Title :
Research on construction supply chain management in e-business environment
Author :
Zhang, Minmin ; Wang, Jinhui ; Zhang, Jian
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Manage., China Univ. of Min. & Technol. (Beijing), Beijing, China
Abstract :
With continuous economic development and scientific and technical progress, global market competition is becoming increasingly stiff. Elementary knowledge of the supply chain management and e-business of construction enterprise were introduced in this paper. Some problems of existing supply chain management of construction enterprise in e-business environment were analyzed. Measures and key factors for strengthening supply chain management of construction enterprise in e-business environment were discussed. It´s proposed that cooperation and communication be reinforced and good relationship between suppliers and contractor be well maintained and third-party logistics and JIT delivery system be made better. Supply chain management and e-business are effective tools for construction enterprise to save cost, shorten construction period and improve quality. E-business provides low-cost and convenient information support to supply chain management. Supply chain management of construction enterprise in e-business environment is important for improving competitiveness and economic and social benefits of construction enterprise.
Keywords :
electronic commerce; supply chain management; JIT delivery system; e-business environment; enterprise construction; global market competition; supply chain management; third-party logistics; Building materials; Construction industry; Costs; Environmental economics; Environmental management; Power generation economics; Space technology; Subcontracting; Supply chain management; Supply chains; Construction enterprise; e-business; supply chain; supply chain management;
Conference_Titel :
Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management, 2009. IE&EM '09. 16th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Beijing
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3671-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3672-9
DOI :
10.1109/ICIEEM.2009.5344374