Uncertainties affecting the offsite construction supply chain resilience: a systematic literature review
Abstract
Purpose
This paper aims to synthesise the latest literature on supply chain operations of offsite manufacturing in the construction industry to identify and evaluate the uncertainties at each stage of the offsite construction supply chain (OSC-SC) to compile contributions to knowledge and thereby determine the future research directions to improve supply chain resilience (SCR).
Design/methodology/approach
The study was conducted as a systematic literature review. In total, 99 peer-reviewed journal papers published between 2015 and mid-2022 were shortlisted and analysed through the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines.
Findings
The bibliometric analysis revealed that the research focusing on supply chain issues and developing best practices in offsite construction adopt case study approaches to investigate the research problems comprehensively. The content analysis revealed the lack of up-to-date knowledge in the construction workforce regarding OSC; low preparedness for the changes brought by the SC uncertainties; the lack of a proper procurement model for OSC; lack of end-to-end visibility of the supply chain to identify uncertainties and lack of national or government standards on OSC-SC, as some of the key problems instigating the identified the uncertainties.
Originality/value
This study clarifies the current knowledge by systematically presenting uncertainties at each stage of the OSC-SC. Moreover, it provides a framework and proposes that future research should focus specifically on individual/team, organisational, supply chain/network and sector/national/supranational levels to improve SCR.
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Acknowledgements
The authors would like to acknowledge the Australian government’s financial support through an Australian Government Research Training Program (RTP) Scholarship for PhD studies and support from the University of South Australia.
Citation
Tennakoon, T.M.M.P., Chileshe, N., Rameezdeen, R., Ochoa Paniagua, J., Samaraweera, A. and Statsenko, L. (2023), "Uncertainties affecting the offsite construction supply chain resilience: a systematic literature review", Construction Innovation, Vol. ahead-of-print No. ahead-of-print. https://doi.org/10.1108/CI-04-2023-0075
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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