Industry 02 / 06

Projects and Infrastructure

Every programme depends on contractors, long-lead equipment and materials arriving in the right sequence. A missed milestone by one provider moves every package behind it.

  • Construction
  • Engineering
  • Energy
  • Utilities
  • Oil and gas
  • Data centres
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Connect service providers, contracts, resources, milestones, deliverables, acceptance and payment dependencies.

  • Contractors and providers
  • Contracts and work packages
  • Long-lead equipment
  • Milestones
  • Acceptance evidence
  • Site logistics
  • Payment
Typical pain points

Where execution breaks down.

Each of these is a starting point. Select one to see the connected intelligence capabilities that resolve it.

Relevant Brain capabilities

11 connected intelligence capabilities across 4 groups.

Activated inside one Supply Chain Brain, never bought as separate tools.

Contracts are not applied operationally

Contracts in practice: resolved inside the Brain.

A supplier's pricing, lead time or service terms drift from what was agreed. The Brain checks orders and invoices against the contract and raises the difference with its owner.

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Suppliers and Procurement3 of 7
Contract Intelligence. Also resolves: Late supplier risk, Obsolete stock, Freight cost and claims
Supplier Performance Intelligence. Also resolves: Supplier performance, Chasing suppliers, Obsolete stock
Procurement Execution Intelligence. Also resolves: Supplier performance, Chasing suppliers, Invoice mismatches, Trade documents
Quality, Fulfilment and Finance1 of 5
Invoice and Three-Way Match Intelligence. Also resolves: Invoice mismatches
Supplier risks are discovered too late

Late supplier risk: resolved inside the Brain.

A disruption hits an approved factory. The Brain works out the exact exposure by item, order and customer, and compares mitigation options with the residual risk of each.

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Suppliers and Procurement3 of 7
Sourcing Intelligence. Also resolves: none listed
Contract Intelligence. Also resolves: Contracts in practice, Obsolete stock, Freight cost and claims
Supplier Risk Intelligence. Also resolves: none listed
Warehouse and Inventory1 of 4
Inventory Intelligence. Also resolves: Plans into action, Forecast swings, Misplaced inventory, Warehouse space, Missed commitments
Shipments are delayed

Delayed shipments: resolved inside the Brain.

Port congestion threatens supply. The Brain lists the affected items and orders, the decision deadline, and the route options with their cost and service impact.

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Logistics and Transportation3 of 5
Inbound Logistics Intelligence. Also resolves: Chasing suppliers, Warehouse space, Trade documents
Transportation Intelligence. Also resolves: Missed commitments, Freight cost and claims
Trade and Customs Compliance Intelligence. Also resolves: Trade documents
One connected scenario

A contractor misses a mobilisation milestone

A subcontractor's mobilisation milestone passes without the acceptance evidence the contract requires.

  • Human judgment
  • Company data
  • External intelligence
  1. Detect
  2. Understand
  3. Recommend
  4. Coordinate
  5. Learn
  1. Detect: Spots the signal in your data and the outside world before the date is missed.
  2. Understand: Resolves which suppliers, items, orders and customers the event touches.
  3. Recommend: Compares the options on cost, service, risk and the decision deadline.
  4. Coordinate: Carries the approved action to every owner and system that has to move.
  5. Learn: Keeps the decision, the evidence and the outcome for next time.
  • Company data: PROJECT SCHEDULEMobilisation milestone missed
  • Company data: CONTRACTRemedy clause available
  • External intelligence: SITE REPORTWeather window closing
  • Human judgment: DECISION RIGHTSProject director approves
Contractors and providers
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Supplier
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Factory
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Systems of record · remain yours
  • ERP
  • Project controls
  • Procurement
  • Contract management
  • TMS
  • Finance
Reads · writes only what you approve
  1. The signal

    A subcontractor's mobilisation milestone passes without the acceptance evidence the contract requires.

  2. The decision

    Re-sequence the dependent work packages.

    Approved · Project director
  3. The outcome

    Programme protected without penalty. The provider's milestone record and the decision are retained for the contract review.

Systems commonly involved

Systems of record remain yours. Navisight reads from them, writes back only what you approve, and never replaces them.

  • ERP
  • Project controls
  • Procurement
  • Contract management
  • TMS
  • Finance
Decisions and actions

What the Brain does, and what stays with your people.

Detects, explains, recommends and coordinates
  • Tracks every contractual milestone against the evidence that proves it
  • Explains which work packages and dates a slipping provider affects
  • Recommends re-sequencing, escalation or a backup provider with the cost of each
  • Coordinates notices, change orders and payment holds once approved
Requires human approval
  • Issuing a contractual notice or claim
  • Engaging or mobilising a new provider
  • Changing the programme sequence
  • Releasing or holding a milestone payment
KPIs the Brain tracks
  • Milestone adherence
  • Long-lead equipment on time
  • Change order cycle time
  • Acceptance evidence completeness
  • Payment accuracy
Human control and regulatory boundaries

Every recommendation shows its source, its confidence and who decides.

  • Contract awards, variations and claims are decided by the commercial team. The Brain prepares the evidence and drafts the paperwork.
  • Health, safety and permit decisions are outside the Brain entirely.
  • Every material recommendation is presented with its evidence, its timestamp, its confidence, the alternatives considered and the decision owner. Nothing here is executed without that owner.
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Build the Supply Chain Brain your projects and infrastructure operation needs.

Tell us the problem creating the greatest operational or financial impact. We will show how the Brain builds the intelligence and coordination layer around it.

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