Li, C Z; Wen, S; Yi, W; Wu, H and Tam, V W Y (2024) Offsite construction supply chain challenges: An integrated overview. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 150(7): 03124003, ISSN 0733-9364
Abstract
Off-site construction (OSC) is an environmentally friendly building method with substantial benefits, yet it encounters challenges, particularly in supply chain efficiency. Current research on off-site construction supply chain (OSCSC) challenges faces issues such as dispersion, cross-disciplinarity, and timeliness. This is despite a number of studies in recent years focusing on the optimization of OSCSC to improve their performance and efficiency. However, the current literature still lacks a comprehensive summary of OSCSC problems, which hinders the popularization of OSC. To address this, improve OSCSC efficiency, and enhance OSC practicability, this paper conducted a thorough review of 244 published articles. Utilizing bibliometrics and scientometrics methods, it identified research trends, prominent researchers, and topics. Current OSCSC issues were further extracted and classified from the internal supply chain perspective. The findings reveal key issues hindering OSCSC efficiency, offering practitioners, policymakers, and researchers a nuanced understanding of current research issues. In addition, this paper provides future research directions and performance optimization recommendations, contributing to solving OSCSC challenges and exploring innovative solutions for continuous improvement in the OSCSC field.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | bibliometric analysis; literature review; off-site construction; supply chain |
| Index terms: | efficiency, environmentally friendly, continuous improvement, construction supply chain, off-site construction, scientometrics, literature review, face, bibliometric analysis, bibliometrics, practitioner |
| Subjects: | sustainable design, performance management, performance measurement, building construction, research evaluation and metrics, practitioner, construction logistics, data analysis and analytics, psychology |
| Topics: | Sustainability, Construction Technology, Roles and Professions, Information Management, Research Practice, Organizational Design, Supply Chain Management, Quality Management |
| Descriptive scope: | 4 PCTA |
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