Achieving sustainability in the construction supply chain

Adetunji, Israel O.; Price, Andrew D.F.; Fleming, Paul R.

doi:10.1680/ensu.2008.161.3.161

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“…Construction firms are typically characterized by large numbers of functions and departments. Therefore, to achieve the green goals, coordinated cross-functional teams are required for green-related decision making, appropriate exchange of green-related information, commitment to a common goal through mutual support, and continuous improvement (Adetunji et al, 2008) • Green related research and development: Green-related research and development is important to gain competitive advantage in the marketplace (Carris et al, 2012). For example, Carris et al (2012) emphasized that the Suppliers have played an important role in developing innovative green products and bringing these to the attention of Architects/Consultants and Contractors.…”

Section: Facilitating Green Practicesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Green supply chain management: an empirical investigation on the construction sector

Balasubramanian

Shukla

2017

SCM

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Supply Chain Management: an International Journal y C h a i n M a n a g e m e n t : a n I n t e r n a t i o n a l J o u 1 Green supply chain management: An empirical investigation on the construction sector Abstract Purpose: Curtailing the adverse environmental impacts of the construction sector is one the major challenges of the twenty-first century. However, despite the significance of this problem, the limited efforts so far to tackle the negative impacts associated with this particular sector have been largely fragmented and disjointed. Given that the net green outcome of a construction project is the sum total of the efforts undertaken at the various supply chain stages (from the initial design to the endof-life demolition) by different stakeholders, the green supply chain management (GSCM) approach is seen as a way forward toward streamlining the fragmented efforts at greening the sector. This forms the motivation of the present work, which aims to develop, validate, and apply a multidimensional GSCM framework for the construction sector.Design/methodology/approach: A comprehensive GSCM assessment framework consisting of nine constructs (external and internal drivers; external and internal barriers; core and facilitating GSCM practices; economic, environmental and organizational performance implications) and their underlying factors was developed through an extensive literature review. Using data collected through a structured questionnaire, the framework was validated, and the relevance/appropriateness of each construct and its underlying factors, along with the hypothesized relationships between the constructs, were assessed separately for each supply chain stakeholder. Findings:The findings confirm the validity and reliability of the constructs and their underlying factors as well as the assessment framework. In general, the implementation of green practices has had a positive impact on the environmental, economic, and organizational performance for all stakeholders, while the extent of the green practices implemented depends on the relative strength of the drivers and barriers. Research limitations/implications:This study fills a gap in the literature about applying/implementing GSCM in the construction sector. Practical implications:The findings provide practitioners, policy makers, and organizations associated with the UAE construction sector, as well as the construction sector in general, insight into all key aspects of GSCM.Originality/value: A comprehensive survey-based assessment of GSCM for the construction sector has not been previously attempted and constitutes the novelty of this work.

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Section: Facilitating Green Practicesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Green supply chain management: an empirical investigation on the construction sector

Balasubramanian

Shukla

2017

SCM

141

125

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“…First, governmental regulations and national laws are more and more pushing for the construction of "low energy" or "green" buildings [4,18,21,[32][33][34]. Several assessment methods for the environmental performance of buildings are available (see [25,26] for a detailed list); conversely, specific benchmarks related to the environmental impact of buildings are still limited [53], with only few examples available in literature (e.g., [2,4,18,19,54,55]). As a second point, construction companies are encouraged to consider the interests of all "stakeholders" during the development of a construction project [56,57].…”

Section: Sustainability In the Construction Industrymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Finally, ICT adoption reports the ICT system mentioned by the company, the level of sustainability practice is defined based on data reported in previous Table 3 and, finally, firm size is defined based on the company dimension reported in Table 2. On the basis of the suggestions available in literature (e.g., [54,59,73]), we checked whether the three approaches are implemented in a different way depending on the size of the company. Actually, groups are quite heterogeneous in size, since large companies are included in all of the three sustainability approaches, as well as small companies.…”

Section: Contingencies Affecting the Sustainable Approach (Rq2)mentioning

confidence: 99%

Environmental Collaboration for Sustainability in the Construction Industry: An Exploratory Study in Italy

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Abstract:The notion of sustainability, in its three-fold meaning (economic, environmental, and social), is being adopted more and more by companies. Today it is widely accepted that sustainability cannot be achieved by firms in isolation, but requires the collaboration of all supply chain players. This issue is particularly relevant in industrial contexts where the supply chains are complex in terms of structure and number of players, such as the construction industry. Thus, the aim of the paper is to explore the sustainability practices adopted in the construction industry, with a particular attention to the role of environmental collaboration of supply chain partners in achieving sustainability. By means of multiple case study-based research, we investigate sustainability practices on a sample of construction companies of Italy, thus identifying three main sustainability approaches, which differ in both the strategic orientation towards sustainability and the level of implementation in design, purchasing, and governance processes, as well as the main variables driving the adoption of these approaches.

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“…Most studies in the area of construction supply chain have been qualitative (Davis, 2008;Adetunji et al, 2008;Karim et al, 2006, Green et al, 2005Jiang et al, 2005;Vaidyanathan and O'Brien, 2005;Cox and Ireland, 2002;Palaneeswaran et al, 2003;Tommelein et al, 2003). These studies mainly focus on establishing a framework for applying supply chain ideas in the construction industry.…”

Section: Scm In Constructionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Simulation modeling and sensitivity analysis of a tunneling construction project's supply chain

Ebrahimy¹,

AbouRizk

Fernando

et al. 2011

Eng, Const and Arch Man

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Purpose -The purpose of this paper is to develop a simulation model capable of capturing the complex variables impacting the productivity of tunneling construction projects. Design/methodology/approach -Simulation modeling is used to construct high-level models of construction supply networks in order to perform quantitative analysis, enabling planners to work out the embedded complexities of the system. Findings -This study presents a detailed simulation model of a real life tunnel construction project along with its supply chain of liner segments. Using this detailed model, a sensitivity analysis for the tunneling project shows the impact of chosen variables on the duration of a tunneling project; these results are used to verify the importance of considering the whole supply chain of a construction project in the planning stage. Practical implications -Effective quality control, consideration of the shortage of storage space, and anticipation of required lead time when placing the first order to achieve the full storage capacity of liners before the start of a project are some practices that can be employed by construction organizations to address supply chain issues for tunneling projects. Originality/value -Research into quantifying the benefits of implementing supply chain management (SCM) is very limited: the literature for the construction industry generally discusses how SCM concepts can be adopted, or what problems and challenges inhibit such adoption without analyzing and quantifying the effects of these techniques on an actual construction project.

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Achieving sustainability in the construction supply chain

Cited by 53 publications

References 31 publications

Green supply chain management: an empirical investigation on the construction sector

Green supply chain management: an empirical investigation on the construction sector

Environmental Collaboration for Sustainability in the Construction Industry: An Exploratory Study in Italy

Simulation modeling and sensitivity analysis of a tunneling construction project's supply chain

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