Understanding industries in terms of the concepts of chains, clusters and networks is
becoming increasingly important in economies around the world. Supply chain management …

Construction project performance relies on different dimensions of project management.
Among those, integration management is of paramount importance since effective project …

Supply chain management has emerged as a popular and useful concept in the construction
industry and research community since the mid 1990s. Research in construction supply …

In recent years, with the increasing level of competition in the global construction market,
several research efforts have focused on the application of information technology (IT) as a …

The amount of waste generated in construction and demolition (C&D) processes is
enormous. Therefore, many studies on efficient C&D waste minimization and management …

Scheduling problems can be understood in general as the problems of allocating resources
over time to perform a set of tasks being parts of some processes, among which …

Facility owners and project teams often struggle to engage “green” or “sustainable”
requirements on building projects and can incur additional project costs as a result …

The coordination of just-in-time production and transportation in a network of partially
independent facilities to guarantee timely delivery to distributed customers is one of the most …

Mounting emphasis on construction supply chain management (CSCM) is due to both global
sourcing of materials and a shortage of labor. These factors force increasing amounts of …

The just-in-time (JIT) philosophy has tremendous potential for managing the movement of
precast concrete components from the prefabrication yard to, and within, the construction …