A Discrete Event Simulation-Based Analysis of Precast Concrete Supply Chain Strategies Considering Suppliers’ Production and Transportation Capabilities

The production and transportation capabilities of a precast concrete (PC) component supplier have great impact on the construction of a PC building project. In China, the production and transportation capabilities of different PC suppliers can vary greatly, which will influence contractors’ selection of PC supply chain strategies. However, previous studies often considered the capabilities of PC suppliers to be ideal and failed to compare different PC supply chain strategies under different levels of suppliers capabilities. This study collects detailed data from a PC building project and uses discrete event simulation (DES) to compare different supply chain strategies under different production and transportation capability levels of PC suppliers. Construction duration, construction cost, and greenhouse gas emissions are selected as indicators to compare three different supply chain strategies: just-in-time, on-site storage, and off-site storage. The strengths and weaknesses of each strategy under different capabilities of PC suppliers are found. The results provides guidance for contractors in selecting supply chain strategies when considering PC suppliers’ production and transportation capabilities.

• Record URL:
  https://doi.org/10.1061/9780784482308.002
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• Supplemental Notes:
  • © 2019 American Society of Civil Engineers.
• Corporate Authors:

  American Society of Civil Engineers

  1801 Alexander Bell Drive
  Reston, VA  United States  20191-4400
• Authors:
  • Chen, Shiwei
  • Feng, Kailun
  • Lu, Weizhuo
  • Wang, Yaowu
  • Chen, Xue
  • Wang, Shuo
• Conference:
  • International Conference on Construction and Real Estate Management (ICCREM 2019)
  • Location: Banff Alberta, Canada
  • Date: 2019-5-21 to 2019-5-24
• Publication Date: 2019-8

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Web
• Pagination: pp 12-24
• Monograph Title: ICCREM 2019: Innovative Construction Project Management and Construction Industrialization

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Concrete plants; Discrete systems; Handling and storage; Precast concrete; Production; Simulation; Suppliers; Supply chain management
• Geographic Terms: China
• Subject Areas: Construction; Materials; Transportation (General);

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01722414
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 9780784482308
• Files: TRIS, ASCE
• Created Date: Nov 14 2019 9:32AM