Mace Business School scoops Integrated Supply Chain of Year award
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07/05/2010
Mace Business School has won Integrated Supply Chain of the Year at Building Awards 2010.
The judges gave the following statement:
"Controlling the quality of a supply chain has traditionally relied on a stringent selection procedure and careful on-site management. But according to ConstructionSkills, fewer than 38% of managers in the construction industry have received any kind of management training. Dissatisfied with the variability of this approach, Mace developed a unique solution: it founded the Mace Business School in 2006. This was intended to promote the formation of long-term partnerships with a select number of supply chain companies, to research risk and then to implement training to mitigate it.
The courses are designed to ensure that managers fully understand industry best practice. They are attended by a mix of trades, and every person is encouraged to draw on their own individual experience. The partnerships formed and the knowledge gained through this system have had a positive impact on a number of Mace projects - in particular the £155m Ropemaker office for British Land. The key suppliers on this participated in Mace Business School's workshops, and lessons learned were fed back into the process. The result was the cohesive delivery of a project that has broken ground for innovative procurement. Undoubtedly, Mace will reap the benefits of this institution for many projects to come."
Other category contenters were the Olympic Delivery Authority, Bovis Lend Lease, Skanska, Turner and Townsend and a Heathrow T4 extension project team. Â
