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Implementing commercial information exchange: a construction supply chain case study
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posted on 2016-09-16, 11:02 authored by Mesut Pala, Francis Edum-Fotwe, Kirti RuikarKirti Ruikar, Chris Peters, Nathan DoughtyThe concept of electronic trading (e-trading) has transformed supply chain interactions in many industries, yet little research explored its implementation by Architecture, Engineering and Construction (AEC) supply chain firms. E-trading relies on commercial information exchange by supply chain partners which is generally adopted
through intermediary technology partners (Hub Providers) to facilitate the accurate and timely communication of transactional data between buyers and supplier. A case study was conducted to explore the challenges and barriers to implementation of cross-firm commercial information exchange. The study primarily involved investigation of the interfaces between software development and organizational functions assisting with the electronic exchange of commercial information (eCIX) implementation. Findings from the case study show that implementation of commercial information exchange is not an easy task with several themes of factors to be considered during delivery of such projects, namely technical, coordination, integration and organizational. The study contributes to the knowledge and deployment of e-trading solutions within the context of AEC firms, and should be of interest to the practitioners contemplating similar project.
Funding
This work was supported by the Engineering and Physical Science Research Council (EPSRC) as part of an Engineering Doctorate study [EP/G037272/1].
History
School
- Architecture, Building and Civil Engineering
Published in
Construction Management and EconomicsVolume
34Issue
12Pages
898-918Citation
PALA, M. ...et al., 2016. Implementing commercial information exchange: a construction supply chain case study. Construction Management and Economics, 34 (12), pp. 898-918.Publisher
© The Authors. Published by Taylor and FrancisVersion
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This work is made available according to the conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) licence. Full details of this licence are available at: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/ by/4.0/Acceptance date
2016-07-07Publication date
2016-08-18Copyright date
2016Notes
This is an Open Access Article. It is published by Taylor and Francis under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 Unported Licence (CC BY). Full details of this licence are available at: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ISSN
0144-6193eISSN
1466-433XPublisher version
Language
- en