An Analysis of Comprehensive Benefits of Information Sharing in Construction Supply Chain

Abstract

The benefits brought by information sharing in construction supply chain (ISCSC) can be manifested in many aspects. The calculation of added-value generated from information sharing is complicated and difficult, and this paper proposes to measure the above-mentioned benefits from three aspects: construction period, cost and quality. By establishing mathematical equations of added-value in terms of construction period, cost, quality and the cost of information sharing, we set up a model of comprehensive benefits of ISCSC after eliminating the influence of dimension. We also conduct simple application on the model by analyzing the actual case.