A joint proposal
from PCSG, the Construction Products Association (CPA) and MK9 Development to
create a digitally connected supply chain model for the construction industry
has secured backing from the Government’s Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund.
The project, worth
£475,000, will test the hypothesis that through the model developed, clients
and supply chains get better outcomes by:
- Defining objective, testable
outcome-based requirements at each transaction point
- Clarifying information
requirements and linking delivery to procurement
- Procuring products and
services along the supply chain from reliable BIM data
- Linking requirements to
ensure the value of offers being procured are clearly identified
- Updating the model at every
transaction point to provide live updates on progress
The improved results
generated by an outcomes-based digital approach to the supply chain have
already been seen in other sectors; MK9 Development have delivered platforms
across several industries including healthcare and transport, which have
typically delivered:
- A 25 per cent quicker
procurement process
- Typical savings of 8 per cent
on everything procured through the platforms
- An over 95 per cent success
rate in delivering products and services at the right cost, to the right
quality and on time.
Steve Thompson,
PCSG’s Digital Manufacturing Lead, said: “We need to build safer, better
performing assets more quickly, more efficiently and with less resource. With
the proposed model, we believe we can also identify the right mix of products,
skills and tools and information to deliver better outcomes through the
lifecycle of an asset.”
Peter Caplehorn,
Deputy Chief Executive and Policy Director of the CPA, said: “Digitalisation of
the whole industry and more importantly the supply chain is critical to its
future success. CPA are delighted to be involved and we are sure this will
bring real benefits to our members. This project supports and compliments our
other digital programmes.”
Kieron Basquille,
Managing Director of MK9 Development, said: “We’re really excited to be able to
take our expertise into another new sector, where we know that any improvement
in efficiency and data quality will have a really positive effect.”
The Industrial
Strategy Challenge Fund is a part of the government’s commitment to increase
funding in research and development by £4.7 billion over four years.
The project outputs
will include:
- A published methodology to
measure the benefits of supply chain integration
- Data requirements for supply
chain digital twins and procurement
- Impact analysis of supply
chain digital twins and integrated supply chains for construction
- A minimum viable product
(MVP) of an outcomes-based procurement platform for construction
- Case studies of the
application of these models to real projects.
