This creates a kind of reinforcing circle across the public and private sectors.
Considering the examples above, here are the key aspects I believe a digital marketplace for construction Platforms should include:.Create a direct link between customers and manufacturers, reducing transactional friction.
Enable ease and transparency of procurement and payment.Host a widely distributed network of suppliers, from major materials suppliers to specialist SMEs.Ensure vendors are rigorously pre-qualified to ensure consistency and quality of components.
Ensure transparency and provenance of raw materials and documentation of the complete manufacturing process etc.. Objectively allow buyers to compare products against a range of value criteria; not just costBe a neutral broker, charging buyers and sellers a small fee to use the service on the market does not itself influence the price.Allow for standard products as well as compatible enhancements.
Facilitate use of a range of configurators via API’s or plug-ins.
Provide instant pricing for the most standard items, with other orders priced in hours.They take a product like a catalytic converter, and the first process is to smelt it.
They start with just 0.3% of valuable metal by volume and after smelting, it's still a very small quantity of metal, but it’s at a size that they can put it in the back of a truck to be taken to the refinery where the valuable metals are extracted.. Their present refinery was built in 1965, and is in need of replacement.Our first job was to look at all sorts of options about where they might build a new refinery, from the UK to Europe to Asia.
For a number of reasons, the UK was the best option.Then of course we had to find a suitable location in the UK and masterplan the site.
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