Key Adoption Factors for Collaborative Technologies and Barriers to Information Management in Construction Supply Chains: A System Dynamics Approach
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Article Title | Key Adoption Factors for Collaborative Technologies and Barriers to Information Management in Construction Supply Chains: A System Dynamics Approach |
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ERA Journal ID | 210216 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Amin, Fawad (Author), Khan, Khurram Iqbal Ahmad (Author), Ullah, Fahim (Author), Alqurashi, Muwaffaq (Author) and Alsulami, Badr T. (Author) |
Journal Title | Buildings |
Journal Citation | 12 (6), pp. 1-24 |
Article Number | 766 |
Number of Pages | 24 |
Year | 2022 |
Publisher | MDPI AG |
Place of Publication | Switzerland |
ISSN | 2075-5309 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings12060766 |
Web Address (URL) | https://www.mdpi.com/2075-5309/12/6/766 |
Abstract | Construction processes are complex and dynamic. Like its other components, the construction supply chain (CSC) involves multiple stakeholders requiring varying levels of information sharing. In addition, the intensity and diversity of information in CSCs require dexterous management. Studies reveal that information complexity can be reduced using collaborative technologies (CTs). However, the barriers to information management (IM) hinder the CTs’ adoption process and cause complexity in CSCs. This research identifies barriers to IM and factors affecting the adoption of CTs in developing countries. In order to understand and address complexity, the system dynamics (SD) approach is adopted in this study. The aim is to investigate if SD can reduce information complexity using CTs. Causal loop diagrams (CLDs) were developed to understand the relationship between the IM barriers and CT adoption factors. The SD model, when simulated, highlighted three main components, i.e., complexity, top management support, and trust and cooperation, among others, as factors affecting the adoption of CTs. Addressing these factors will reduce information complexity and result in better IM in construction projects. |
Keywords | construction supply chain; collaborative technologies; information complexity; information management; system dynamics |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 330199. Architecture not elsewhere classified |
330202. Building construction management and project planning | |
350909. Supply chains | |
330101. Architectural computing and visualisation methods | |
400501. Architectural engineering | |
350999. Transportation, logistics and supply chains not elsewhere classified | |
330206. Building science, technologies and systems | |
330201. Automation and technology in building and construction | |
400504. Construction engineering | |
469999. Other information and computing sciences not elsewhere classified | |
Byline Affiliations | National University of Sciences and Technology, Pakistan |
School of Surveying and Built Environment | |
Taif University, Saudi Arabia | |
Umm Al-Qura University, Saudi Arabia | |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q7602/key-adoption-factors-for-collaborative-technologies-and-barriers-to-information-management-in-construction-supply-chains-a-system-dynamics-approach
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