Financial markets, tax regulation, environmental policies and blazing new technological changes have firmly pushed the ready mixed concrete (RMC) industry into one of the most competitive eras of the last century. Simply adhering to business practices of the past is no longer enough to prevent vast swaths of the industry from being acquired, phased out or deemed obsolete. So, what is the true North Star to prosperity in our real-time, high-pressure, high-liability world?
Batching technology is one of the highest-liability functions we manage in the RMC industry. In this month’s Tech Trends column, BCMI President and Co-founder Craig Yeack discusses how the RMC industry must carefully manage revolutionary change alongside steadfast stability. By balancing interoperability and integration, producers can ensure they are not only surviving but thriving.