MY
PROFITS NOW
?

Resource Report
Work Plan Report

CAN I BILL
THE CLIENT
?

What work is
to be executed
today
?

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WHAT HAVE I SOLD

AS ON DATE
?

WHERERE THE
RESOURCES
GETTING CONSUMED
?

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quantifiable impact of SolidbloxTM

Resource Procurement Calendar

Zero Budget

Project Expense Calendar

Planned vs. Actual Costs

Product Matching

Tells you what material and quantity

to procure and when to procure it.

Placing a management guideline on

project estimation done by project
planning team is now easy.

Forecasts the expense outlay for

one or more projects across a
period.

Allows you to compare and analyze

the variance between planned,
baseline and actuals.

Empowers you to quickly select the

available real estate products that is
relevant to the client.

WBS Mapping

Work Measurement

Pricing Control

SOR Optimization

Sourcing Assessment

Helps you to track the project

progress from the perspective of
diverse stakeholders.

Measuring the work progress can

be done in summarized or detailed
manner for your specific needs.

Price components for the products

can be configured to address
diverse sales strategies.

Resource consumption coefficients

can be optimized based on
consumption data.

Resource requests can be fulfilled

through diverse modes of sourcing.

Increased accuracy
in estimating

Increased speed of
billing and collection

Improved customer
service levels

Increased average
revenue per
customer

Reduced resource
wastage and idling

Reduced
reconciliation time

Reduced holding
cost of material and
equipment

Reduced
administrative costs

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40%

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Note: Figures shown above are sample values of specific clients.

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business process coverage of SolidbloxTM

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User and System Administration

Business Development

Sales Force Management

User Creation, Roles Creation

Assigning Users to Roles
Setting Usage Privileges and Access
Workflow, Audit Trail

Product Structure, Product Attributes

Product Pricing
Payment Plan
Sales Projection

Define Sales Team, Property Agent

Sales Team Assignment,
Sales Team Target
Incentives, Commission

Sub Contractor Management

Client Enquiry Management

Property Sales Management

Request for Contractor and Quotes

Contractor Rating and De-listing
Quotation Analysis and Work Order
Advances and Bill Verification

Client Details, Lead Details

Lead Qualification, Product Matching
Lead Follow Up, Define Client Offer
Product Blocking, Booking, Receipt

Legal Formalities, Home Loan Support

Client Billing, Receivables Collection
Client Refund, Transfer of Possession
Customization, Additional Purchase

Project Portfolio Management

Material Procurement

Property Lease Management

Facility Management

Project Definition
Zero Budget Definition
Project Reference to PMO
Project Course Correction

Vendor Creation, Rating, and Removal

Request Consolidation
RFQ, Quotation Analysis, and PO
PO Amendment, and Short Close

Lease Attributes, Lease Pricing

Tenant Details, Lead Details
Tenant Term sheet, Rental Agreement
Invoice Generation, Lease Receipt

Tenant Utility Consumption

Utility Expenses
Utility Invoice Computation
Utility Receivables Receipt

Cost Engineering

Project Cost Management

Inventory and Warehousing

Human Resource Management

Payroll Management

Resource Structuring and Rates

Activity Structuring
SOR Structure and Rate Analysis
Rate Optimization

WBS Definition and Milestone Mapping

Work Package Cost Estimation
Schedule Activity Cost Estimation
Project Cost Baselining

Material Logistics
GRN, Goods Rejection, MRN, Return
Material Issue, Consumption Monitoring
Stock Adjustment, Reconciliation

Employee Details, Skills, KRA,

Resource Request, Surplus Declaration
CV Registration, Interview Scheduling
Induction, Transfer, Promotion, Relieving

Pay Scale Settings, Tax Configuration

Salary Parameters, PF Settings
Salary Processing
Holiday, Leave, and Debit / Credit

Tender Bid Management

Project Schedule Management

Plant and Machinery Services

Fixed Assets Management

Land and Legal Management

Tender Bid Steps

BOQ Preparation
Bid Cost and Price Preparation
Bid Envelope

Project Schedule Definition

Schedule Progress Updating
Project Schedule Baselining

Availability Assessment, Issue from Store

Spare Part Procurement
Repair Order, Advances, Commissioning
Technician Allocation, P and M Log

Asset Request, Procurement

RFQ, Quotation Analysis, PO, Advances
Asset Receipt, Return
Asset Capitalization, Deprecation

Land Parcel Definition, Splitting, Merging

Land Purchase, Lease, Sales, JD
Manage Court Cases
Obtain Regulatory Approvals

Contract Sales Billing

Project Monitoring and Control

Labor Management

Office Administrative Services

Financial Accounting

Client Contract Milestone Mapping

Client Claim Preparation
Certified Bill Entry
Debit and Credit Note Preparation

Define Execution Plan

Release activity for execution
Project Progress and Punch List
Measurement Books

Labor Specification, Allocation

Deployment Order, Attendance
Borrowed and Direct Labor Payment
Labor Transfer, Promotion, Training

Compliant Register, Allocation, Tracker

Contact Management
Material and Service Request
Payment Request

Bank Reconciliation
AR and AP, Multi-Currency Accounting
Books, Registers & Statement of
Accounts
Cost Centers & Profit Centers

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leveraging cutting-edge technology

Fully web-based
Application

Compatible with
multiple RDBMS

Configurable
System
Administration

Streamlined
Workflow
3rd party Integration
Information
Audit Trail

Integration with
3rd party systems
Note: All rights of the respective owners of products shown above acknowledged.

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packing value for the short, medium, and long term

SolidbloxTM packs in substantial
value for your construction business
organization, supporting your growth and
competitiveness in the immediate, medium,
and long term.
The system supports all dimensions of
project management, from scope and
cost through risk and communication
management.

