The robot goes to the cupboard and fridge and sees that there is no food in the house.
The common standards referred to earlier will enable a more stable, engaged supply chain.Rather than dealing with a huge volume of project-specific information and having to identify those parts which are ‘cut and paste’ requirements vs. those which are bespoke, supply chains could be working with a much smaller number of requirements, used at scale.
This would enable partners to develop highly repeatable solutions and have them tested or certified or have themselves accredited and ‘pre-qualified’ to meet certain standards, making the entire procurement process more straightforward.. ‘Delivery’.is also linked to ‘Digital Tools’ though a digital marketplace which is very much the missing piece of the puzzle.However, with the likes of the Hub’s Defining the Need workstream and with a number of digital configurators in use, we are starting to put the enablers in place to facilitate this.. Can we look to digital marketplaces that already exist?.
There are plenty of examples from which we can learn; the combination of standard components, digital tools and e-commerce has numerous precedents.While none of them is a perfect fit for construction procurement, they all have certain synergies with a potential marketplace for Platforms and it is worth exploring them.. Amazon.
Amazon is of course the most famous digital marketplace, and the one most people are familiar with (except Alibaba perhaps, depending on where you are reading this).
But it is not necessarily the best example to learn from.From digital twin initiatives to the evaluation of business models, the projects look to inform future practice and policy.
When choosing who to fund, the TCN+ team sought projects targeting the construction industry’s pain points, as well as programs showing innovative potential.Ideas addressing small business and regional initiatives were particularly welcomed, as the team were keen to support lesser known voices outside of the big firms.
Some of the projects chosen were as follows:.Transitioning to an automated construction supply chain: future business model innovation for SMEs.