A Conceptual Development Framework for Prefabricated Construction Supply Chain Management: An Integrated Overview
Yang Liu,
Jianjun Dong and
Ling Shen
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Yang Liu: College of Civil Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211800, China
Jianjun Dong: College of Civil Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211800, China
Ling Shen: College of Civil Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211800, China
Sustainability, 2020, vol. 12, issue 5, 1-29
Abstract:
Prefabricated construction (PC), with the characteristics of green, environmentally friendly, energy saving and high production efficiency, is attracting more and more attention from all over the world. Supply chain management is closely related to the application efficiency of PC, but only in the last three years has this interdisciplinary research received due attention. The prefabricated construction supply chain management (PCSCM) have not received enough attention. Especially recently, the related literature shows explosive growth. This paper adopted the method of systematic literature review through the tool of bibliometric statistics. And we reviewed 152 articles from 2001 to 2018, with the goal of understanding the current situation, trends, and gaps in PCSCM research, and a framework is proposed to promote its development. First, the study discussed the four themes of clustering, concentrating mainly on strategic research and project evaluation, PC supply chain process design and optimization, supply chain integration and management, and the application of advanced technology. Then, the research gaps and conceptual development framework to promote PCSCM were reported. Only through the coordinated development of technology, market circumstances, and decision-making level of participants, can the PCSC form an integrated whole, so as to optimize the efficiency and sustainability of prefabricated construction industry and improve its level.
Keywords: Prefabricated construction; supply chain management; literature review; bibliometric analysis; thematic analysis; conceptual framework (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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