Being easy to learn and implement,

SolidbloxTM helps you to unpack this
value, starting within weeks from Go Live.
Scalability of SolidbloxTM ensures that
the solution remains very relevant for your
business as you grow and complexity of
project operations increases in the
long term.

CONTROL
COST

RAISE
REVENUE

SCHEDULE
CONTROL

ALERT
RISKS

BRAND
EQUITY

ENHANCE
PROFITS

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DECISION
MAKING

Streamline project
planning and delivery
Access real-time
integrated and accurate
business information

Manage the entire lifecycle of all your

projects in a single integrated system with
end to end visibility

The operations of different departments

get integrated, which eliminates the
delays due to information exchange and
processing time

Comprehensive view of revenues versus

expenditures for individual projects, and
across the organization leading to better
working capital planning

Optimize working capital

and maximize revenues

Better control on management of utilization

and idling of resources like labor,
and equipment

Improve productivity and

business insight

Identify risks and pursue

opportunities proactively

Identifying potential risks and opportunities

that will be useful for management across
multiple business functions from projects
to sales

Improve alignment of
strategies and operations

Enable the management to control the

project with macro or micro level scrutiny

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assurance of measurable return on investment

Business organizations world over are
increasingly realizing the importance
of aligning IT initiatives along with the
business strategy that gets refined on
a continuous basis.

We do have clear activity plan at every

stage of engagement with the client to
quantify and deliver the ROI for every ERP
implementation, and maximize it while the
system is in use.

Return on Investment is something that

is discussed at length during sales and
forgotten conveniently after the sale. At
IDSi, we are well aware that unless we
take responsibility of estimating, delivering,
and proving the ROI achieved by the
client, we dont survive in our business.

Our team of specialists would be able to

demonstrate the ROI possible through
implementing SolidbloxTM, and train
your people to make best utilization of the
system. This would help your organization
derive visible and measurable benefits from
Solidblox.

The implementation and support plan

incorporates specific activities to be

ROI Assurance
Program Planning

Business Process
Data
Collection

Benefit Potential
Analysis

TARGET PLANNING
Solution
Tailoring

Benefit Areas
Assessment

ROI Targets
Finalization

SYSTEM TRANSITION

System adoption & utilization

We have designed our implementation
project management processes in tune
with the expectations by clients to not only
switch their operations on the new ERPbased system, but also to have the system
adopted and utilized by the participants of
this exercise.

OPPORTUNITY ANALYSIS

managed by both sides to realize this. At

IDSi, we clearly understand that we get paid
not for installing a software system at your
organization, but for shifting your business
operations to the new system.
While doing this, we achieve a seamless
and smooth transfer of ownership of the
new system from IDSi to your team.

Solution
Components
Implementation

ROI
Training

ERP Usage
Monitoring

MEASUREMENT AUDIT
Benefit Cost
Data
Collection

ROI Evaluation
and
Recommendation

Program
Closure

Empower the organization to overcome business risks

The SOLIDBLOXTM ROI Calculator

Though there are many direct and
indirect benefits created by SolidbloxTM
for construction business, we consider
only the computable tangible benefits
while assessing the ROI potential for your
organization.
The SolidbloxTM ROI Calculator is
based on years of collective learning
from implementations, client feedback,
benefit study, and research among several

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construction business clients across

multiple geographies. Using this calculator,
you could examine the quantifiable benefit
potential of SolidbloxTM before you take
an investment decision.
You can contact IDSi to discuss
and analyze the ROI potential from
SolidbloxTM, at the very beginning of the
sales engagement.

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we promise what we deliver

At IDSi, we focus on being the business
& IT strategy partner for our clients by
providing not just an ERP software, but also
all related services, making sure that (a) the
new system of doing work gets adopted
by your people, (b) the organization is
able to clearly understand the ROI from its
investment, and (c) the system is updated
regularly to address the changing needs.
For achieving the same, we bring varied
services to the table, ranging from domain
expertise, technology knowhow, through
management consulting. We realize the
fact that technology alone doesnt produce
business benefits to clients.
Our project management and
implementation team works on clearly laid
out activity schedule in which we jointly
work with the client to make sure that
the initial objectives are achieved. This
approach has been developed and refined
by observing the success and failure
stories of various ERP implementations in
construction and other industries.

TRAINED PERSONNEL

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EVALUATION
SWOT Analysis

Solution Requirements

ROI Potential Analysis

IMPLEMENTATION
BPA

ERP User Training

Customization Points Analysis

Data Migration

Gap Fit Analysis

Transaction Entry

Parallel Run

GO LIVE

Customization Delivery

Conference Room Piloting

Implementation Closure

Offshore Support

Process Optimization

Technology Upgrades

SUPPORT
Enhancement

System Adoption Audit

Client Interaction and Implementation Methodology

Offshore Support Facility

Onsite and Local Support

On Schedule Implementation

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we are IDSi

Software Engineering
Institute Carnegie
Mellon University

TIER II ManagerTM

EvacPlannerTM

CEDMTM

Total
GovernanceTM

Incident
CollaboratorTM

Certified ESRI Developer

URISA
Award for
Innovative
Decision
Support
System

WebParcelTM
Multiple
ESRI
International
User
Conference
Awards

CME
Award

Fort Lee, NJ,

USA

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Accra,
Ghana

Dubai,
UAE

Mangalore,
India

Kochi,
India

Bangalore,
India

Site CheckTM

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INTERNATIONAL

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NJ 07024 United States of America
Phone: 201-302-9494 ext:104
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.idsiinternational.com

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