This view is in stark contrast to some who believe we will see offerings in three to five years.
These take the output from the Ikea kitchen configurator as a starting point, to which they add doors in a range of material finishes, handles and worktops.So new businesses can be built on top of Platform approaches; in this case, addressing a gap in the market for customers who don’t want the expense of a fully bespoke kitchen, but do want some individuality.. What can we learn?.
Customers can leverage the benefits of Ikea (economies of scale) while still getting a bespoke outcome.This addresses one of the concerns that is often raised about Platforms and modern methods of construction more generally – the spectre of ‘cookie cutter’ buildings and identical assets.Manufacturers can spend less time on the ‘bulk’ components and focus their efforts on the ‘project specific’ parts, and spend more time with customers understanding their individual needs.
This is analogous with use of configurators and Platforms – designers can put more effort into the project specific and value-adding design and less into the documentation of the ‘chassis’.. Can we do this?What should our digital marketplace look like?.
Other sectors have grasped the opportunities and challenges faced by e-commerce in different ways and with different levels of success, but it’s now an unavoidable feature of daily life for most businesses and individuals.
It is something that construction should – and can – also be heading towards.Delivery Platforms for Government Assets: Creating a marketplace for manufactured spaces.
Data Driven Infrastructure: From digital tools to manufactured components (2017).Delivery Platforms for Government Assets is primarily focused on buildings rather than infrastructure.
Without duplicating the content from the earlier book, this horizontal assets book highlighted some current, relevant initiatives that were being deployed for clients - including Highways England and Crossrail - that could be replicated as a standardised, P-DfMA approach across a range of horizontal infrastructure projects in the highways, rail and water sectors.. View and download here:.Data Driven Infrastructure: From digital tools to manufactured componenents..