Revolutionizing Construction Industry Efficiency Through Supply Chain Management Integration.
Supply chain management in construction helps organize the flow of materials, people, and information from suppliers to customers. It integrates marketing, distribution, planning, and manufacturing into one strategy, making the supply chain more flexible and efficient. Construction supply chains are unique because they are temporary and involve many different project members, leading to fragmentation and lack of continuity. Supply chain management in construction focuses on spatial aspects, transport, stockholding, material handling, and interactions between supply chain members. It can reduce expenses, logistics, time, and inventory costs, and improve management and production. McCaffer and Root developed a model for applying supply chain management in construction, breaking it down into procurement and construction stages controlled through the supply chain.