Towards a Framework for Process Mapping and Performance Measurement in Construction Supply Chains

Third-party logistics in construction: perspectives from suppliers and transport service providers

“…In order to support more efficient production as well as reducing the environmental impact of construction and at the same time improving health and safety, both on and around construction sites, the construction industry actors have been implementing supply chain management (SCM) principles. Yet, research has identified a lack of in-house knowledge of SCM and logistics amongst clients and contractors (Thunberg 2013;Cox 2008). To mitigate this lack of knowledge, contractors and clients have more frequently started to turn to third-party logistics (TPL) providers to set up specialised and project-specific construction logistics arrangements that take over all or parts of the logistics management in construction projects in a structured way.…”

Development of a process reference model for construction supply chains

“…Analysis of the construction management literature provides poor results for process reference models in the field of construction supply chains. The most notable results are: "The generic design and construction process protocol" developed by Kagioglou et al (Kagioglou et al 2000;Aouad et al 1998;Cooper et al 1996), the adaptation of the GSCF model by London and Kenley (2000), and the adaptation of the SCOR model by Thunberg and Persson (Thunberg and Persson 2013, Thunberg 2013, Thunberg and Persson 2014. The first result is a process reference model focused on IT development in design and construction phases of construction projects, the second result is an effort to adapt the process-based GSCF model to the needs of the construction industry, and the third describes the adaptation of SCOR and its metrics to the construction industry particularities.…”