Platforms solution.
Brick Link hosts thousands of third parties from which one can select by region, rating, price etc.In a Platform context this would mean selecting the most local supplier, or one that best aligns to your choice of value driver.
It’s a community; as well as a transactional marketplace, people can also share ideas and designs.As we move forwards, this will be vital to transforming construction; creating a community or ‘movement’ and sharing best practice will benefit us all.. IKEA enhancement.Ikea is another excellent example of a Platform that most people are familiar with.
As well as the physical components, Ikea have also created their own ecosystem..So, while there is a ‘kit of parts’ that includes components common to lots of different pieces of furniture (fittings, hinges, drawer bases and sides, dimensional grids etc.
), the process has also been highly standardised: the format of the instruction book is always the same, and you only ever need a limited selection of common tools.. Ikea also have their own configurator for kitchens, ‘3D Kitchen Planner’, which allows users to create a 3D model which generates a list of components and a price.
Or you can book an appointment with an Ikea specialist who will help you decide on the right kitchen and layout and create the model for you..Therefore, a considered approach to the requirements provided by the lab users should be implemented.
Understanding why a piece of laboratory equipment is requested can determine if it’s necessary, or if its process can be combined with another piece of equipment and managed from a user perspective.This can help not only reduce capital cost on purchasing laboratory equipment, but also operating costs on the services required for that piece of kit.
An example of this is reducing the number of dust booths in a space by combining the processes of two dust booths into one..Generating and maintaining an up-to-date client laboratory equipment list with all requirements is a lifeline for any laboratory designer, as it becomes the gospel for all aspects of the laboratory design.
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