Formal and informal relations within BIM-enabled supply chain partnerships

Supply chain management (SCM) and building information modelling (BIM) are innovations that focus on integration. Recent literature suggests performance benefits from combining these innovations. Within supply chain (SC) partnerships, that use BIM – hereinafter called BIM-enabled SC partnerships – various formal and informal dimensions...

Inter- and intra-organizational conditions for supply chain integration with BIM

Digitizing buildings via building information modelling (BIM) is increasingly gaining traction in the architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) sector. The plethora of BIM-based technologies affects both inter- and intra-organizational relations. Structured inter-organizational networks across tiers, such as supply chain (SC)...

BIM adoption in integrated supply chains: A multiple case study

This paper explored the status of BIM adoption in construction Supply Chains (SC). The benefits of BIM are found from design management, to virtual construction and site management. The study is structured upon the assumption that BIM not only supports intra-firm collaboration, but also improves inter-firm collaboration in projects with SC...

Extended construction supply chain management: Relationships, rewards and risks

Over the past decade, the UK construction industry has sought to exploit the rewards of supply chain management practice. This paper explores construction industry capability to implement an extended construction supply chain culture. Where commercial solidarity prevails and integrated supply chains, including small and mediums sized enterprises...