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Durdyev, S and Mbachu, J (2011) On-site labour productivity of New Zealand construction industry: key constraints and improvement measures. Construction Economics and Building, 11(03), 18-33.

Formoso, T and Isatto, E L (2011) Three theoretical perspectives for understanding inter-firm coordination of construction project supply chains. Construction Economics and Building, 11(03), 1-17.

  • Type: Journal Article
  • Keywords: Supply chain management; inter-firm coordination; project management; complexity
  • ISBN/ISSN: 1837-9133
  • URL: https://doi.org/10.5130/AJCEB.v11i3.2198
  • Abstract:
    The success of construction projects is highly dependent on the coordination of a fairly large number of stakeholders, such as client organizations, designers, general contractors, and subcontractors. Each of those stakeholders can both affect and be affected by the way a project is managed, and none of them usually has the power or the ability to coordinate project supply chains. However, the existing literature on supply chain management does not provide a comprehensive theoretical foundation for describing or explaining the coordination of construction project supply chains. This paper discusses the role of three different theoretical perspectives for understanding the inter-firm coordination process of project supply chains in the construction industry: the Theory of Coordination, the Transaction Cost Theory and the Language-Action Perspective. The contribution of each theoretical approach is pointed out in the paper, and their complementary role is illustrated in a case study carried out in a petrochemical construction project in Brazil.

Ibem, E O, Anosike, M N, Azuh, D E and Mosaku, T (2011) Work stress among professionals in building construction industry in Nigeria. Construction Economics and Building, 11(03), 45-57.

Liu, J and London, K (2011) Analysing the relationship between new housing supply and residential construction costs with regional heterogeneities. Construction Economics and Building, 11(03), 58-67.

Ogbeifun, E (2011) Training artisans on-site. Construction Economics and Building, 11(03), 82-91.

OO, B L, Abdul-Aziz, A-R and Lim, Y M (2011) Information feedback and learning in construction bidding. Construction Economics and Building, 11(03), 34-44.

Rose, M (2011) Can project alliance contracts deliver Australia’s National Broadband Network?. Construction Economics and Building, 11(03), 68-81.