Masonry Magazine August 1992 Page. 21
QUALITY REVOLUTION
Continued from Page 14
The Mason Contractors Association of America has implemented the Masonry Quality Institute-an intense, two day seminar for mason contractors and procedures geared to teach them how to implement the quality process. To date, five sessions have been held and seventy-five mason contractors have attended. The response has been so positive that additional sessions are being planned for the fall.
The quality revolution has begun and it must be a part of your immediate agenda. MCAA has given you the opportunity. We hope you take it.
AL ROACH AND MIKE Callahan are founders and owners of Callahan/Roach and Associates, a quality consulting and training organization. They both served on the MCAA/NCMA Quality Task Team that developed the Masonry Quality Institute. Callahan/Roach and Associates have offices in Columbus, Ohio and Atlanta, Georgia. They can be reached at 800/462-8217.
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Face Brick and Mortar MC&MCA Meeting Topics
FIFTY-SIX people attended the recent general membership meeting of the Minnesota Concrete and Masonry Contractors Association at the Sheraton Park Hotel, St. Louis Park, Minnesota. Ira Fields. Ochs Brick and Tile Company, discussed the application of large face brick with the attendees.
Tom Richardson, twenty-five year industry veteran, presently working for the LaFarge Corporation, discussed mortar in his after dinner speech.
Computer Software for Mason Contractors
Computer software for mason contractors available from leading suppliers and manufacturers.
ABC/Advanced Business Concepts
Postoffice Box 256,
Industry, Pennsylvania 15052
Software to print and manage weigh slips from delivery source into accounting inventory and sales master files. Produces in depth analysis reports of sales and production by periods and rank. Invoicing and full financial reporting features. Up-to-the-minute reporting and status feedback of sales and orders. PC based computer systems, single and multi user with telecommunications.
Armor Systems
324 North Orlando, Maitland, Florida
32751
Screen builder module gives builders and masonry contractors the power and ability to utilize many new features and options to create a customized accounting system. Managers can add text to screens, change the verbiage and location of specific data fields and eliminate unwanted fields entirely. Screen wording can be changed to reflect common industry terms... Summit utility for Armor software allows user to consolidate accounting information into concise screen and report formats, providing the exact financial data needed at the touch of a key, providing timely data essential for daily operations.
Briskware, Incorporated
2190 Delhi NE, Postoffice Box 220, Holt, Michigan 48842
Estimating software designed exclusively for mason contractors. Includes 500 material database expandable to thousands of materials. Eliminates eighty percent of the work of masonry estimating and saves fifty percent time over manual estimating. Six months unconditional money back guarantee. Full line of IBM compatible hardware. Toll free support for life at no cost, training, onsite seminars available for associations and groups.
CTS
11708 Ibsen Drive, Rockville, Maryland
28052
Guide to accounting software for the construction industry and Lotus 1-2-3 template evaluates seventeen leading PC based accounting packages to assist contractors select the right package. The guide is a 200 page narrative evaluation of how the systems work from a contractor's perspective. The program allows the contractor to rank the systems by percentage of features met for his company (there are over 700 features in the database of the program).
Data Results
Postoffice Box 9192, Columbia, South Carolina 29290
Sells and supports a microcomputer software package for the construction industry. Modules include payroll, payable, receivables, general ledger, job cost, advanced labor analysis, subcontracts and report writer. Purchase or rent each module or the entire system. Online "help" has automatic topic search through more than 600 screens. Quarterly enhancements and tax updates free to all customers with toll free telephone support contract.
Construction Systems Software
2515 Boardwalk, San Antonio, Texas
73217
Cost accounting system designed as a fully integrated job costing selection for the masonry contractor. With more than 14 years of construction industry specialization, CSSI offers onsite training, unlimited phone support from 8 am until 10 pm. modem dial in assistance and schools twice a year. Designed for novice computer users, multi-user sites, system runs on DOS, networks, Unix, Xenix and AIK. Custom programming available. Priced by module.
Grantlun Corporation
2055 East Centennial Circle # 108,
Tempe Arizona 85284
Estimating office system, a unit based system designed to automate the entire office, offers five ways to determine costs. Includes integrated word processor, Lotus compatible spreadsheet, relational relat data base and telecommunications... Estimate detail database defines work breakdown and logic (with conditions) for over 1,500 engineering construction bid items. Ideal for new types of work or for contract claims... Best Quote, complete cost optimization system, unlimited bid items, cost activites and/or prospective vendors. Allows user to define conditions, including split/no split, bonded/not, insured/nol, licensed/not. System can maximize DBE usage. User can hand select or lock out specific quotes and limit the number of awardees.
J. Meidl Systems
8735 Dunwoody Place, Suite 8, Atlanta, Georgia 30350
TUT, the Ultimate Tool, management software for the mason contractor, was originally designed for some of the largest and most successful mason contractors in the U.S. Software has all features needed to