A Strategizing Perspective on New Logistics Setups in Construction Projects

• During the last decade clients and municipalities have started to implement construction logistics setups outsourced to third-party logistics providers in order to reduce the impact of construction projects on the surrounding society and environment. The focus of this paper is to investigate strategizing efforts and effects in project contexts depending on particular logistics setups. This is investigated through a comparative case study of two projects that utilize mandatory construction logistics setups for all involved actors. The cases are analyzed based on the industrial network approach using the ARA (Activities-Resources-Actors) model in order to assess and discuss the interactive nature of the initiating actors’ strategizing efforts of re-modelling the activities and resources of established construction actors, such as contractors. The results show that the initiating actors outsource to third-party actors not primarily related to the industry and focus on general motivations for implementing the construction logistics setups rather than on how the individual project actors are affected.

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SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP  -- Ekonomi och näringsliv -- Företagsekonomi (hsv//swe)

SOCIAL SCIENCES  -- Economics and Business -- Business Administration (hsv//eng)

TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER  -- Samhällsbyggnadsteknik -- Byggproduktion (hsv//swe)

ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY  -- Civil Engineering -- Construction Management (hsv//eng)

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third-party logistics

strategizing

construction logistics

construction

client

Real Estate and Construction Management

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