Jeff and Scott welcome Tim Ryan, Construction Sales Executive for North America at WIA Systems, to discuss the unique challenges of construction technology. Tim shares insights from his construction background and explains how the industry differs from manufacturing in terms of variability, change management, and technology adoption. The conversation explores construction's evolution from cost-focused legacy systems to modern ERP solutions, the complexity of managing multiple subcontractors and constant project changes, and why construction remains a "laggard of laggards" in technology adoption compared to manufacturing.

Key Takeaways

• Construction's Extreme Variability: Unlike manufacturing's engineer-to-order, construction projects involve constant changes from multiple stakeholders with limited control over var ...