Construction project supply chains and their use of ICT

This paper describes the first stage in a much larger project, funded by the Co-operative Research Centre for Construction Innovation in Australia investigating the application of supply chain concepts in the context of the construction project to develop a model of supply chain interaction that is appropriate for investigating ICT adoption both within a single construction project and across the sector. It models the influences described in previous literature relating to ICT-related supply chain participant performance and further proposes an on-line, modified Delphi methodology to facilitate the asynchronous participation of an international panel of experts in the validation of the model. It concludes by reporting the findings from the study and directions for further research.