HORIZON SCANNINGThe Investment Litmus Test

Building Products Industry

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An orderly methodHere we use the SATERPLIDE acronym to prompt the scan for future events and

their consequences. The segments are:

• Social (See Maslows’s Hierarchy of Human Needs)• Approach (First response to an issue)• Technology (Applying our innovation to reliable approaches)• Economic (The benefits in productivity from technology)• Resources (Human and Natural, required and consumed)• Political (Ownership rights of tribes to resources)• Legal (Administration of political resolutions)• International (Resolution of international differences)• Demographic (Population shift to better circumstances)• Environment (Built by Humans and by Nature, our impact)

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An orderly method

• Note that there is a series of cause-and-effect relationships going around the circle.

• This discovery

technique ensures thorough scanning in our due diligence process.

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SOCIAL SegmentMaslow’s Hierarchy of Human Needs

Creativity

Respect

Acceptance

Comfort

SurvivalIf your life is at risk, you may compromise on the items above survival

A roof over your head

Observing local customs

What do you know?

Problem Solving

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Human Need: High quality materials for our building activities

Steel and concrete are basic ingredients in short supply in some parts of Asia due to China demand

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APPROACH Segment

What to do if your human needs are being frustrated?

NEED APPROACHSurvival Flee, Fight,

Comfort Build, Adapt

Acceptance Join, Communicate

Respect Learn, Teach

Creativity Design, Invent

Perhaps plan further ahead than usual

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TECHNOLOGY SegmentHow to make a successful approach re-useable & reliable?

Using business intelligence software to build resources location databases may be an answer

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ECONOMIC SegmentHow does the technology improve the quality of life?

Reliable access to quality building materials assists in on-time, on-budget completions

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RESOURCES SegmentWhat are the human and natural resources required to sustain the

economic activity? – Energy & Internet to start with

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POLITICAL SegmentThe building materials industry supply chains have political intersections

between the regulators and suppliers of the various resources.

Government offices Delhi, India

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LEGAL SegmentConstruction contractors require detailed regulation for their success. Occupational health and safety issues are important.

Poor regulations can lead to building collapses

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INTERNATIONAL SegmentHow are differences between international systems resolved?

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DEMOGRAPHIC Segment

What is the impact of economic success of banking on population mix and location?

In the case of China, the building materials industry has supported development activities of all kinds. These have resulted in migration towards the east coast.

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ENVIRONMENT SegmentWhat is the impact of economic success of building on the natural and the

built infrastructure? It seems that concrete may be a significant polluter.

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Next steps: Identify the future event labelsHere are some examples of the document search:

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Next steps: Identify the future event labels