Best practice standards for construction supply chains
Improving innovation, collaboration, upskilling, standardization, and offsite manufacturing are already on the agenda for many organizations in the built environment.
However now is the time to look at these more closely and to identify what can be changed in the supply chain to accelerate a common aim of becoming a more collaborative, innovative, productive, sustainable, profitable, and resilient sector.
What are the benefits of standards to construction supply chains?
As the supply chain network becomes increasingly complex, the ability to adopt good practice, quantify, and mitigate your risks throughout the procurement, manufacturing, design, construction, or operation stages of a project is vital. Whether you are managing formal frameworks or supplying services, our standards can help deliver better outcomes for all:
Consistency across supply chains for efficiency.
Evidence of due diligence and business continuity.
Manage effective supplier relationships, provide visibility, and deliver projects on time and on budget.
How building information modelling is transforming good practice for supply chains
Building Information Modelling (BIM) is transforming the built environment and changing the way multidisciplinary project teams collaborate at every stage of the asset lifecycle to deliver significant efficiency and cost-saving benefits.
All members in the supply chain can set themselves up to derive maximum benefit from BIM-enabled collaborative working by adopting a standardized strategy to build true resilience. It’s often helpful for businesses increasing their BIM maturity to consider how new processes will impact the rest of their operations – particularly those areas which might seem unrelated to BIM.
For instance, BS ISO 44001 provides a management system for collaborative business relationships and is suitable for businesses of all sizes and types working in the public or private sector. It prepares them to manage relationships optimally, whether the focus is on a single application between operating divisions or more complex relationships like consortia and joint ventures. In addition, BS EN ISO 55001 was created to guide asset management good practices. It helps businesses develop a proactive life cycle asset management system while reducing ownership risks from a cost and safety perspective.
Finally, understanding that collaboration is at the heart of everything that is transformative about BIM is crucial to fully realizing its potential from a global growth perspective. The BS EN ISO 19650 series presents a clear opportunity, particularly for smaller supply chain businesses, to explore new territorial markets and build new collaborative relationships.
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The Key Standards for Construction Supply Chain Businesses
Businesses can demonstrate that they have identified critical aspects of their supply chain and have policies, procedures and controls in place to manage by implementing the following standards:
BS ISO 37001 Anti-bribery management systems
BS EN ISO 26000 Guidance on social responsibility
BS ISO 28000 Supply chain security
BS EN ISO 22301 Business continuity
Improve your supply chain processes by adding all the key construction standards to your collection.
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