Effective material logistics in urban construction sites: a structural equation model

Spillane, John P.; Oyedele, Lukumon O.

doi:10.1108/ci-11-2015-0063

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“…Additionally, with the denser, more confined construction sites common in city development, highlights that the sites themselves need to be managed from a logistics point-of-view to ensure efficient construction projects and on-site operations. By better management of on-site logistics activities such as planning, storage, materials tracking, and waste management (Ying et al, 2018), space can be freed up on site (Spillane and Oyedele, 2017) and risks of material related accidents and wastage can be reduced , Jang et al, 2003. Importantly, managing on-site logistics activities also helps construction projects' operations efficiency, ensuring the delivery of the project itself as materials are available at location when needed (Ying et al, 2018, Agapiou et al, 1998a.…”

Section: Managing Logistics At Construction Sitesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Ekeskär, 2016, a construction site perspective (cf. Lindén andJosephson, 2013, Spillane andOyedele, 2017), or from a city logistics perspective (cf. Transport for London, 2013, Browne, 2015.…”

Section: Managing Construction Logistics In a City Development Settingmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…From the construction site perspective, studies have focused on how CLS's affect the working practices on-site, and how new CLS services can be utilized to increase construction site efficiency (Lindén andJosephson, 2013, Spillane andOyedele, 2017). Primarily the focus has been on finding ways to reduce waiting time on site and shift some of the material handling from craftsmen to logistics specialists (Lindén and Josephson, 2013), but also on how CLS's can reduce materials on-site, thus reducing material related risks of having too much materials on site as well as reducing the handling of the materials (Spillane and Oyedele, 2017). The city logistics perspective has focused on reducing disturbances to the UTS as well as residents and businesses in the vicinity of construction projects (Browne, 2015, Dubois et al, 2019.…”

Section: Managing Construction Logistics In a City Development Settingmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Managing the site and physical materials flows is essential to reduce unnecessary material movements (Thunberg and Persson, 2014), material related accidents Oyedele, 2013, Jang et al, 2003), and to free up space on site (Spillane and Oyedele, 2017). This can be achieved by having dedicated logistics coordination within the site organization (Sundquist et al, 2018) and utilizing logistics-based site-layout plans that specifies unloading zones and storage places on site Saukkoriipi, 2007, Transport for London, 2013).…”

Section: Construction Logistics Management On-sitementioning

confidence: 99%

“…This can be achieved by having dedicated logistics coordination within the site organization (Sundquist et al, 2018) and utilizing logistics-based site-layout plans that specifies unloading zones and storage places on site Saukkoriipi, 2007, Transport for London, 2013). These measures allow for a less cluttered construction site, subsequently enhancing material traceability in the projects (Spillane and Oyedele, 2017). Additionally, Ekeskär and Rudberg (2016) found that dedicated material handlers can be utilized for the on-site materials handling.…”

Section: Construction Logistics Management On-sitementioning

confidence: 99%

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Construction Logistics in a City Development Setting

Janné

2020

Linköping Studies in Science and Technology. Dissertations

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With the current urbanization trend, there is an increased need for city development, i.e. to build apartment buildings, hospitals, schools and infrastructure in cities and urban areas to meet the rising demands. At the same time, land is increasingly seen as a finite resource. This has led to the regeneration of decommissioned industrial-use land for development purposes. This means that multiple individual construction projects are being built in the same or nearby areas during the same time-period. However, the end products of construction projects are produced at their place of consumption, which means that large quantities of materials and resources need to be delivered to, and removed from, each construction site. This leads to new transport flows being created in connection to city development. These transport flows need to be coordinated to ensure efficient construction productivity and reduce the transports' environmental and social impact on the urban transport system. At the same time, it is important to ensure that construction sites can be managed from a logistics perspective without impairing efficiency due to the challenges of building in urban environments. Foreword Wow. This is it. I have finished my PhD journey! This would not have been possible without the support of the people around me. The following few humble lines are dedicated to the people who have been there through thick and thin during these five years. First and foremost, I want to thank my amazing supervisors, Anna Fredriksson and Martin Rudberg. Working with the two of you is a pleasure, and I have learned so much from the two of you. From the bottom of my heart, thank you! Secondly, I want to thank my friends and colleagues in the construction logistics group, past and present; Andreas Ekeskär, Henric Jonsson, Micael Thunberg, Yashar Gholami, Petter Haglund, Farah Naz, and Ahmet Sezer. I cannot thank you enough for all the laughter, and occasional serious discussions we have had through the years. Speaking of occasionally having serious conversations; thank you Ellen Grumert and Joakim Ekström! Thirdly, I want to thank all my colleagues at the division of Communications and Transport Systems, this place would not be the same without you. A special thank you to Viveka Nilson and Sophie Lindesvik, your help with, well, everything is invaluable. Thank you for keeping track of me and my travels when I don't seem to manage that myself. Fourth, a massive thank you to Martin Svanberg for reading, commenting, and discussing my dissertation during the final seminar. The end result is so much better thanks to you! Fifth, a few very special friends; Mats and Johan, thank you for worrying, celebrating, and providing a (mostly) healthy measure of banter, it helps! Mattias, thank you for always being there to share in mountainbike geekiness to distract my, at times, preoccupied mind. Calle and Ida (and Oscar of course!), it's been a weird year and I haven't seen you as much as I would have liked, but it means the world to me that you are in my ...

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