Costs

The key factors for increasing productivity are

• having an adapted organization
• conducting efficient purchasing
• utilizing the opportunities presented by industrial construction
• maintaining effective project control.

Purchasing

The construction process involves an extensive flow of materials, and approximately 65 percent of the NCC
Group’s costs are related to purchasing. NCC’s goal is to have the industry’s lowest purchasing costs. This is to be achieved by continuing to work on coordinating purchasing volumes, increasing the proportion of international purchasing and developing the purchasing operations together with selected suppliers. High quality, environmental commitment and social responsibility are self-evident parameters that impact on the selection of materials and suppliers.

Project control

NCC’s greatest opportunities and risks lie in its project control. The success of both major and minor projects largely derives from planning, management, control and follow-up. One crucial factor for the success of a project is human expertise, more specifi cally leadership. Experience indicates that project losses are often caused by insufficient project control. NCC has developed its own
model for the control and follow-up of major projects. Since efficient purchasing, platforms and competence
centers strengthen project control by enabling greater control of all elements in the construction process, continuous improvement work is a prioritized issue.