This document discusses the roles of supply chain management in construction. It identifies four key roles: 1) Designing construction supply chains to reduce waste through industrialization and just-in-time delivery approaches. 2) Addressing common problems and waste in construction supply chains like delays and excess inventory by identifying root causes. 3) Applying supply chain management principles can help resolve issues by taking a systems view of production as a continuous flow rather than isolated steps. 4) Traditional construction management focuses on individual tasks while supply chain management emphasizes integrating functions for improved efficiency.

1. Tutorial 8
Roles of Supply Chain Management
(SCM) in Construction
CONSTRUCTION SUPPLY CHAIN
MANAGEMENT (MGT60803/QSB 2433)

2. Tutorial (Discussion)
1. Discuss the relationship between SCM concept
with JIT delivery system. (Hint: Toyota)
2. Discuss the concept of SCM. (Hint: Solution)
3. Identify the characteristics differences between
traditional management and Supply Chain (SC)
Management. (Hint: transformation view of
production vs flow view of production)
4. Discuss the characteristics of construction supply
chain (CSC).
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3. Tutorial (Discussion)
5.Discuss the four roles of SCM in construction.
6. Define Industrialization. (*design of the SC)
7. What waste and problems were encountered in
construction supply chain?
8. What is the root cause of the waste and problem?
9. How to resolve the waste, problems and root causes
by applying SCM? (Hint: Identify problem and solutions)
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