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Apr 26, 2012
Capital Projects Supply Chain Management: SC Tactics of a Supplier Organization
Authors: Iris D. Tommelein, Nadia Akel, Ph.D., and J. C. BoyersAuthor Affiliations
Publication: Construction Research Congress: Wind of Change: Integration and Innovation
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Supply chain management (SCM) is increasingly getting attention from companies involved in the delivery of capital projects, but some companies have strategically been pursuing SCM for many years already. Recognizing the different levels of SC maturity among engineering and construction firms, we intend with this paper to pique interest in SCM for those who are not yet practicing it. This paper describes a multitude of supply-chain tactics that one supplier organization has implemented. The company described in this case study designs, fabricates, and erects pre-engineered metal buildings and components. The company also has subsidiaries that manufacture other building products. Recognizing the value of SCM, competitors in this sector of the engineering and construction industry as well as companies in other sectors may want to assess under what circumstances these SC tactics apply to their business, and then rethink their business opportunities and corresponding SC strategy.
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Iris D. Tommelein
Professor, Civil and Envir. Engrg. Department, 215-A McLaughlin Hall, Univ. of California, Berkeley, CA 94720-1712
Nadia Akel, Ph.D.
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Student, Civil and Envir. Engrg. Department, 215 McLaughlin Hall, Univ. of California, Berkeley, CA 94720-1712
J. C. Boyers
Corporate Alliance Team Operations Manager, Butler Manufacturing Company, 700 Karnes Blvd. (64108) P.O. Box 419917, Kansas City, MO, 64141-0917
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