TDOC Software

Construction Engineering Management Document Control is the single most important tool needed by Project Managers whatever part their organisation is fulfilling on a project. Only proper control will prevent the wrong revision of a drawing at the wrong status being used. Or a Works Instruction not being issued. These cost real money and are the direct result of poor document control.

The TDOC System was one of the first, and remains one of the best CEMDC software products available, with feedback from hundreds of users from project managers to document controllers for over fifteen years.

Says Editor David Chadwick in the May June 2006 Edition of Construction Computing "Its a simple neat and effective approach, and that sums up TDOC as a whole".

Since 1990, TDOC has been used on over £6Billion of projects large and small from airports to factories, from schools to hospitals, from offices to oil rigs by property owners to subcontractors including designers, project managers, and main contractors.

TDOC pays for itself within a few months by:
  • Minimising clerical effort both in recording information, and in creating documents - many automatically such as transmittals
  • Reducing the numbers of prints and copies.
  • EDI automates registration of incoming documents.

TDOC manages documents in both paper and electronic forms, whether incoming or outgoing, including reports. Attached documents are zipped automatically. Email is built in.

TDOC is continually improving (including user feedback), thus it embodies the latest management methodologies and the latest technologies (e.g. internet): it enables communication between ALL partners whatever their technological capabilities.

Instant access to information is essential: this typical TDOC searchable drill down shows the full history of each revision of each document, and enables the document to be viewed.

TDOC's Technical Documents module:
  • Records the receipt of other people's technical documents or creation and revision of one's own, with electronic copies.
  • Issues documents generating transmittal notes, acknowledgement sheets, and comments sheets.
  • Records each reviewer's comments, and the co-ordinated status for each revision.
  • Returns the documents.
TDOC's General Documents module:
  • Records the receipt of all other documents.
  • Creates outgoing letters and forms - NO word processor is needed.

TDOC's User Actions module includes Miscellaneous Contacts, Minutes of Meetings, Daily Record Diary, Inspection (Snagging), Work Package Events, Timesheets, and Supplier Document Requirement Scheduling.

The TDOC System minimises contract risks by keeping track of every copy of (every revision of) every document. The accuracy of project information is maintained regardless of the passage of time and changes in personnel. The reporting capability is powerful with scope and complex filtering and differing levels of information as standard.