Maximising Innovation Beyond Procurement and Contract Execution

该项目将汇集Costein有限公司、品诚梅森律师事务所和剑桥大学研究人员的专业知识，以增进对大型建筑和基础设施项目供应链创新的理解。该项目将有助于消除合同和商业流程中的创新障碍，并最大限度地提高创新能力。该项目将开发一个概念模型，围绕如何纠正围绕合同和商业流程的供应链问题。这将把客户与供应链联系起来，评估可以做些什么来促进变革和鼓励创新。这将涉及一些经过考虑的行业案例研究。供应链中的行为和关系的强度将被衡量，特别是看沟通和信任。将制定商业和法律指南。还将编写一份白皮书，利用相关组织的学习和讨论要点在行业内引发辩论。

The project will bring together expertise from Costain Ltd, Pinsent Masons LLP and researchers at CambridgeUniversity to advance understanding of innovation in the supply chain for large scale construction andinfrastructure projects.The project will assist in removing barriers to innovation within the contractual andcommercial process and maximise the ability to innovate. The project will develop a conceptual model aroundhow to rectify supply chain problems surrounding contractual and commercial processes. This will link thecustomer to the supply chain, assess what can be done to facilitate change and encourage innovation. This willinvolve a number of considered industry case studies. Behaviours and the strength of relationships within thesupply chain will be measured, specifically looking at communication and trust. Commercial and legalguidelines will be produced. A white paper will also be produced to use the learning and discussion points fromthe organisations involved to stimulate debate within the industry.