Evaluation of supply chain management lapses in nigeria’s construction industry

This study aims to critically evaluate the challenges of supply chain management in Nigeria’s construction industry from a lean construction perspective. This research is based on mostly closed questions in a structured questionnaire, to align with the exploratory nature of the study. The theoretical part of the research is based on several publications on construction supply chain management (CSCM). According to the findings of this study, a ranking of challenges inhibiting supply chain management in the Nigerian construction industry based on respondents’ opinion, using severity index analysis, revealed that the top two most severe challenges are slow IT adoption in material flow management and below-par worker training and motivation. In conclusion, the research objectives of this study were achieved, and these evaluated lapses must be considered before starting a construction project to ensure productivity. Further studies can be conducted in other developing countries where this study has not been conducted before, particularly in Africa for comparative purposes with the result obtained in Nigeria. This will enhance the knowledge of construction supply chain management. Similarly, some of the unique elements discussed in this study can be adopted as corrective measures, and further studies can as well discover more unique corrective measures.