Timber construction: key performance indicators

TRADA
TRADA Technology


Partners In Innovation 286

Start Date: September 2000	Finish Date: October 2002

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) are recognised as powerful tools to enable organisations to measure critical business performance against like organisations and to create industry standards. KPIs will enable Chief Executive Officers of timber companies to have a greater understanding of their performance against key business issues driving the supply chain, encouraging action to improve.

To identify a set of Key Performance Indicators for the timber – construction supply chain and to collect, collate and analyse data with the KPIs for dissemination to the industry. The Timber KPIs are best practice tools for improving industry. They will be developed alongside the Movement for Innovation (M4I) pan-construction indicators and will be made available to other initiatives such as the Construction Best Practice Programme and Construction Productivity Network.

Timber Research and Development Association DTI TRADA Technology Ltd Timber Trade Federation Trussed Rafter Association Nordic Timber Council Timbmet Ltd Westbury Homes Rakusen Design FX Construction Best Practice Programme Project Manager: Phil Becker Further information and links: www.timberbestpractice.org.uk www.m4i.org.uk