An investigation on the barriers in the Implementation of Sustainable Supply Chain Management in Indian Construction Industry

Abstract

In terms of supply chain adoption, present construction industry practises lag. While the use of sustainable supply chain management principles in manufacturing has yielded great success, construction firms are constrained by age-old processes. A study was conducted to determine the main barriers to implementing sustainable supply chain practises in the construction industry. The questionnaire survey was designed to synthesise and inherit previous findings and required replies from industry participants. This study, using a sample of 279 replies, determines the challenges to the implementation of sustainable supply chain practises in the construction sector. The critical impediments are assessed and ranked using the Relative Importance Index approach.