framework for the responsible sourcing of construction products relates to a couple of hundred products, is certified and very influential.
We use a range of different tools and techniques to help guide this process: modelling, data analytics and discrete event simulation.However, one of the most transformative is a process called Chip Thinking®️, which arose from a desire to link different data sets when modelling.
Normally, a project’s data is segmented by department: finance, engineering, logistics...The people working in these areas, and even the people who understand the project as a whole, are separated from each other.Chip Thinking®️ brings everyone together.
It looks at a process from end to end, whether that be a manufacturing process, or a people-driven process, like a hospital.This process is broken down into spaces where key parts of value are added.
This could be a manufacturing step in a factory, or security check in an airport.
We call these pieces of the value chain Chips, and strung together they form our process.. Chips provide physicality.The first place to start innovation is around the definition of customer value and the range of options that might exist to help a client achieve that value.. 3.
Working standards and efficiency are paramount.As we move into a DfMA world, it’s important that progress is influenced by the workers who are going to be installing the work, and that they are given the opportunity to do their jobs in the safest, best way possible.
This will also simplify the work, reduce the number of site operatives needed and the level of experience required.This will in turn reduce frustration on site and, ultimately, change the way people work in the construction industry to make it more attractive to the next generation.. 4.