عنوان

Supply chain management in the construction industry

(Number (ISBN

0857244167

(Number (ISBN

9780857244161

Number

b545717

Title Proper

Supply chain management in the construction industry

General Material Designation

[Book]

First Statement of Responsibility

guest editors, Anders Segerstedt and Thomas Olofsson.

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

[Bradford, England]

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

Emerald

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

2010

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

(pages 347-411.).

Series Title

Supply chain management : an international journal, v. 15, no. 5

Text of Note

Supply chains in the construction industry --;Subcontractor procurement in construction: the interplay of price and trust --;A case study of multi-team communications in construction design under supply chain partnering --;Determinants of construction companies' use of web-based interorganizational information systems --;Interdependence in supply chains and projects in construction --;Improving construction supply chain collaboration and performance: a lean construction pilot project --;Aggregated construction supply chains: success factors in implementation of strategic partnerships.

Text of Note

This e-book concentrates on the Construction Industry and the management of its supply chains, to discuss and point to some differences and possible similarities with traditional manufacturing and its supply chains. The market of the construction company is mostly local and highly volatile. The long durability of the construction product" contributes to the volatility. The product specification process before the customer order arrives shows different degrees of specifications: engineer to order, modify to order, configure to order, select a variant. (The common make-to-stock in traditional manufacturing does not exist.) A construction company can only execute a small part of the project by its own personnel and capacity. This is a way of risk spreading and risk mitigation and to compensate for an unstable market. If a construction company wants to establish a new concept, from 'engineer to order' to e.g. 'configure to order', they must be engaged earlier in the business process and with other than usual customers, which might complicate the process. Experiences from Sweden and Swedish developments is the main source of information for the e-book. The forthcoming articles are a source of scientifically generated knowledge regarding various problems and opportunities associated with supply chain management in the project-based construction industry"--EBL.

Business logistics.

Construction industry -- Management.

Physical distribution of goods.

Class number

Book number

guest editors, Anders Segerstedt and Thomas Olofsson.

Anders Segerstedt

Thomas Olofsson

Electronic name

[Book]

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