The Future of Construction Machinery Manufacturers
Ecosystem with a new perspective
Dirk Pfitzer | Andreas Baier | Roland Sitzberger
Sep 2020
| Study
| English
The Future of Construction Machinery Manufacturers
Ecosystem with a new perspective
The increasing worldwide demand for affordable housing and infrastructure projects has recently boosted the construction industry. At the same time, stagnating productivity is challenging the industry: how can the growing demand be met faster and more efficiently? Construction machinery and its manufacturers play a key role in solving these challenges. Megatrends such as digitalization and electrification offer the opportunity to refine and disrupt the construction machinery ecosystem. But what does this new ecosystem look like? What business models are emerging for construction machinery manufacturers? The Porsche Consulting study "The Future of Construction Machinery Manufacturers" provides insights into the future vision and necessary transformation of the construction machinery industry.
Management Summary
- The outlook for construction machinery manufactures exhibits similarities with other industries, such as the automotive sector. The shift from a purely hardwarefocused business model to a facilitator of an ecosystem is trending
- Use cases in the future ecosystem include connected and autonomous construction machinery, construction robots, 3D printing of buildings, electrification of construction machinery, AI-based resource allocation, drones for handling material and surveillance, driver-assistance systems, indoor mapping, and new business models like “power by the hour”
- 80% of survey participants expect connected construction machines to boost the efficiency of construction sites by ten to 20%
- At the same time, 65% of participants do not think that their company is on track with their digital transformation to be able to benefit from these opportunities in the near future
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