Organizing construction logistics outsourcing: a logistics strategy perspective

IF 3.1 Q2 CONSTRUCTION & BUILDING TECHNOLOGY
Petter Haglund, M. Janné
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Purpose The construction industry shows an increased interest in how to manage logistics within construction projects. Often construction logistics is outsourced to a logistics service provider (LSP). However, construction logistics is normally approached either as a strategic decision or as an operational issue and rarely as a tactical concern. The purpose of this study is to explore how to organize the logistics outsourcing decision at strategic, tactical and operational levels. Design/methodology/approach This study is performed as a single-case study within a construction corporation, containing (amongst others) a building contractor (BC) and a construction equipment rental company (CERC) offering logistics services. Findings The study shows that to procure construction logistics service successfully, BCs need logistics capabilities at strategic and tactical levels to maintain an alignment between the use of logistics services and operational characteristics. Simultaneously, CERC’s need to design their service offerings to correspond to the needs of the BC. Research limitations/implications This study builds on a single-case study of a Swedish construction corporation. Further research is needed to better understand current logistics outsourcing and development practices and how these can be improved to foster better logistics management at the project level. Practical implications BCs find suggestions of different logistics organization structures and suitable outsourcing arrangements. CERCs and LSPs can use the findings to understand their customers’ needs and adapt service offerings. Originality/value To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this study is one of the first studies of how two companies within a corporation can work together to develop construction logistics service offerings.
组织建筑物流外包:物流战略视角
目的建筑业对如何管理建筑项目中的物流越来越感兴趣。施工物流通常外包给物流服务提供商(LSP)。然而,施工后勤通常被视为战略决策或运营问题,很少被视为战术问题。本研究的目的是探讨如何在战略、战术和操作层面组织物流外包决策。设计/方法/方法本研究作为一家建筑公司的单一案例研究进行,其中包括(除其他外)一家建筑承包商(BC)和一家提供物流服务的建筑设备租赁公司(CERC)。研究结果表明,为了成功采购建筑物流服务,BCs需要战略和战术层面的物流能力,以保持物流服务的使用与运营特征之间的一致性。同时,CERC需要设计他们的服务以满足BC的需求。研究局限性/含义本研究建立在对瑞典建筑公司的单一案例研究的基础上。需要进一步的研究来更好地了解当前的物流外包和开发实践,以及如何改进这些实践,以促进项目层面更好的物流管理。实践意义BCs发现不同的物流组织结构和合适的外包安排的建议。CERC和LSP可以利用这些发现来了解客户的需求并调整服务。独创性/价值据作者所知,本研究是关于公司内两家公司如何合作开发建筑物流服务的首批研究之一。
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Construction Innovation-England
Construction Innovation-England CONSTRUCTION & BUILDING TECHNOLOGY-
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7.10
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