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Bergström, M and Stehn, L (2005) Benefits and disadvantages of ERP in industrialised timber frame housing in Sweden. Construction Management and Economics, 23(08), 831-8.

Bonnal, P, Gourc, D, Hameri, A-p and Lacoste, G (2005) A linear-discrete scheduling model for the resource-constrained project scheduling problem. Construction Management and Economics, 23(08), 797-814.

Bröchner, J, Josephson, P-e and Alte, J (2005) Identifying management research priorities. Construction Management and Economics, 23(08), 793-6.

Gangwar, M and Goodrum, P M (2005) The effect of time on safety incentive programs in the US construction industry. Construction Management and Economics, 23(08), 851-9.

Ivory, C (2005) The cult of customer responsiveness: is design innovation the price of a client-focused construction industry?. Construction Management and Economics, 23(08), 861-70.

Kadefors, A (2005) Fairness in interorganizational project relations: norms and strategies. Construction Management and Economics, 23(08), 871–8.

Larsen, G D (2005) Horses for courses: relating innovation diffusion concepts to the stages of the diffusion process. Construction Management and Economics, 23(08), 787-92.

Low, S P and Min, W (2005) Just-in-time management in the ready mixed concrete industries of Chongqing, China and Singapore. Construction Management and Economics, 23(08), 815-29.

  • Type: Journal Article
  • Keywords: Chongqing; JIT; production techniques; ready mixed concrete; Singapore; suppliers
  • ISBN/ISSN: 0144-6193
  • URL: https://doi.org/10.1080/01446190500040638
  • Abstract:

    Implementing just-in-time (JIT) management in the ready mixed concrete (RMC) industry seems viable. It has been observed previously by others that the current practices for managing the concrete supply chain upstream in terms of raw materials acquisition or prerequisite work on site were not geared toward JIT production. However, it is unclear if this observation is also relevant for the procurement of raw materials in the RMC industry in Chongqing (in China) and Singapore. Hence, the purpose of this study is to investigate the implementation status of JIT in the RMC industry in Chongqing and Singapore. The field study conducted found that all the RMC suppliers surveyed were using the demand pull system to manage RMC production and delivery to sites. However, the study also found that the raw materials could be purchased either using the JIT purchasing method or the traditional economic order quantity (EOQ) purchasing method. Further studies to investigate the conditions where a RMC supplier can adopt the JIT purchasing method to procure its raw materials are recommended.

Myers, D (2005) A review of construction companies' attitudes to sustainability. Construction Management and Economics, 23(08), 781-5.

Zayed, T M, Halpin, D W and Basha, I M (2005) Productivity and delays assessment for concrete batch plant-truck mixer operations. Construction Management and Economics, 23(08), 839-50.