<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Supply chain management (SCM), for the past two decades, has been identified by manufacturing industries as a new way of doing business. Construction, similar to manufacturing and other services industries, is experiencing emerging trends that are aimed at giving ultimate satisfaction to the end user. Lean construction is a way to design production systems in order to minimize waste of materials, time and efforts which generate maximum possible amount of value. This research looked into how SCM can benefit the Ghanaian building construction industry through the application of lean concept. The purpose of this study is to assess the level of collaboration and coordination in planning of activities among construction industry players and investigate into the sources of waste in construction. The study, employing survey and case study approaches, collected data through structured questionnaires, in-depth interviews and direct observation of ongoing projects on KNUST campus. One sample <italic>t</italic>-test was used to analyse the data. The findings pointed out that the level of coordination and collaboration in planning among industry players were very appreciable though there still exist room for improvement.</p></abstract>

Supply chain management (SCM), for the past two decades, has been identified by manufacturing industries as a new way of doing business. Construction, similar to manufacturing and other services industries, is experiencing emerging trends that are aimed at giving ultimate satisfaction to the end user. Lean construction is a way to design production systems in order to minimize waste of materials, time and efforts which generate maximum possible amount of value. This research looked into how SCM can benefit the Ghanaian building construction industry through the application of lean concept. The purpose of this study is to assess the level of collaboration and coordination in planning of activities among construction industry players and investigate into the sources of waste in construction. The study, employing survey and case study approaches, collected data through structured questionnaires, in-depth interviews and direct observation of ongoing projects on KNUST campus. One sample t-test was used to analyse the data. The findings pointed out that the level of coordination and collaboration in planning among industry players were very appreciable though there still exist room for improvement.

Supply chain management and lean concept in construction: a case of Ghanaian building construction industry

Organization, Technology and Management in Construction: an International Journal

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Supply chain management (SCM), for the past two decades, has been identified by manufacturing industries as a new way of doing business. Construction, similar...

Supply chain management and lean concept in construction: a case of Ghanaian building construction industry

Article Category: Research Paper

Published Online: Dec 31, 2019

Page range: 2034 - 2043

Received: Jul 11, 2019

Accepted: Nov 28, 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/otmcj-2019-0010

Keywords
construction, lean, supply chain management, value, waste

© 2019 Ali Boateng, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Supply chain management and lean concept in construction: a case of Ghanaian building construction industry

Article Category: Research Paper

Published Online: Dec 31, 2019

Page range: 2034 - 2043

Received: Jul 11, 2019

Accepted: Nov 28, 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/otmcj-2019-0010

Keywordsconstruction, lean, supply chain management, value, waste

© 2019 Ali Boateng, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Keywords
construction, lean, supply chain management, value, waste