Supply Chain Management In The Construction Industry Anders Segerstedt by Anders Segerstedt 9780857244161, 0857244167 instant download after payment.

This e-book concentrates on the Construction Industry and the management of its supply chains, to discuss and point to some differences and possible similarities with traditional manufacturing and its supply chains. The market of the construction company is mostly local and highly volatile. The long durability of the construction "product" contributes to the volatility. The product specification process before the customer order arrives shows different degrees of specifications: engineer to order, modify to order, configure to order, select a variant. (The common make-to-stock in traditional m. Read more... Cover; Contents; Supply chains in the construction industry; Subcontractor procurement in construction: the interplay of price and trust; A case study of multi-team communications in construction design under supply chain partnering; Determinants of construction companies' use of web-based interorganizational information systems; Interdependence in supply chains and projects in construction; Improving construction supply chain collaboration and performance: a lean construction pilot project; Aggregated construction supply chains: success factors in implementation of strategic partnerships