TY  - CONF
TI  - Platform Ecosystems: Unlocking the Subcontractors’ Business Model Opportunities
AU  - Laine, Enni
AU  - Alhava, Otto
AU  - Peltokorpi, Antti
AU  - Seppänen, Olli
AD  - Doctoral Candidate, Department of Civil Engineering, Aalto University, Finland, enni.laine@aalto.fi
AD  - Chief Technology Officer, Fira Oy otto.alhava@fira.fi
AD  - Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Aalto University, Finland, antti.peltokorpi@aalto.fi
AD  - Professor of Practice, Department of Civil Engineering, Aalto University, Finland, olli.seppanen@aalto.fi
PY  - 2017
DA  - 2017/07/09
T2  - 25th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction
C3  - 25th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction
CY  - Heraklion, Greece
SP  - 177
EP  - 184
DO  - 10.24928/2017/0325
SN  - 2309-0979 (ISSN)
AB  - Platform ecosystems facilitated by the internet are changing the way market mechanisms work. The platform ecosystem business model, using data and network effects, creates new rules for how value is created and delivered. The viral growth characteristic to platform ecosystems has already caused disruption in several industries. The purpose of the research is to explore business opportunities facilitated by the platform ecosystem business model in the construction sector through an example case of a residential building construction. The key concepts and underpinning logics of the platform ecosystem business model are defined. Interactions between the five lean principles and the platform ecosystem concept are reviewed. Finally, an example case of implementation
KW  - Lean
KW  - platform ecosystem
KW  - business model design
KW  - network effect
KW  - construction industry
L1  - https://www.iglc.net/papers/details/1367/pdf
UR  - https://www.iglc.net/papers/details/1367
DB  - IGLC.net
LA  - English
N1  - Export date: 04 October 2026
ER  -