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Construction Industry
Construction People, Tools, Equipment and Materials coordinated by Communication
Construction Project • Construction site • Supply chains • Warehouses • Factories • Processing plants • Mines
Key: Relationships Suppliers and flow of resources Trade contractors Project at hub of Supply Chains
Leading Construction Roles • Customers • Designers • Contractors • Facilities Managers • Project Managers • Construction Managers
Construction • Produces buildings and infrastructure • Undertaken by companies • In projects or programmes • Faces internal complexity • Subject to external interference
Designer led Practice • Customer employs designer • Design team produce complete design • Aided by specialist engineers and companies • Contractor selected by competition • Subcontractors construct new facility • Design team supervise construction • Hand-over to customer on completion
Designer led Practice CUSTOMER ARCHITECT SPECIALIST DESIGNERS SPECIALIST CONSULTANTS MAIN CONTRACTOR TRADE CONTRACTORS
Designer led PracticeStrengths • Customer has single point of contact • Integrated design • High quality
Designer led PracticeWeaknesses • Variable design quality • Inefficient manufacturing and production • Tensions between designers and contractors • Design changes delay production • Defects at hand over • Late completions • Claims
Manager led Practice • Customer employs design team and management team • Teams produce design and plan • Specialist contractors selected by competition • Specialist contractors construct new facility • Teams supervise construction • Hand over to customer on completion
Manager led Practice CUSTOMER PM TEAM DM TEAM SPECIALIST DESIGNERS SPECIALIST CONSULTANTS MAIN CONTRACTOR TRADE CONTRACTORS
Manager led PracticeStrengths • Focus on customer’s time and cost objectives • Design based on established manufacturing and production technologies • Experienced management of whole project • Established relationships with supply chains • Good value • Fast completion
Manager led Practice Weaknesses • Dull design • Customer has a multitude of contracts • Variable quality • Innovative designs cause disputes • Dangerous compromises
Contractor led Practice • Customer employs contractor • Contractor produces design • Subcontractors construct new facility • Hand over to customer on completion
Contractor led Practice CUSTOMER SPECIALIST DESIGNERS MAIN CONTRACTOR SPECIALIST CONSULTANTS TRADE CONTRACTORS
Contractor led PracticeStrengths • Customer has single point of contact • Focus on efficiency • Design based on established manufacturing and production technologies • Experienced management of whole project • Established relationships with supply chains • Good value • Relaible completion
Contractor led PracticeWeaknesses • Dull design • Depends on large contractors • Subcontracting can undermine strengths