- Title
- Construction supply chain management handbook
- Creator
- O'Brien, William J.; Formoso, Carlos T.; Vrijhoef, Ruben; London, Kerry A.
- Relation
- http://www.crcpress.com/product/isbn/9781420047455
- Publisher
- CRC Press
- Resource Type
- book
- Date
- 2009
- Description
- Mounting emphasis on construction supply chain management (CSCM) is due to both global sourcing of materials and a shortage of labor. These factors force increasing amounts of value-added work to be conducted off-site deep in the supply chain. Construction Supply Chain Management Handbook compiles in one comprehensive source an overview of the diverse research and examples of construction supply chain practice around the world. Reflecting the emergence of CSCM as an important area of multi-national research and practice, this volume takes an interdisciplinary perspective with contributions from leading international authors in three major areas: production and operations analysis, organizational perspectives, and information technology. The book begins with a survey of the current literature on modeling construction supply chain production and describes a set of approaches and methods for designing and operating project supply chains with references to design and materials production. It provides the basic framework for understanding the challenges and approaches to representing and improving supply chain performance. The next section recognizes the importance of considering arrangements between the different firms involved in designing, procuring, and assembling construction, and reviews various perspectives to understanding and improving organizational issues in the supply chain. The final section provides an overview of a range of information technologies that can contribute to supply chain performance, as well as examples of effective use.
- Subject
- building materials; purchases; production scheduling; construction industry
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/917777
- Identifier
- uon:8418
- Identifier
- ISBN:9781420047455
- Language
- eng
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