Trimble Tilos software is purpose-built for linear construction projects.

TILOS is the time–location project management software is used worldwide for roads, railway, tunnel, bridge, pipeline, transmissions line and other civil engineering projects.

TILOS provides the confidence to know the exact status of your project and provides the transparency necessary to ensure on-time project delivery. In Gantt chart techniquegenerally used in traditional planning systems like MS Projects & Primavera P6, the biggest limitation is there is no location reference. In case of linear projects, without location reference, a good visibility is lost.For many infrastructure projects Gantt charts are not enough, for these kind of projects, TIME-DISTANCE diagrams suit better.

It’s a blessing in disguise for the construction industry as it’s easy to use, flexible and effective for planning infrastructure projects . Use of this software will save you money and time, not just in terms of the cost of software, but also on labour, staff training and project scheduling. It’ll simplify your project management systems, saving you resources and time.

Why TILOS is superior for LINEAR Projects…?

Linear projects present unique challenges as crews and equipment move along the construction site, often spanning across tens of kilometers, to perform their work in the right location. Coordination of the fleet, equipment, and people become complex.

Traditional planning systems display their results in bar charts or network diagrams. In TILOS permits, environmental constraints, construction related issues and risk elements are easily incorporated into the plan to give a single overall view of the project. Traditional diagrams are not able to show a graphical link between the location of work being performed and the timing of work execution.

TILOS time-distance diagrams/printouts clearly communicate the scope by showing the project details and the schedule in one view, providing you with detailed information about work in place, by location which are easy to understand by all the stakeholders.TILOS combines time & distance in one efficient project management tool. Though the kinds of charts, diagrams, analysis and reports are different, the software is very easy to use and interact with.

TILOS time & distance features entail that users can easily see clashes in schedules & alter them to simplify their project. The software offers utmost flexibility for executing your job. It lets you sensibly plan your project employing construction specifications.

Ideal for sub projects:With TILOS software any smaller builds of your project can be included as a sub project. This can include outbuildings, bridges, pump stations and more. Your main project can be linked to major milestones. You can view sub projects in the same view to find out the complete progress of the project and in separate views for different audiences. You can find everything in one spot.

5 Reasons to start using TILOS for your LINEAR Projects

Linear Scheduling: Planning linear construction projects by using time location diagrams and the comprehensive linear scheduling features is highly effective. Deliver optimized and reliable schedules. Communicate your projects effectively. With TILOS schedule it’s simple to find out precisely where your project is at, and make amendments to enhance the work flow& timeline. The user can see when clashes are expected to happen – and speedily change the work schedule to thwart this.

An Integrated Project Planning Solution: You do the planning using industry specific planning features, while TILOS calculate the deadline and total time required in one integrated system.

Cost Effective: TILOS quickly pays for itself when compared to other planning methods. Reduced planning time with improved schedule clarity results in more smooth construction sequence and helps to avoid clashes and machine downtime.

Open Data Exchange/Interoperability: Exchange data with other project management systems such as Primavera P6, MS Project, Asta Power-project. Import site data such as mass haul, elevation or site map. Insert quantities, equipment and costs from spreadsheet.

Professional Presentation: Present high-quality plans that showcase your talent and give confidence in your ability to deliver. Visualize the whole project on a single summary assist the whole team and the key stakeholders to easily understand the plan.

More about TILOS:

Trimble TILOS is the robust scheduling software for linear infrastructure projects that combines time and distance into one graphical view.

Scaled Location Charts- Use powerful drawing tools to place symbols and objects based on distance coordinates.

Schedule visualization-  of the project plan is presented in a way that construction teams can easily understand.You can plan your project by simply drawing it on the screen. The package boasts a comprehensive graphical interface. It’s designed especially for time-distance project types. You can even set up company templates while repeating common tasks.

Resource and cost Planning- Reduce risk by integrating cost, quality and performance planning. Compare values with project baseline for plan vs actual comparison.

Mass Haulage- TILOS is optimized for the planning of mass haulage. The movement of material around a large physical site is coordinated for ideal project execution.

Scenario analysis- TILOS calculates recovery plan with current performance, new work rate.

Progress Tracking- Progress activities by where they have been done and not done by time. Enter a distance achieved, a quantity achieved or % achieved.

Monitor your progress closely- by adding complete information to TILOS and forecast and visualize the impact of remaining work to stay on schedule.

Selected list of TILOS users in India:  

• L&T Construction – Roads, Runways, Railways, Bridges & Metro business units           
• Western Railways- Construction Organisation. Baroda & Ahmedabad      
• Sterlite Power for transmission lines construction projects
• Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation DFCC            for railway projects
• National High Speed Rail Corporation NHSRCL for bullet train project    
• Indian Oil Corporation for pipeline construction project
• Kalpataru Power Transmission Ltd  Railway BU         
• TATA Projects for railway projects         
• IRCON for railway projects           
• GMR Infra for road and railway projects
• DilipBuildcon for metro projects            
• Siemens for metro project
• Nippon Koei India for railway and metro projects
• Simplex Infra for metro projects
• Hindustan Construction Co. for bridge and heavy civil engineering projects       
• Montecarlo for road construction projects
• Bhopal/Indore Metro for metro construction projects

TILOS offer top-notch outcomes for all your linear projects. The output is an efficient solution that’s visually catchy and produces utmost efficiency for your organization. Simply said, TILOS make your projects organized, productive and affordable. Given these solution credentials, TILOS will be very useful to your LINEAR projects and it  will strengthen  your planning and controlling process.

FND is the global distributor and they have their presence in India also. KL iTech Solutions authorized by FND is the Indian partner. FND/KL iTech have the necessary experience & expertise to provide Maintenance, Training, Consultancy and Services in TILOS software.

Contact your nearby Tilos Dealer in India now to find out how the use of this software makes considerable improvements in project workflow.