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This document introduces the cloud system "ZAC" for the construction and design industry. It clearly explains how to solve business challenges related to "financial management," "document creation," "work style," and "attendance and labor management." Additionally, it includes customer testimonials regarding the challenges faced before implementation and the effects after implementation. Please feel free to download and take a look. 【Contents】 ■ Construction DX that is attracting attention in the construction and design industry ■ Construction DX starting from in-house systems ■ ZAC solving challenges in the construction and design industry ■ Customer testimonials from those who implemented ZAC ■ List of ZAC features *For more details, please download the PDF or feel free to contact us.

"ZAC" is a cloud-based ERP specialized in project-based business. By centrally managing core operations, it not only streamlines business processes but also visualizes profit and loss by segments such as projects and businesses, supporting data-driven management decisions. Additionally, it enables accurate and swift management decisions, supports stability and profit margin improvement, and can accommodate industry-specific requirements, optimizing operations across the entire company. 【Features】 ■ Achieve superior project profit and loss management at a lower cost ■ Manage sales at three levels: project, case, and sales details ■ Visualize profit amounts from overall project profit and loss to individual sales details ■ Integrate with various external systems via API and CSV ■ Capable of meeting diverse needs of different companies *For more details, please download the PDF or feel free to contact us.

This document introduces the cloud system "ZAC" for construction consulting. It clearly explains how to solve business challenges in "cost management," "document creation," "work style," and "attendance and labor management." "ZAC" is a system that has strengths in managing projects and cases, centered around sales management, and includes multiple functions such as purchasing management, attendance and labor management, and expense management. It allows companies to use only the necessary functions with the required number of licenses, making it suitable for businesses of various sizes. [Contents] ■ Construction DX that is attracting attention in the construction consulting industry ■ Construction DX starting from in-house systems ■ Solving challenges in construction consulting with ZAC ■ Voices of customers who have implemented ZAC ■ List of ZAC functions *For more details, please download the PDF or feel free to contact us.

Daily maintenance, regular repairs, and unexpected spot construction work involve a variety of contract types in equipment construction and maintenance services. Are you facing challenges such as "not being able to see the labor costs of technicians and not knowing the exact profits for each project" or "the burden of invoicing associated with monthly maintenance contracts"? The cloud ERP "ZAC" addresses the unique business practices of the equipment construction and maintenance industry with standard features, making your company's management more transparent. ■ "Accurate project-based profit and loss management" linked to labor and outsourcing costs. It links the labor costs of technicians and outsourcing costs, which account for the majority of expenses, on a project basis and aggregates them in real-time. It moves away from rough estimates and visualizes project-based profits and losses. ■ "Regular project registration function" to automate routine tasks. Long-term maintenance contracts can be registered in bulk by specifying the duration and frequency. It streamlines routine tasks such as creating monthly projects and issuing invoices. ■ "Sales management" that accommodates various billing patterns. It standardly supports industry-specific billing types such as "advance billing," "installment billing," and "total billing." It prevents billing omissions and errors that can occur with Excel management, reducing the burden of accounting tasks. ■ Support for "inter-departmental transaction functions." Even for projects involving multiple departments, it manages sales and profits as internal transactions, accommodating departmental profitability.

The mechanical design business, where different business models of "contracting" and "dispatching" coexist, makes accurate business management and profit and loss management difficult. Are you facing challenges such as "inability to see accurate labor costs per project" and "unclear cost burdens between departments"? The cloud ERP "ZAC" responds to the people-centered business model of engineers specific to the mechanical design industry and realizes the "visualization" of management. ■ Integration of "contracting" and "dispatching" into a single system. It consolidates scattered Excel sheets and systems for each business model, eliminating double entry and allowing real-time understanding of the company's management situation. ■ Visualization of "project-specific profit and loss," including labor costs. It links the working hours of engineers to projects and accurately aggregates the largest cost, "labor costs." This enables early detection and countermeasures for unprofitable projects. ■ Standard support for "inter-departmental transactions." Even for projects involving multiple specialized departments, it clarifies which department bears or contributes how much cost, supporting departmental profitability. ■ Automation of billing operations for dispatch contracts. By registering "regular project data," it automatically generates project data for dispatch contracts that occur monthly, reducing the workload of management departments such as sales and billing.

