How has your project adapted to supply chain disruptions?

Over the last few years, every construction team, from Tier 1s to specialist subcontractors, has faced the same uncomfortable question:

“What do we do when the supply chain stops behaving as expected?”

Materials arriving late. Deliveries showing up in the wrong sequence. Drivers stuck in congestion miles away. A critical component delayed by a week… or a month.

Sound familiar?

What’s interesting, though, is how differently projects respond.

Some scramble to react. Others barely flinch because the groundwork was already in place.

This is where logistics planning quietly becomes one of the most powerful tools in the project toolkit.

Projects that invest early in logistics planning tend to adapt fastest. Why? Because they’ve already:

• Mapped delivery routes and contingencies so one issue doesn’t shut down the entire programme
• Implemented consolidation or hub-based deliveries to increase reliability and reduce dependency on a single supplier
• Introduced digital visibility (Datascope, time-slice modelling, digital twins, 4D planning) so teams can see disruption coming instead of reacting after the fact
• Aligned with CLOCS and best-practice traffic management to keep sites safe even when delivery patterns shift
• Built communication structures across suppliers, hauliers and site teams so everyone stays informed and accountable

The result?

Less downtime, less wasted labour, less guesswork and more control.

So, how has your project adapted?

Have disruptions made you rethink your approach? Or has a solid logistics strategy kept you one step ahead?

I’d love to hear what’s worked for you and your teams. Construction logistics services | Bridgehead