The role of supplier information availability for construction supply chain performance
2022 (English)In: Production planning & control (Print), ISSN 0953-7287, E-ISSN 1366-5871, Vol. 33, no 9-10, p. 863-874Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]
The lack of coordination of the construction supply chain (CSC) creates a chain of problems. The purpose of this paper is to contribute to knowledge about coordination within CSCs and how the lack thereof can impact their supply chain performance. Coordination encompasses several different mechanisms, whereof focus here has been information sharing with the unit of analysis suppliers’ information availability. Four suppliers active within the CSC, delivering to several different projects have been studied. These represent two different delivery patterns, continuous and intermittent deliveries. Based on the analysis of their information availability are two propositions made; (1) due to the loose couplings and the lack of understanding among main contractors of the value of information sharing, suppliers with continuous supply have an information advantage due to their presence on site, (2) suppliers can enhance their information availability, by increasing their service offering to customers.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Taylor & Francis, 2022. Vol. 33, no 9-10, p. 863-874
Keywords [en]
construction industry, Information sharing, supply chain performance, Information analysis, Supply chains, Construction supply chain, Different mechanisms, Information availability, Service offering, Unit of analysis, Value of information sharing, Information dissemination
National Category
Production Engineering, Human Work Science and Ergonomics
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:hj:diva-51249DOI: 10.1080/09537287.2020.1837933ISI: 000587841700001Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85094654180Local ID: HOA;;1510724OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hj-51249DiVA, id: diva2:1510724
Note
Special Issue: Supply Chain Management in Construction and Engineer-to-order Industries.
2020-12-162020-12-162022-12-18Bibliographically approved