In the electronic design industry, where the labor of engineers accounts for a large portion of costs, accurately understanding project revenues and expenditures is a top priority. Are you facing situations such as "frequent aggregation errors due to the limitations of Excel management" or "unclear profit margins for each project"? The cloud ERP "ZAC" supports sound business decisions based on data with features tailored to the industry's unique business practices. - Integrated management of business models. Covers different contract types, such as "contract development (outsourcing)" and "engineer dispatch," within a single system. Eliminates the hassle of double data entry and aggregates company-wide sales and profits in real-time. - Precisely grasping "invisible costs." By inputting daily work hours, labor costs for engineers are automatically allocated as project costs. This accurately visualizes the profitability of each project and accelerates measures for improving profit margins. - Standard support for "inter-departmental transactions." Even for projects involving multiple specialized departments, the inter-departmental transfer function for sales and profits accommodates departmental profitability. - Reducing the administrative burden of ongoing contracts. Automatically generates project information that occurs monthly, such as engineer dispatch, compressing routine work for accounting and general affairs departments, including billing and sales processing.

Are you feeling the limitations of "double entry" and "individual management of project information" through spreadsheet software or paper? We centralize the operations of construction consulting businesses, achieving both a departure from analog management and accurate profit and loss management simultaneously. ■ From estimates to invoicing, eliminate paper and spreadsheet software. The data entered during the estimation phase is seamlessly linked to invoicing, allowing for various report outputs. Move away from management using paper and spreadsheets, eliminating transcription errors and double entries. The system automatically responds to legal changes such as invoicing reforms. ■ Custom field functionality to accommodate unique management items. You can freely add "bid project information" and other unique management items not included in standard fields. Input formats such as dates and selection lists can be flexibly set, allowing you to build a detailed project database that reflects the realities of the field. ■ Real-time visualization of "project-specific profit and loss." Labor costs (man-hours) and expenses are directly linked to projects, accurately aggregating costs. Since you can always grasp the profit situation of ongoing projects, you can take measures to prevent the risk of losses in advance. ■ Eliminate the hassle of "construction progress standards." The system automates revenue calculations based on the complex "construction progress standards (cost proportion method)." This eliminates monthly calculation errors and the hassle of verification, speeding up the monthly closing process for the accounting department.

Daily maintenance and spot construction work involve a variety of contract types in equipment construction and maintenance services. Are you facing issues such as "the hassle of double entry with paper or Excel," "concerns about missing invoices," or "not knowing the accurate profits"? The sales management system "ZAC" addresses industry-specific business practices with standard features, achieving operational efficiency and "visualization" of management. ■ From estimates to invoicing: "Eliminate paper and spreadsheets." Data entered at the estimation stage is seamlessly linked to invoicing, allowing for various report outputs. It eliminates transcription errors and double entries, automatically responding to legal changes such as the invoice system. ■ Sales management that accommodates diverse billing patterns. It standardly supports industry-specific practices such as "advance payments," "installment billing," and "aggregate billing." It prevents common billing omissions and errors that occur with Excel management, reducing the burden on accounting operations. ■ Automating routine tasks with "regular project registration." Long-term maintenance contracts can be registered in bulk by specifying the duration and frequency. This reduces the hassle of creating monthly projects and issuing invoices. ■ "Accurate profit and loss management" linked to labor and outsourcing costs. Labor costs of technicians and outsourcing costs are linked on a project basis and aggregated in real-time. It moves away from rough estimates and visualizes profit and loss by project.

