Denicol, J;
(2020)
Managing Megaproject Supply Chains: Life After Heathrow Terminal 5.
In: Pryke, S, (ed.)
Successful Construction Supply Chain Management: Concepts and Case Studies.
(pp. 211-235).
Wiley-Blackwell: Hoboken, NJ, USA.
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Abstract
A megaproject is an extreme case of the temporariness phenomenon faced by the construction industry, where a number of firms will work together during an extended (but still limited) period of time to deliver a final one‐off asset to the client. This chapter theoretically frames the megaproject phenomenon towards supply chain management literature in order to illuminate the reasons why those projects are critical in a global scale, the importance of their supply chains, and the opportunities for interorganisational coordination. In a project‐based environment, supply chain management and integration are not appropriate for all projects. The industry needs to focus on the supply chain structure, the umbrella under which technologies are included. If an efficient operation is automatised, efficiency will maximise. Data‐driven technology will enable the necessary visibility to inform strategic decisions and avoid awarding contracts to companies likely to fail from the outset through lack of capacity.
| Type: | Book chapter |
|---|---|
| Title: | Managing Megaproject Supply Chains: Life After Heathrow Terminal 5 |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1002/9781119450535.ch10 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1002/9781119450535.ch10 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This version is the version of record. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. |
| Keywords: | construction supply chain management, data‐driven technology, interorganisational coordination, megaproject supply chains, supply chain structure |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of the Built Environment UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of the Built Environment > The Bartlett Sch of Const and Proj Mgt |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10091653 |
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