Challenges in traditional manufacturing:.

every contract, every scope, every specification) is currently set up for accurate tolerances.This needs to change, she says, or what we’re aiming to do will be nearly impossible.. “You can't have the same behaviour and think you're going to have some dramatically different result (that's going to be great) all of a sudden.’.

The reality is that making these changes offers a solution to many of the problems we’re facing as an industry at the moment, including poor productivity, low value, excessive amounts of waste, and carbon emissions.We need to find a way to facilitate this shift to industrialised construction because almost nothing is coming out in the way we intended it, Marks says, particularly in terms of cost, certainty, and schedule..Still, switching the whole ecosystem to support industrialised construction represents a very difficult challenge..

Starting with DfMA.Marks feels one beneficial change would come from the construction industry committing more broadly to seeking guidance from manufacturing professionals.

Currently, that isn’t often happening.

However, if we want to shift to more of a manufacturing mindset, she believes it’s essential that we “get the right people in the room.”.How to deal with irregular site design, different business drivers and limitations of template designs.

How to do the above and meet acceptable price points.How to find sites with reliable power.

How to shorten overall programme durations.How to develop the expertise and constraints of the supply chain, including integrators to get them “on the curve”!.