Integrated Manufacturing-Services Businesses in the Australian Building and Construction Sector
This paper establishes that the emergence of integrated manufacturing-service businessesis a key trademark of innovative industries and ‘the new economy’. Having establishedthe benefits of such integration, the phenomenon is reviewed in relation to theAustralian building and construction (B&C) s...
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| description | This paper establishes that the emergence of integrated manufacturing-service businessesis a key trademark of innovative industries and ‘the new economy’. Having establishedthe benefits of such integration, the phenomenon is reviewed in relation to theAustralian building and construction (B&C) sector. It is hypothesised that manufacturerssupplying building and construction work are adding value to their own activity, and that ofthe sector, by enhancing their product offerings via the provision of services. A small surveyis undertaken, with the findings revealing the nature of service provision by manufacturersin the Australian B&C sector. It appears that the ‘bundling’ of products and servicesby these manufacturers is a key competitive strategy yielding significant benefits for themand the sector as a whole. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-9de99b05eb84446d8fb042e119cad8532022-12-21T19:09:18ZengUTS ePRESSConstruction Economics and Building2204-90292012-11-012110.5130/AJCEB.v2i1.28821851Integrated Manufacturing-Services Businesses in the Australian Building and Construction SectorKaren Manley0Jane Marceau1Queensland University of TechnologyUniversity of Western SydneyThis paper establishes that the emergence of integrated manufacturing-service businessesis a key trademark of innovative industries and ‘the new economy’. Having establishedthe benefits of such integration, the phenomenon is reviewed in relation to theAustralian building and construction (B&C) sector. It is hypothesised that manufacturerssupplying building and construction work are adding value to their own activity, and that ofthe sector, by enhancing their product offerings via the provision of services. A small surveyis undertaken, with the findings revealing the nature of service provision by manufacturersin the Australian B&C sector. It appears that the ‘bundling’ of products and servicesby these manufacturers is a key competitive strategy yielding significant benefits for themand the sector as a whole.https://learning-analytics.info/journals/index.php/AJCEB/article/view/2882 |
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| title | Integrated Manufacturing-Services Businesses in the Australian Building and Construction Sector |
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| title_fullStr | Integrated Manufacturing-Services Businesses in the Australian Building and Construction Sector |
| title_full_unstemmed | Integrated Manufacturing-Services Businesses in the Australian Building and Construction Sector |
| title_short | Integrated Manufacturing-Services Businesses in the Australian Building and Construction Sector |
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