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Command Alkon Introduces CONNEX, A Next-Generation Vertical Cloud Solution Designed To Increase Productivity Levels

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Command Alkon introduced CONNEX, a next-generation vertical cloud solution designed to increase productivity levels and create unprecedented results across project performance, schedule, workforce management, and safety. Below is our recent interview with Karli Langner, from Command Alkon:

Q: Why is the construction industry so far behind the times in technology?

A: The construction industry ranks 21 out of 22 in McKinsey’s study on the least digitized industries. Many construction firms believe that “we’ve always done it this way, so why should we do anything differently?” They have always used paper-based manual processes and don’t really understand the benefits of going digital. Without having visibility into what is going on within their supply chain, construction firms can miss deadlines, lose inventory, and fail to meet time and budget goals. Typically, construction firms will over-engineer projects to make sure they don’t have to re-do the project or re-order materials; this is a complete waste of money and resources.

Q: What is the latest solution that Command Alkon has introduced to the construction ecosystem? Why is it important?

A: As an open industry collaboration platform for construction, CONNEX connects contractors, project owners, and jobsite inspectors with their heavy building material suppliers and haulers to accomplish more together than they would on their own. Supporting shared digital transformation goals, the platform ensures stakeholders are all working with the same trustworthy information; creating transparency and removing inefficiencies.

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Q: What makes CONNEX so innovative?

A: From production to fulfillment, logistics and the jobsite, CONNEX delivers powerful analytics revealing new possibilities, unlocking additional dimensions of value, and enriching investments already made in heavy work technologies. When no longer reliant on manual or paper-based workflows, CONNEX-enabled companies gain many more automated processes, capture clear visibility into inter-company operations, and experience real-time collaboration and business intelligence tools tailored to their role in the heavy work supply chain.

CONNEX Insights are analytics derived from multiple sources, such as IoT devices, Telematics, Track & Trace and Jobsite Software, Mobile Devices, Order Capture and Fulfillment Technology, Production Automation, and more. The platform connects data from a variety of discrete on-premise, cloud, and third-party solutions operating across the physical supply chain and equips people to collectively work from a single version of the truth. Many-to-many collaboration is possible using a common data model in the cloud; enabling data to be enriched into actionable information and applied in Command Alkon software or presented in partner solutions.

Q: What are the benefits for using CONNEX?

A: Using a Collaborative Network can save construction firms a very attainable 3% productivity gain. As construction in the US is a $1.27 trillion annual business, savings could be a $38.1B stimulus package that could build 2,540 new elementary schools each year or be invested in the crumbling US infrastructure. With concrete production one of the most CO2-emitting processes, eliminating waste when pouring and delivering concrete using a collaborative network that connects project managers, haulers, and producers, could significantly reduce the carbon impact on the environment.

Construction leads all industries in total annual worker deaths and is ranked fourth highest in fatal injury rates. Falls, transportation incidents, and contacts with objects or equipment are leading causes. Using a Collaborative Network that automates business processes, improves communications, and eliminates paper tickets, helping to reduce injuries as workers won’t need to walk around the yard to find materials where they could possibly be hit by equipment, causing serious injury.

Benefits include:
• Eliminate waste from the value chain
• Break down silos between inter-enterprise groups for true collaboration
• Integrate with all trading partners
• Leverage network-based BI, optimization & analytics to convert data into actionable intelligence

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Q: How do companies convince their partners to connect to CONNEX?

A: With CONNEX, you connect once to the platform via a variety of methods, and you have access to other companies on the network, making it easier to share data, collaborate on projects, and communicate everything from change orders to shipment dates. CONNEX Connectivity Layer supports sending and receiving data in electronic format, such as EDI, XML, API, or web services, without human intervention. Connecting electronically to hundreds or thousands of trading partners is cost-effective and easy. Showing trading partners how easy it is to connect, the benefits of trading partner collaboration, and the cost savings will help to convince partners to connect to the network.

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