Exploring Logistics Strategy in Construction

Rudberg, Martin; Maxwell, Duncan

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-30000-5_65

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“…In the former, the solutions are developed at the strategic company-level for the purpose of reusing solutions, whereas in the latter the purpose is to manage logistics in a single project. A middle-ground between these two extremes exist where overarching guidelines are developed at the corporate or company level and the logistics solution are adapted for each project, i.e., a modularized logistics solution (Rudberg and Maxwell, 2019).…”

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Logistics Organization Design for Building Contractors

Haglund

2024

Linköping Studies in Science and Technology. Dissertations

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Construction logistics management is crucial for timely and cost-effective project delivery. While studies highlight improved project performance with a strategic and long-term approach to construction logistics management, there is a tendency to pursue projectcentric logistics planning, hindering long-term, strategic approaches. Building contractors often prioritize dedicated solutions for specific projects, resulting in a lack of focus on company-wide efficiency. In the context of project-oriented building construction, where the logistics organization governs the planning, coordination, and control of resource flows, there is little known about how to tailor logistics strategies for the context of building contractors. While studies highlight the potential of strategic approach to logistics on project and supply chain performance, the adaptation of logistics strategies in the construction sector, especially considering influential contextual factors, remains largely unexplored.Current logistics strategy literature predominantly draws from the repetitive manufacturing industries, often in the United States, failing to account for the distinct challenges posed by project-oriented construction. This thesis addresses how building contractors should strategically design their logistics organizations, accounting for building contractors' specific contextual factors and subsequently proposing logistics organization design configurations that align with their unique characteristics.xii Management Systems for Responsible Manufacturing, Service, and Logistics Futures in 2023.Contribution: Haglund conducted the literature review, data analysis, and writing the draft and final version of the manuscript with review and editing from Wikner and Rudberg. Data collection was a shared effort between Haglund and Rudberg. Idea generation and development of conceptual models was a shared effort between Haglund, Wikner, and Rudberg.

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Logistics Organization Design for Building Contractors

Haglund

2024

Linköping Studies in Science and Technology. Dissertations

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“…Recent research has begun to consider the value of evaluating construction logistics from a strategic perspective (Rudberg and Maxwell, 2019). This view moves away from the traditional standpoint that constrains logistics activities and implications to the delivery Construction tracking phase of projects.…”

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Construction tracking: implications of logistics data

Maxwell

Couper

2022

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Purpose Construction suffers from “peculiarities” that concern the temporary natures of the construction site, project teams and unique product design. Considering the digital transformation of construction, new solutions are being investigated that can provide consistent data between changing projects. One such source of data manifests in the tracking of logistics activities across the supply chain. Construction logistics is traditionally considered a site management activity focused solely on the “back end” of projects, but an expanded logistics focus can unlock new avenues of improvement. This study aims to understand the requirements and benefits of such a consistent thread of data. Design/methodology/approach From a research project with one of Australia’s largest contracting companies, this paper details a series of construction tracking tests as an empirical case study in using Bluetooth low energy aware tracking technology to capture data across the manufacture, delivery and assembly of a cross-laminated timber structural prototyping project. Findings The findings affirm the tracking of expanded logistics data can improve back-end performance in subsequent projects while also demonstrating the opportunity to inform a project’s unique front-end design phase. The case study demonstrates that as the reliability, range and battery life of tracking technologies improve, their incorporation into a broader range of construction activities provides invaluable data for improvement across projects. Originality/value As a live case study, this research offers unique insights into the potential of construction tracking to close the data loop from final site assembly back to the early project design phase, thus driving continual improvement from a holistic perspective.

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Exploring Logistics Strategy in Construction

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Logistics Organization Design for Building Contractors

Logistics Organization Design for Building Contractors

Construction tracking: implications of logistics data

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