Quantitative Analysis of Sustainable Use of Construction Materials for Supply Chain Integration and Construction Industry Performance through Structural Equation Modeling (SEM)

Asad Kamal, Rai Waqas Azfar, Bashir Salah, Waqas Saleem, Muhammad Abas, Razaullah Khan and Catalin I. Pruncu
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Asad Kamal: Construction Engineering and Management Department, Military College of Engineering, National University of Sciences & Technology, Risalpur 23200, Pakistan
Rai Waqas Azfar: Construction Engineering and Management Department, Military College of Engineering, National University of Sciences & Technology, Risalpur 23200, Pakistan
Bashir Salah: Industrial Engineering Department, College of Engineering, King Saud University, P.O. Box 800, Riyadh 11421, Saudi Arabia
Waqas Saleem: Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, Institute of Technology, F91 YW50 Sligo, Ireland
Muhammad Abas: Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Engineering and Technology, Peshawar 25000, Pakistan
Razaullah Khan: Department of Mechanical Engineering Technology, University of Technology, Nowshera 24100, Pakistan
Catalin I. Pruncu: Design, Manufacturing & Engineering Management, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow G1 1XJ, UK

Sustainability, 2021, vol. 13, issue 2, 1-15

Abstract: This research focuses on the mediating role of construction materials, sustainable use between the construction supply chain integration and the construction industry performance. In this concern, the case of Pakistan was considered specifically. The research design employed in this study was quantitative and a close-ended survey questionnaire was used as a research instrument. The sample size used is comprised of 300 participants and analysis was performed through the Structural Equation Modelling (SEM). The results revealed that the effect of the components of supply chain integration on the construction industry performance was statistically significant. Moreover, outcomes also substantiate the mediation role of using construction material sustainably. The scope of the research was limited to the construction industry of Pakistan; however, future research would focus on other countries and industries.

Keywords: supply chain integration; sustainability; industry performance; construction materials (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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