The business models of "contracting" and "dispatching" coexist, leading to complications in operations and difficulties in accurately grasping costs in machine design. The cloud ERP "ZAC" centralizes operations around projects and engineers, achieving operational efficiency. ■ Transition from "paper and Excel" for estimating to invoicing. Since estimate data is linked seamlessly to invoicing, transcription errors and double entries can be eliminated. The system automatically responds to legal changes, such as invoicing formats, as well as generating various reports. ■ Integration of "contracting" and "dispatching" in the system. Data that was scattered across different business models is consolidated. This eliminates double entries and allows for real-time understanding of the company's management situation. ■ Visualization of "project-specific profit and loss," including labor costs. The working hours of engineers are linked to projects, allowing for accurate aggregation of "labor costs." This enables early detection and countermeasures for unprofitable projects. ■ Automation of invoicing for dispatch contracts. By registering regular projects, the system automatically generates project data for dispatch contracts that occur monthly, reducing the workload for management departments such as invoicing. ■ Standard support for "inter-departmental transactions." Even for projects involving multiple specialized departments, it clarifies which department bears or contributes to costs. This supports departmental profitability analysis.

The electronic design industry, which combines contracting and dispatching, faces limitations when managing increasingly complex sales and cost management using paper or spreadsheet software. The cloud ERP "ZAC" integrates operations around projects and engineers, supporting the streamlining of business flows. ■ It provides a seamless process from estimation to invoicing, moving away from "paper and spreadsheets." Input data links seamlessly to subsequent processes, reducing transcription work and input errors in report creation. It also complies with legal requirements such as the invoice system. ■ It unifies the management foundation for "contracting" and "dispatching." Management methods that were dispersed by contract type are consolidated, eliminating double management and aggregating company-wide management figures in real-time. ■ It visualizes "labor costs," which account for a significant portion of expenses. By automatically calculating personnel costs for each project from daily work hour inputs, it enables early detection of risks related to profitability through precise cost management. ■ It prevents billing omissions for SES and dispatching. The "regular project" feature automatically generates monthly sales and billing data based on the contract period, streamlining monthly administrative tasks. ■ It clarifies contributions through "inter-departmental transactions." Even for projects involving multiple departments such as hardware, software, and implementation, it records internal transactions and accurately calculates profits for each department.

We would like to introduce our company’s "ZAC," which has features specialized for project management. It is an ERP system that enables profit and loss management from the prospect stage, improving the accuracy of long-term project landing forecasts. For projects from January to March, if there is an increase in labor hours and costs due to troubles by February, this system allows for timely understanding of landing forecasts, enabling factor analysis and consideration of countermeasures. 【Features】 ■ You can register costs and profits, including sales, labor hours, and outsourcing costs, from the prospect stage of the project. ■ You can grasp timely landing forecasts of planned versus actual based on project progress. ■ Without the hassle of cost aggregation in Excel, you can identify discrepancies with the plan, allowing for early-stage factor analysis. *For more details, please download the PDF or feel free to contact us.

In ZAC, you can manage information at three levels: projects, cases, and sales details (purchasing, outsourcing costs, labor costs, and expenses). You can review detailed financial results linked to sales details, such as how much outsourcing cost was incurred for past cases and how many hours were worked, which can be reused for similar cases. Additionally, it supports the analysis of sales and profits across various axes such as projects, clients, and suppliers. This also helps reduce the burden of preparing regular meeting materials. 【Flow of Document Preparation】 1. Requirement Organization: Confirm the construction period and work processes. 2. Reference from Past Database: Search for similar past cases. 3. Creation: Estimates can be created based on past performance values. *For more details, please download the PDF or feel free to contact us.

ZAC has a "Custom Field Function" that allows users to freely add and edit any information items, enabling project management tailored to their company. Items can be selected from a variety of types, including date input from a calendar, checkboxes, and radio buttons, and can also be used as search criteria. Since it is possible to import items from the current system in use, you can implement a packaged system while maintaining your existing management items. 【Features】 ■ "Custom Field Function" that allows users to freely add and edit any information items for project management tailored to their company ■ A variety of types to choose from, including date input from a calendar, checkboxes, and radio buttons, which can also be used as search criteria ■ Ability to import items from the current system in use, allowing you to maintain your management items as they are *For more details, please download the PDF or feel free to contact us.

