The central concept of volumetric methodologies such as PPVC and MiC is to retain conventional construction practices but simply relocate them away from building sites and into factories.
The unfamiliar and the new are assessed as having higher risk than the known.. How manufacturing sits versus perceived value creation in the pharmaceutical companies.In reality, pharmaceutical value creation comes from the development or acquisition of promising NCEs, and their ability to commercialise them.
Manufacturing is complicated and costly and may be seen as a necessary inconvenience, rather than a potential strategic advantage..The locus of power and decision-making in companies.Operational engineering and manufacturing drive the majority of investment plans and proposals.
Their expertise, understanding and comfort lie with the plants and systems they work with every day.This creates a natural inertia away from any transformation of technology or approach.. Capital governance processes skew decision-making and inhibit the new..
Significant investment approvals come to senior executives who rightly ask many difficult questions, while they may mistakenly expect and demand certainty.
The demands and difficulties in getting through these governance processes drive both a false optimism in justifying product demand and drive the scale of the investment; “this is our one chance, so go with what we know and go big!”.For example, an office building could be transformed into a healthcare centre or an apartment block as needs change..
The Construction Innovation Hub's.analysis suggests that 70% of public sector buildings could be delivered using the same set of components, highlighting the transformative potential of Platform II across the construction industry..
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