Supply Chain Management: Volume 15 Issue 5

Supply chains in the construction industry

Anders Segerstedt, Thomas Olofsson

The purpose of this paper is to introduce a special issue about the construction industry and the management of its supply chains. It aims to discuss and point to some differences…

Subcontractor procurement in construction: the interplay of price and trust

Andreas Hartmann, Jasper Caerteling

The purpose of this paper is to examine the relative importance of price and trust and their interaction in subcontractor selection. By doing so, it aims to respond to the…

A case study of multi‐team communications in construction design under supply chain partnering

Charlene Xie, Dash Wu, Jianwen Luo, Xiaoling Hu

The increasing “globalisation” and complexity of construction design implies that the project team may involve subcontractors in the construction supply chain from widely…

Determinants of construction companies' use of web‐based interorganizational information systems

Pierre Hadaya, Robert Pellerin

The purpose of this paper is to measure the influence of two categories of determinants – those tied to the characteristics of the organization and those tied to the…

Interdependence in supply chains and projects in construction

Lars Bankvall, Lena E. Bygballe, Anna Dubois, Marianne Jahre

The aim of this paper is to inquire into the management of construction supply chains by directing attention toward the different types of interdependencies that exist in such…

Improving construction supply chain collaboration and performance: a lean construction pilot project

Per Erik Eriksson

Improving construction supply chain collaboration and performance is central for achieving short‐term business objectives as well as long‐term competitive advantage. Lean thinking…

Aggregated construction supply chains: success factors in implementation of strategic partnerships

Hans‐Martin Lönngren, Christoph Rosenkranz, Harald Kolbe

The purpose of this paper is to address the management of supply chains within the construction industry. Supply chains in this sector evidence a marked tendency to waste and…