Title :
Discussing Construction Supply Chains in China
Author :
Zhang, Xi ; Zhao, Min-hua ; Yu, Jun-Qi
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Inf. & Control Eng., Xi´´an Univ. of Archit. & Technol., Xi´´an, China
Abstract :
Supply chain management has emerged as a popular and useful concept in the construction industry and research community since the mid 1990s. Research in construction supply chain management draws from a broad range of disciplines. With the development of market economy in China, the competition in construction industry is becoming more and more severe. This paper mainly talks about the issue of logistics in construction. It presents the latest theories, research methods and models by analyzing a large number of research papers about international construction logistics field. The paper also analyzes the current state and its characteristics on construction logistics industry in China. In the end, the possible directions of further research are pointed.
Keywords :
construction industry; logistics; supply chain management; China; construction; construction industry; construction logistics; market economy; research methods; supply chain management; Building materials; Construction industry; Control engineering; Costs; Electronic mail; Fabrication; Large-scale systems; Logistics; Supply chain management; Supply chains;
Conference_Titel :
Intelligent Systems and Applications (ISA), 2010 2nd International Workshop on
Conference_Location :
Wuhan
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5872-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5874-5
DOI :
10.1109/IWISA.2010.5473533