A number of different technologies—from radio-frequency identification (RFID) to telematics—can improve business processes on construction jobsites. Near-field communication (NFC), for instance, can help construction workers capture and manage data faster.
NFC can help in myriad ways such as providing a notification if new construction equipment is received, an engineer signs in for a site inspection, or a jobsite asset becomes available for use.
NFC Support
Flowfinity Wireless is one company that offers a business process application software that includes NFC support. With NFC, the data can be captured and stored faster. The company enables developers to build their own applications quickly. Offline mobile forms, flexible workflows and key performance indicator dashboards can be incorporated to automate business processes.
With the help of NFC, construction workers will have an easier way to capture information about assets or inventory by tapping. It eliminates the need to buy specialized scanning hardware and software or inputting the data manually.
Additionally, NFC can leverage passive assets including employee badges or business cards that don’t have their own power source, according to the company. With NFC directly on mobile forms, field staff can spend less time looking up information and can instead focus on higher value tasks.