ZAC features a "single input" design that allows for the integration of attendance and work hour management. By quoting work hours from the schedule, it further reduces the burden of system input for members. It includes an attendance alert function based on the 36 Agreement and labor standards law, which can notify the individual or their supervisor when overtime hours exceed the specified limit. By utilizing the alert function, it enables highly reliable labor management to comply with legal regulations. [Features] ■ "Single input" design that allows for the integration of attendance and work hour management ■ Further reduces the burden of system input for members by quoting work hours from the schedule ■ Implementation of attendance alert function based on the 36 Agreement and labor standards law ■ Ability to notify the individual or their supervisor when overtime hours exceed the specified limit ■ Enables highly reliable labor management to comply with legal regulations by utilizing the alert function *For more details, please download the PDF or feel free to contact us.

ZAC is a cloud-based ERP, allowing access from anywhere. As a result, employees can report from the field, enabling them to go straight home without any dissatisfaction. It also has features that maintain security for external connections (security options), ensuring peace of mind regarding security. From smartphones, users can handle various applications such as attendance, work hours, and expenses, as well as check and approve schedules. 【Features】 ■ Cloud product compatible with smartphones, allowing use outside the office ■ Timely management of attendance and labor conditions to reduce overtime ■ Ability to grasp timely projections for project completions *For more details, please download the PDF or feel free to contact us.

At ZAC, overtime and leave management can be conducted in accordance with the 36 Agreement and individual company work regulations, allowing for timely understanding of employee labor conditions. Additionally, by aggregating working hours by project, it is possible to compare planned versus actual hours, enabling managers to assess whether appropriate staffing is being maintained at any time. On-site employees can see their overtime hours displayed on the attendance management screen, and administrators receive alert emails when overtime hours exceed a certain threshold, helping to prevent excessive working across the company. 【Features】 ■ Timely management of attendance and labor conditions to curb overtime ■ Cloud product compatible with smartphones for use outside the office ■ Ability to grasp timely projections for project completion *For more details, please download the PDF or feel free to contact us.

ZAC corresponds to the construction progress standards carried over to the new revenue recognition standards. Even for long-term construction consulting projects, automatic calculation of sales amounts using the cost proportion method is possible. As a result, the workload during month-end closing in accounting is reduced, and site managers can quickly grasp the sales for the current month based on the same standards as financial accounting. [Reasons Why ZAC is Chosen in the Construction Consulting Industry] ■ Corresponds to construction progress standards ■ Strengthens management foundations by implementing management accounting through integration with ERP and BI tools ■ Optimizes management through analysis of various axes such as departments, customers, and contractors ■ Graduates from paper management by outputting all documents from estimates to invoices with single input *For more details, please download the PDF or feel free to contact us.

In the Kashima Construction Group, Global BIM Co., Ltd. was established in 2017 to further promote the spread, development, and enhancement of BIM (Building Information Modeling). Following the management integration with Okinawa Digital Vision Co., Ltd. in the same year, ZAC was introduced to standardize accounting operations and strengthen internal controls. We spoke with the director and sub-manager of the management department about how the company, which is promoting digital twins through BIM modeling, is utilizing ZAC. *For more details of the interview, please refer to the related link. For more information, feel free to download the PDF or contact us.

Since introducing ZAC Enterprise in 2013, INA New Architecture Institute Co., Ltd. has been practicing management accounting, including improvements in project profitability. They had been analyzing management data consolidated in ZAC Enterprise using their own Excel macros, but were feeling limitations in terms of speed and maintainability. Therefore, the company replaced the Excel macros with "xoBlos," provided by Digital Information Technology Co., Ltd., achieving faster data processing and enhanced analysis capabilities. We spoke with the General Manager of the Management Department and the Head of the Accounting Division about the data utilization combining ZAC Enterprise and xoBlos. *For detailed interview content, please refer to the related link. For more information, feel free to download the PDF or contact us.*

INA Architectural Research Institute Co., Ltd. is a global company that celebrated its 60th anniversary in 2015 as an architectural design firm. In 2013, the company introduced ZAC Enterprise to reform its project management system. Since then, it has continuously improved its operational methods and is now practicing advanced management using ZAC. We spoke with the General Manager of the Management Department, a key person in the company's use of ZAC. *For detailed interview content, please refer to the related link. For more information, feel free to download the PDF or contact us.*