How the Constructible Process Will Transform 2020
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Connected
Your next project is only as successful as the sum productivity of all of the players.
Construction efficiency, profitability, and timeliness depend on the cohesion of all
project stakeholders — a delay at any point in the workflow can easily compound and
snowball into a substantial setback.
According to the 2017 McKinsey Report on Construction
Productivity, "The higher-productivity large-scale half of the industry
is not immune to the low productivity of the other half. Large-scale
players routinely subcontract to smaller specialized players, and, in the
United States, the productivity in civil, industrial, and buildings
including trades subcontractors drops by 12, 26, and 28 percent,
respectively. Therefore, any action to boost sector productivity needs to
apply to the entire supply chain and to both parts of the market—each
of which lags behind manufacturing in its productivity."
This study suggests that in order to boost productivity and truly enable a connected
team, changes must be applied to the entire supply chain. This is why the 'connected'
C is so crucial to the constructible process.
Anyone who has worked in the industry long enough knows the dynamics that lead
to disconnected workflows. It's natural for construction phases to remain insular, but
it's important to break down these communication barriers and encourage enhanced
project collaboration. Being connected is your greatest defense against the prevailing
inefficiencies that stem from data silos.
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