Alpin Weld A&T System

Challenge

Alpin Weld needed a simple but reliable system for tracking working time for teams operating both in the field and in the workshop. The previous approach relied on spreadsheets and manual hour rollups, which made project and client settlements difficult, caused discrepancies between employees’ reported hours and actual costs, and limited the ability to analyze job profitability. The company also wanted clear visibility into time spent per project, task, and employee, as well as fast data exports for settlements.

Solution

We designed a time tracking application linked to projects and work orders, with an emphasis on fast time logging for employees and clear approvals for team leads. Users can track work via start/stop or add entries manually, selecting the project, task, and optionally a location/comment. On the coordinator side, we implemented a panel for reviewing entries, detecting missing data and conflicts (e.g., overlapping time ranges), approving weekly timesheets, and reporting costs across dimensions: client → project → task → employee. The system supports exports to formats commonly used in accounting and controlling, completing the settlement workflow end-to-end.

Results

• Consistent time tracking broken down by projects and tasks, ready for settlements and cost analysis.
• Fewer errors and faster weekly closeouts thanks to validations, conflict detection, and an approval workflow.
• Improved profitability control—reports across client/project/task/employee and easy data exports.
• An audit trail for changes and corrections, which helps explain discrepancies and standardizes the process within the company.