Construction Supply Chain Management through a Lean Lens

Koskela, Lauri; Vrijhoef, Ruben; Broft, R

doi:10.1002/9781119450535.ch6

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“…These SC actors usually concentrate on their benefits and lack the SC collaboration that causes many problems in delays, errors and duplications in construction project management (Meng, 2019; Le et al , 2020). Thus, lean construction supply chain management (LCSCM) is suggested as an important managerial trend to enhance construction efficiency (Eriksson, 2010; Koskela et al , 2020). LCSCM, which leverages the efficiency in process flow and waste elimination, improves common understanding and alignment between participants in CSC network.…”

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“…SC actors become more involved and intrinsically encouraged to take over projects and find joint opportunities for improvement. Applying LCSCM, teamwork is promoted to enhance mutual commitment (Koskela et al , 2020).…”

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“…Over the past decades, previous studies have shown an increasing interest in both the concepts of SCM and LC (Koskela et al , 2020), as well as provided beneficial evidence for the integration of the two concepts in the construction industry (Le et al , 2020). Lean view supports the application of SCM with more benefits because it takes a more comprehensive and integrative stance towards the supply chain (SC) as a collective organisation (Belhadi et al , 2019; Koskela et al , 2020). The integration of LC and SCM has significantly smoothened the workflow during the whole construction supply chain (CSC).…”

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“…Recently, the supply chain management (SCM) application leverages the construction transformation from physical inventories to information flows, and from short-term transactions to long-term collaboration (Papadonikolaki et al , 2016). Over the past decades, previous studies have shown an increasing interest in both the concepts of SCM and LC (Koskela et al , 2020), as well as provided beneficial evidence for the integration of the two concepts in the construction industry (Le et al , 2020). Lean view supports the application of SCM with more benefits because it takes a more comprehensive and integrative stance towards the supply chain (SC) as a collective organisation (Belhadi et al , 2019; Koskela et al , 2020).…”

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“…As such, it is meaningful to note that both SCM and LC facilitate SC integration which promotes collaboration among relevant construction actors (Eriksson, 2010; Le et al , 2020). LC practices have significant contributions to SCM application in the construction industry in terms of SC integration improvement and SC efficiency enhancement (Koskela et al , 2020; Meng, 2019). In spite of the expected benefits of LC and SCM integration, the concurrent application of LC and SCM has not yet fully explored in the industry (Eriksson, 2010; Le et al , 2020).…”

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Prospect of lean practices towards construction supply chain management trends

Nguyen

2021

IJLSS

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Purpose To deal with the present situation and recover after the COVID-19 pandemic, construction firms are required to recognise the trends in construction supply chain management (CSCM) for the upcoming years and determine the appropriate practices towards the trends for the improvement of construction activities in terms of strategy, tactic and operations. This paper aims to recognise key trends in CSCM and uses these trends as strategic criteria for the evaluation and prioritisation of lean construction (LC) tools at different project phases including design and architectural engineering, planning and control, on-site construction and safety management. Design/methodology/approach The integrated analytic hierarchy process–Delphi method is used to collect and analyse the data from construction experts to evaluate the importance levels of the CSCM trends and recommend the appropriate tools for LC practices to improve project performances. Findings Seven key CSCM trends are identified: lean supply chain management (SCM), supply chain (SC) integration, SC standardisation, SC problem-solving, SC information-sharing, SC flexibility and SC sustainability. Based on these trends, a set of prioritised lean tools are suggested for LC practices, in which “virtual design construction” (VDC) and “last planner system” are considered as the central tools. These two LC practices can be integrated with other effective tools to support the strategic, tactical and operational targets in construction supply chain (CSC) projects. Research limitations/implications This study gives the managerial implications by developing an application framework of LC practices for CSC projects. The framework promotes “VDC” as a strategic tool for the phase of design and architectural engineering and considers “last planner system” as the central LC practice for the phase of project planning and control. The framework also focuses on the improvement of efficiency in construction operations by taking into account the aspects of on-site collaboration, problem-solving, improvement and safety. Originality/value Up to date, there is still a lack of researches in classifying and prioritising the significant LC tools for each project phase to deal with CSC issues in both breadth and depth. Thus, this study is performed to provide construction managers with the awareness of CSCM trends on which they can focus to have strategic criteria for selecting LC practices to improve CSC performances.

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