Abstract

The construction in dusty has plated a great role in influencing most of the sectors in the

economy of a nation. Also, the construction industry has been made simpler in terms of the

understanding and coordination of the raw materials through the supply chain management.

Supply chain management is a network of organisations which involve supplier and client on

various processes and activities which can produce value in the form of products and services.

Nonetheless, there exist issues which have been faced in the managements supply chain such as

market conflicts, labour intensive/error-prone and time-consuming of the purchasing of order and

invoices. With reference to the United Kingdom construction industry; this project thus aims at

understanding the significance of proper supply chain management in construction projects. The

research adopts a qualitative based methodological approach in the formulation of the research

objectives, whereby previous literature is assessed and effectively analysed to ensure information

integrity is upheld. Also, a quantitative approach was employed; where a survey was conducted

and the responses analysed.

From the outcome of the research, supply chain management has successfully influenced the

UK construction industry in a positive way by; helping in collaborating with other industry

sectors in manufacturing, The adoption of collaborative working has been a management

strategy which has been helping in imagining a developmental approach in the market

minimising the incurred cost and bringing the inter-organisational relationships, helping in

managing better-integrated services to the construction industry, aided in creating positive value

to end customers and stakeholders having greater success than being alone in the market.

Nonetheless, the research investigation has been characterised with a few limitations ranging
from the information assortment process, surveying of diaries from the web, the course of events

as well as the exploration issue as discussed in the main sections.

Social environmental and economic impacts for the project

Economic aspects
There are various benefits associated with the adoption of the recommended strategies within the

construction supply chain management. Primarily, the proposed strategies will enforce a cost-

efficient coordination system which ensures that there is saving of time in the implementation of

most of the procedures. This implies a cost-saving opportunity creation within the UK

construction industry (Fredslund et al., 2019). As had been realised in the past literature, there is

the possibility of reducing the amount of the generated waste hence increased profits realised. A

properly integrated supply chain management system in the construction industry will ensure that

only the required materials are generated, hence saving from the production of excess materials.

Other associated logistics are also saved significantly, which increases the overall productivity of

UK construction projects.

Environmental aspects
Environmentally, the most affecting issue is the emissions of greenhouse gases, specifically

carbon. With the limited transportation trips made through the proposed strategies, it is quite

usual that the amount of carbon emission into the atmosphere will reduce by a great margin. A

more coordinated system between the production and transportation reduces the traffic on the

road, which positively impacts the human, fauna and flora (Frei et al., 2016). Moreover, most of

the wastes which are generated onsite significantly contribute to pollution of the environment.

The implication is that with a highly robust approach as recommended; the waste production will

be reduced hence promoting a healthy environment with reduced impacts on the carbon emission

as well as associated climate change.

Social aspects
In this proposed approach, not only do the ecological and economic aspects are impacted, but

also on a social basis. Improved synchronised coordination promotes employee satisfaction

hence minimising the staff turnover in the UK construction industry. Further, there is a

minimisation of the associated conflicts with a better coordination system onsite. This extends to

high transparency within the construction site, which minimises the incidences of emergency

cases which might arise due to miscommunication of various construction personnel (Gosling t

al., 2015).

Conclusion and recommendation

This research aimed at offering a comprehensive understanding of supply chain management in

construction projects in the UK. The construction industry, in general, entails various activities,

beginning with the conceptual stage up to the final delivery concept. However, it has been

majorly characterised by various issues; due to improper implementation of various procedures,

inclusive of the supply chain management. The supply chain management concept on

construction projects is of great significance in the UK construction industry, and over the past;

have influenced it in the following ways as discussed in the research above; the supply chain

management has successfully influenced the UK construction industry in a positive way by;

helping in collaborating with other industry sectors in manufacturing, The adoption of

collaborative working has been a management strategy which has been helping in imagining a

developmental approach in the market minimising the incurred cost and bringing the inter-

organisational relationships, helping in managing better-integrated services to the construction

industry, aided in creating positive value to end customers and stakeholders having greater

success than being alone in the market. In addition, the issues which affect the supply chain

management projects in the united kingdom projects include Manual procedures employed in
the execution of procedures hence affecting the labour productivity; huge pressure on fragile

supply chain due to poor set up of the finance and procurement teams, lack of advanced

integration of technological advances within the supply chain management; as well as the fragile

nature of the supply chain management system. These issues significantly impact the

productivity of the construction system, as the cumulative outcome is a labour-intensive process,

characterised with unadvanced technologies.

In respect to the findings in the research, some recommended strategies which can be of help

towards addressing the underlying issues in the supply chain management in construction

projects in the UK include;

Assignment of the critical features of SCM which entails acquiring of new suppliers

through regard-based sourcing;

Affiliation of the administrators and the stock system to ensure progression,

Supplier headway and estimation of suppliers' display;

A collaboration of all staff within the CSCM where suppliers, authoritative specialists,

clients and their administrators coordinate to present and use information in order to

make, pass on materials, plant, short-lived works, equipment and work just as different

resources for improvement adventures'.

Adoption of a downstream side to grasp inventory network joint exertion as an

organisation method. The improvement of upstream associations is just a starting stage.

In order to require creation, organise composed exertion well beyond, it is noteworthy to

pass the network situated soul downstream.

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