Integrated portfolio strategies for dynamic organisations

Type	Journal
Author(s)	Becker,F.
Publication year	2000
Notes	ID: BECKER2000; Occupiers need for greater flexibility than traditional procurement methods can supply has been hihglighted many times. Here Becker provides a summary of different solutions to what he terms zero-time space. Some are technological, flexible construction approaches, some are policy, for example rather than building new manufacturing facilities for particular products intel builds a fabrication facility every nine months, before the chip to be manufactured in a particular facility has been designed. Overall a most useful summary. For those interested in a deeper understanding of the problems facing contemporary Real Estate and Facilities Management Becker discusses "changing the CRE mindset" and draws on new ideas from Complex Adaptive Systems theory to develop Robust Adaptive Strategies. In a world of high uncertainty a strategy which embraces variet and complexity may prove more successful than one which embodies a belief in a standardized solution. As manufacturers of most consumer products are realising 'mass-customization' provides the variety necessary to protect against uncertainty. Perhaps office "manufacturers" (Becker's emphasis) need to think along the same lines.$$ $$
Publication	Facilities
Volume	18
Issue	10/11/2012
Start page	411
End page	420
Relevance to practice	high
Ease of application	high
Stage of application	design and procure
Evidence base	good
Readability	high

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