TY  - CONF
TI  - Interfaces, Flows, and Problems of Construction Supply Chains – A Case Study in Brazil
AU  - Souza, Diego Vinicius Souza de
AU  - Koskela, Lauri
AD  - PhD Student, College of Science & Technology, School of the Built Environment, The Crescent – Maxwell Building, 7th floor – Room 716, M5 4WT, Salford, UK, Phone +44 (0) 161 295 4748, d.v.souzadesouza@edu.salford.ac.uk
AD  - Professor, College of Science & Technology, School of the Built Environment, The Crescent – Maxwell Building, 5th floor – Room 507, M5 4WT, Salford, UK, Phone +44 (0) 161 295 6378, l.j.koskela@salford.ac.uk
ED  - Kalsaas, Bo Terje
ED  - Koskela, Lauri
ED  - Saurin, Tarcisio Abreu
PY  - 2014
DA  - 2014/06/25
T2  - 22nd Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction
C3  - 22nd Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction
CY  - Oslo, Norway
SP  - 1095
EP  - 1106
SN  - 2309-0979 (ISSN)
AB  - This research investigates the interfaces, flows, and problems of construction supply chains in the infrastructure sector. The discussion focuses on how construction companies should manage different interfaces between suppliers and project sites, not only from a temporary project perspective but also from a long-term enterprise viewpoint. Such interfaces are studied according to the flows of information, capital, and materials connecting the different parties in supply chains. In this context, a framework comprising interfaces and flows is developed. Based on such framework, problems of construction supply chains are identified and positioned accordingly. Therefore, the main purpose of this paper is to develop and implement a framework for addressing interfaces, flows, and problems of construction supply chains. This underlying research was developed in a Brazilian contractor, responsible for infrastructure projects such as tunnelling, earthworks, and highways construction. In addition, eleven of its suppliers were included in the empirical investigation. Data has been collected in semi-structured interviews, meetings, collection and analysis of documents, observation of meetings, workshops, site visits, and from the company’s ERP database. It was found a lack of awareness regarding the existence of the abovementioned supply chains’ interfaces and flows, the root causes of supply chain problems, and the implications of supply chain issues in project delivery. This research has two limitations: was developed in the context of infrastructure projects and investigates a single case-study. Implications from this paper are directed to the research field of frameworks for managing construction supply chains.
KW  - Construction
KW  - Supply chain management
KW  - Interfaces
KW  - Flows
KW  - Problems
L1  - https://www.iglc.net/papers/details/1037/pdf
UR  - https://www.iglc.net/papers/details/1037
DB  - IGLC.net
LA  - English
N1  - Export date: 04 October 2026
ER  -