Key Adoption Factors for Collaborative Technologies and Barriers to Information Management in Construction Supply Chains: A System Dynamics Approach

Amin, Fawad; Khan, Khurram Iqbal Ahmad; Ullah, Fahim; Alqurashi, Muwaffaq; Alsulami, Badr T.

doi:10.3390/buildings12060766

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“…Ghufran et al [69] used the SD approach to determine the challenges in adopting sustainable SC management in the construction industry. Amin et al [70] identified the barriers to information management and factors affecting the adoption of collaborative technologies in construction using the SD approach. However, when it comes to construction SC risks and RCs integration and quantification using the SD approach, the research is limited, if not nonexistent.…”

Section: Construction Complexity and System Dynamicsmentioning

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Resilient Capabilities to Tackle Supply Chain Risks: Managing Integration Complexities in Construction Projects

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Due to the increased globalization and the disruptions caused by pandemics, supply chains (SCs) are becoming more complex in all industries. Such increased complexities of the SCs bring in more risks. The construction industry is no exception; its SC has been disrupted in line with its industrial counterparts. Therefore, it is important to manage the complexities in integrating SC risks and resilient capabilities (RCs) to enable a resilient SC in construction. This study investigated the complexity involved in the dynamics of effects between organizations’ SC risks and RCs to overcome disruptive events. Past researchers investigated how to improve the performance of construction projects, regardless of the complexities and interdependencies associated with the risks across the entire SC. However, the system dynamics (SD) approach to describe the diversity of construction SCs under risks has received limited attention indicating a research gap pursued by this study. This work aimed to analyze and establish interconnectivity and functionality amongst the construction SC risks and RCs using systems thinking (ST) and SD modeling approach. The SD technique is used to assess the complexity and integrated effect of SC risks on construction projects to enhance their resilience. The risks and RCs were identified by critically scrutinizing the literature and were then ranked through content analysis. Questionnaire surveys and expert opinions (involving 10 experts) helped develop causal loop diagrams (CLDs) and SD models with simulations to assess complexity qualitatively and quantitatively within the system. Research reveals that construction organizations are more vulnerable to health pandemics, budget overruns, poor information coordination, insufficient management oversight, and error visibility to stakeholders. Further, the most effective RCs include assets visibility, collaborative information exchange, business intelligence gatherings, alternative suppliers, and inventory management systems. This research helps industry practitioners identify and plan for various risks and RCs within their organizations and SCs. Furthermore, it helps understand trade-offs between suitable RCs to abate essential risks and develop preparedness against disruptions to improve organizational policymaking, project efficiency, and performance.

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Section: Construction Complexity and System Dynamicsmentioning

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“…In reality, in the supply chain, various obstacles hinder coordination itself. These constraints lead to distortions, information delays, and supply chain variability [64]. Therefore, it is necessary to have complete accuracy and awareness to make it easier to identify obstacles.…”

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Hierarchic change system dynamics supply chain model: impact of demand information sharing on holding cost and downstream project completion

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The interrelationships between system components are critical to improving the performance of a complex supply chain system. Thus, any improvement or development can be carried out systemically and comprehensively. The complexity of coordination grows as the number of echelons in a supply chain increases. In practice, coordination becomes more difficult to implement in a supply chain with more echelons. Through demand information sharing, this research attempts to figure out how coordination can have implications for complex multi-echelon supply chains with a modeling approach. The Aggregate Andesite Stone Supply Chain is used as an empirical model with four echelons. Changes in dimensions and values per ton of product in each echelon displacement add complexity. Total holding cost is not the only consideration. The timely completion of projects downstream is also a priority. So the system's behavior that runs and changes over time also needs to be observed. To accommodate this complexity, a system dynamics modeling approach is used. This modeling technique could capture fluctuations in volatile conditions that change in time sequences. The pattern of model behavior shows that demand information sharing in the andesite aggregate supply chain is faint, and the "bullwhip effect" occurs. The demand information sharing can eliminate this effect, reduce up to 73.5 % of total supply chain holding costs, and increase the percentage of project completion on time downstream of the supply chain. These results provide a scientific and practical understanding that although there are many obstacles, demand information sharing can significantly improve performance in multi-echelon complex supply chains and be worthwhile applied

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“…This survey was conducted to shortlist the enablers. Literature score from content analysis and field score from this survey with a 60/40 ratio was utilized in the ranking of enablers following [82,84]. The respondents were asked to score each enabler's impact on a scale of 1 to 5, where 1 shows a low, 3 shows medium, and 5 shows high impact.…”

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“…The x-axis shows the impacted variable, whereas the y-axis represents the impacting variable. The value of +1 in the matrix shows a positive (direct) relationship, and the value of −1 indicates a negative (indirect) relationship between the enablers following [68,84]. A total of 10 enablers with 14 relationships helped to develop the CLD.…”

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Circular Economy in the Construction Industry: A Step towards Sustainable Development

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Construction is a resource-intensive industry where a circular economy (CE) is essential to minimize global impacts and conserve natural resources. A CE achieves long-term sustainability by enabling materials to circulate along the critical supply chains. Accordingly, recent research has proposed a paradigm shift towards CE-based sustainability. However, uncertainties caused by fluctuating raw material prices, scarce materials, increasing demand, consumers’ expectations, lack of proper waste infrastructure, and the use of wrong recycling technologies all lead to complexities in the construction industry (CI). This research paper aims to determine the enablers of a CE for sustainable development in the CI. The system dynamics (SD) approach is utilized for modeling and simulation purposes to address the associated process complexity. First, using content analysis of pertinent literature, ten enablers of a CE for sustainable development in CI were identified. Then, causality among these enablers was identified via interviews and questionnaire surveys, leading to the development of the causal loop diagram (CLD) using systems thinking. The CLD for the 10 shortlisted enablers shows five reinforcing loops and one balancing loop. Furthermore, the CLD was used to develop an SD model with two stocks: “Organizational Incentive Schemes” and “Policy Support.” An additional stock (“Sustainable Development”) was created to determine the combined effect of all stocks. The model was simulated for five years. The findings show that policy support and organizational incentive schemes, among other enablers, are critical in implementing a CE for sustainable development in CI. The outcomes of this study can help CI practitioners to implement a CE in a way that drives innovation, boosts economic growth, and improves competitiveness.

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Key Adoption Factors for Collaborative Technologies and Barriers to Information Management in Construction Supply Chains: A System Dynamics Approach

Cited by 9 publications

References 49 publications

Resilient Capabilities to Tackle Supply Chain Risks: Managing Integration Complexities in Construction Projects

Resilient Capabilities to Tackle Supply Chain Risks: Managing Integration Complexities in Construction Projects

Hierarchic change system dynamics supply chain model: impact of demand information sharing on holding cost and downstream project completion

Circular Economy in the Construction Industry: A Step towards Sustainable Development

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