Construction Innovation: Volume 11 Issue 1

Supply chain management in an uncertain economic climate: a UK perspective

Andrew Ross

The purpose of the paper is to consider whether the benefits that construction organisations achieve by adopting a supply chain management approach to their specialist partners…

Success factors for the implementation of web‐based construction project management systems: A cross‐case analysis

Pollaphat Nitithamyong, Mirosław J. Skibniewski

Academics and practitioners anticipated that web‐based project management systems (WPMSs) would enhance and revolutionise the way in which construction‐related organisations…

Value‐enhanced collaborative working: case study of a small management advisory firm

Udityasinh Gohil, Patricia Carrillo, Kirti Ruikar, Chimay Anumba

This paper seeks to propose a conceptual framework to promote value‐enhanced collaborative working (VECW) for a small management advisory firm.

Government roles in implementing building information modelling systems: Comparison between Hong Kong and the United States

Andy K.D. Wong, Francis K.W. Wong, Abid Nadeem

Building information modelling (BIM) is a paradigm shift in the architectural, engineering and construction industries which transforms processes to achieve greater efficiency and…

Coordination and waste in industrialised housing

Erik Sandberg, Louise Bildsten

This study maintains that there is a need for proper execution of coordination mechanisms as a means to reduce waste. The purpose of this paper is to explore the relationship…

Labour productivity model for reinforced concrete construction projects

Homyun Jang, Kyonghoon Kim, Juhyung Kim, Jaejun Kim

This study aims to identify systematically the factors that can often influence labour productivity directly and indirectly, to build a model that can evaluate the significance of…

Defining a commercialisation model for residential construction innovation: industry case studies

Andrew McCoy, Walid Thabet, Ralph Badinelli

This work provides validation of a model for successful commercialisation of innovative products for residential construction. The development of the model is motivated by the…

A new company descriptor takes us into a new era

Rebecca Marsh