Nguyen, D T and Le, P L (2022) Twenty-year application of logistics and supply chain management in the construction industry. Construction Management and Economics, 40(10), pp. 796-834. ISSN 01446193
Abstract
The last decades have seen a growing interest in construction management amongst scholars, particularly, in how to apply supply chain management (SCM) strategies to improve logistics efficiency and project performance. Nevertheless, there is a lack of systematic literature reviews (SLRs) which integrate multiple quantitative methods to synthesise the literature on construction logistics and supply chain management (CLSCM) and analyse their trends during the last two decades. In this work, we concurrently deploy the rigorous six-step SLR protocol together with co-citation analysis, factor analysis, multidimensional scaling-based fuzzy k-means clustering, and keyword extraction and co-occurrence analysis to ascertain and examine clusters of CLSCM application. The results show that there are six established research clusters in CLSCM, namely, logistics and SCM for prefabricated construction, construction procurement, construction supply chain integration, green construction SCM, reverse logistics in construction and onsite construction logistics. Amongst these clusters, construction supply chain integration plays the most integral role. Informed by this ascertained knowledge structure, we explore the research trends during the period reviewed, propose a conceptual framework for CLSCM and suggest research avenues.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | co-citation analysis; construction; logistics; supply chain management |
| Index terms: | strategy, construction logistics, project performance, construction procurement, factor analysis, conceptual framework, systematic literature review, construction industry, clustering, efficiency, scaling, reverse logistics, integration, onsite, construction supply chain, quantitative method |
| Subjects: | organization, management, building construction, theoretical framing, data analysis and analytics, construction logistics, supply chain operations, contractual arrangements, project management theory and practice, statistical analysis, performance management, research evaluation and metrics, organizational analysis, data science, industry analysis |
| Topics: | Construction Technology, Project Management, Research Practice, Quality Management, Digital Applications, Organizational Design, Procurement, Business Strategy, Supply Chain Management |
| Descriptive scope: | 5 PCTEA |
N.B. Descriptive scope is a count of how many of the five facets of empirical research are indicated by the words used in title, abstract and keywords. It is not intended as a judgement on the research; merely a count of the kind of word we would expect to indicate Phenomenon, Concepts, Theoretical framing, Empirical techniques, Analytical techniques. If all five are present, then a code of “5 PCTEA” will indicate this. If you feel the coding for this record is questionable, we welcome discussion around the terms we matched or the way we categorized them. The facet you would expect may not be coded, or a facet may be coded inappropriately. This can also bear on a larger question, of which facets should be treated as defining in construction management research. Please get in touch, and we will look at it. More details here