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Abstract
Inspired by multiple benefits, including competitive advantages from developing resilient supply chains, this study was designed for the development of effective assessment models to evaluate Supply Chain Capabilities (SCC), improving resilience in Industrialised Construction (IC) in one of the high-density cities: Hong Kong (HK). First identifying appropriate SCC, this study aimed to develop multi-stage-mathematical models to evaluate the adoption of SCC of IC in HK. Experts’ judgements were solicited and analysed using fuzzy synthetic evaluation. Forty-one measurement items were grouped under nine critical SCC components, and their ‘importance’ and ‘current practice’ indices were determined. The importance index of SCC is high, spotlighting the significance of the contribution of SCC to resilience whereas the current practice index is comparatively low, highlighting the dire need to bridge this gap with capability improvements. To the authors' knowledge, these evaluation models are the first set of structured models designed to assess SCC of IC, providing valuable insights to practitioners for well-informed decision-making in formulating strategies to initiate and nurture resilient supply chains in IC in HK.
Acknowledgements
This paper forms a part of a PhD research project entitled ‘Modeling Supply Chain Resilience in Industrialized Construction in Hong Kong’. The authors gratefully acknowledge the survey respondents and anonymous reviewers for their significant contributions to developing and improving this paper.
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E. M. A. C. Ekanayake
E. M. A. C. Ekanayake is currently a doctoral researcher at the Department of Building and Real Estate, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. She is a recipient of the Hong Kong PhD Fellowship Scheme and holds first-class honours in Quantity Surveying, University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka. Her research interests include Supply Chain Resilience, Prefabricated Construction, Value Engineering and Lean Construction with a current focus on the ‘Supply Chain Resilience in Industrialised Construction’.
Geoffrey Q. P. Shen
Geoffrey Q. P. Shen is a Chair Professor of Construction Management of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. He has a proven track record of accomplishment of academic leadership in construction management with a special interest in sustainable construction supported by information and communication technologies. He has led a large number of research projects with total funding of over HK$50 million and has authored 260 papers in peer-reviewed academic journals. He is a member of the Engineering Panel of The Research Grants Council in Hong Kong, serving the editorial boards of several leading journals in the field of construction engineering and management, and has been invited to give keynote presentations in a large number of international conferences.
Mohan M. Kumaraswamy
Mohan M. Kumaraswamy Having been at the University of Hong Kong (HKU) for 21 years, Mohan M. Kumaraswamy is now an Honorary Professor at HKU and also at University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka. He has been a Visiting Professor in Singapore, Australia and India. His BSc in Civil Engineering is from Sri Lanka and his MSc, PhD and DSc degrees are from UK. He has worked in industry and led international consultancies. He is also active in construction industry development and professional bodies. He is a Co-ordinator of CIB Working Commission on ‘Public Private Partnership’; and Editor-in-Chief of ‘Built Environment Project and Asset Management’ journal.