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Supply Chain Risk: When Your Factory Can't Get Materials
What happens when your modular factory can't get materials? Supply chain risk doesn't disappear in modular construction—it moves to the factory, where you have no visibility and limited control. Then your modules are late and your schedule is blown.
In this episode of Built Different, we examine how modular concentrates supply chain risk at the factory. The COVID years exposed this vulnerability when factories couldn't get steel, appliances, windows, or MEP components. Lead times stretched from weeks to months while developers watched helplessly.
Topics covered:
Who this episode is for: Developers evaluating factory partnerships, procurement managers at modular factories, general contractors managing modular schedules, and risk managers assessing supply chain exposure.
Key takeaway: The real protection is selecting factories with supply chain resilience—sophisticated procurement, buffer inventory, multiple suppliers—and building schedule contingency into your project plan.
Built Different is produced by Spring Street Management Group. New episodes on modular construction risk, off-site building supply chain, and volumetric construction drop every weekday at 6 AM Pacific.
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By Spring Street Management GroupWhat happens when your modular factory can't get materials? Supply chain risk doesn't disappear in modular construction—it moves to the factory, where you have no visibility and limited control. Then your modules are late and your schedule is blown.
In this episode of Built Different, we examine how modular concentrates supply chain risk at the factory. The COVID years exposed this vulnerability when factories couldn't get steel, appliances, windows, or MEP components. Lead times stretched from weeks to months while developers watched helplessly.
Topics covered:
Who this episode is for: Developers evaluating factory partnerships, procurement managers at modular factories, general contractors managing modular schedules, and risk managers assessing supply chain exposure.
Key takeaway: The real protection is selecting factories with supply chain resilience—sophisticated procurement, buffer inventory, multiple suppliers—and building schedule contingency into your project plan.
Built Different is produced by Spring Street Management Group. New episodes on modular construction risk, off-site building supply chain, and volumetric construction drop every weekday at 6 AM Pacific.
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