Burman Associates—supply chain consultants

LOGISTICS...

Production logistics

Administrative, financial & design services

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Construction industry logistics

In Burman Associates' experience, there are three main causes of late completion. They are:

Ineffective logistics in mustering resource – (trades and materials)
Disputes about payment
Sub-quality work

We don’t offer technical assistance with the latter, but can be of considerable help in the case of the first two. The first is a matter of engineering and managing effective supply chains, which is a Burman Associates specialism. Time compression is particularly relevant and has been shown to generate huge rewards. The payments issue usually has its roots in the original contract and in the relationships between purchaser and provider. A fresh and objective look at contracts with the aim of making them more productive can be of great value. Burman Associates will assist all the firms concerned with a contract to focus on satisfying the client who is paying. Benchmarking is valuable in providing motivation to improve and showing how it can be done. Burman Associates will show the way.

Burman Associates is a member of the European Logistics Consortium Ltd.