and their various processes . These days that includes everything from document distribution to drawings and plans , 3D modelling , managing 3D design and all the various elements that go with that , as well as workflows and processes around approvals . All of this is happening pretty rapidly in construction at the minute .”
At the forefront of this rapid learning curve is the increased move towards digitisation – and it ’ s clearly having a tangible impact . Would Jasper agree that such trends are making things like the supply chain more visible , for example ? “ Absolutely ,” he says emphatically . “ Looking back to the hard copy days , if I produced a design , I ’ d have to get various pieces of information approved by numerous different parties then it would go off to multiple engineers before it would come back to me . It ’ s hard to maintain visibility of where everything actually is in that process .”
As part of the move towards digitisation , Aconex and Jasper have identified cybersecurity as another area that bears closer scrutiny . The low rate of tech adoption in the industry impacts an organisation ’ s growth and revenue , but it also
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