Improving the Road Construction Supply Chain by Developing a National Level Performance Measurement System: the Case of Estonia
Transport and logistics are the lifeblood of societies.
There is a strong correlation between overall growth in economic
activity and growth of transport. The movement of people and goods
has the potential for creating wealth and prosperity, therefore the
state of transportation infrastructure and especially the condition of
road networks is often a governmental priority. The design, building
and maintenance of national roads constitute a substantial share of
government budgets. Taking into account the magnitude and
importance of these investments, the expedience, efficiency and
sustainability of these projects are of great public interest. This paper
provides an overview of supply chain management principles applied
to road construction. In addition, road construction performance
measurement systems and ICT solutions are discussed. Road
construction in Estonia is analyzed. The authors propose the
development of a national performance measurement system for road
construction.
[1] J. C. Taylor, Road funding: time for a change. Midland: Mackinac
Center for Public Policy, 2007.
[2] A. Saarniit, "Share of transit in Estonian economy," Bank of Estonia-s
Kroon & Economy, no. 1, pp. 43-48, Apr. 2006.
[3] Statistics Estonia, http://www.stat.ee/, Sept. 2011.
[4] R. M. R. Mazlan, and K. N. Ali, "Relationships between supply chain
management and outsourcing," unpublished.
[5] R. D. Wirahadikusumah, and M. Abduh, "Reinforcing the role of owners
in the supply chains of highway construction projects," in Proc. of the
First Makassar Int-l. Conf. on Civil Engineering (MICCE), Makassar,
2010, pp. 1321-1328.
[6] Procurement strategy review. London: Highways Agency, 2005.
[7] R. Vrijhoef, L. Koskela, and G. Howell, "Understanding construction
supply chains: an alternative interpretation," in Proc. 9th Annual Conf.
Int-l. Group Lean Constr. IGLC-9, Singapore, 2001.
[8] Ge Zhendong, and Su Zhenmin, "A Conceptual Framework for
Construction Supply Chain Integration," in Proc. Int-l. Conf. on
Management and Service Science (MASS), Wuhan, 2010, pp. 1-7.
[9] KPI Report for the Minister for Construction. London: Department of
the Environment, Transport and the Regions, 2000.
[10] Jung Un Min, and H. Bjornsson, "CS2. Construction Supply Chain
Simulator," in CIFE Summer Program, Stanford, 2002.
[11] M. Axelsen, Key performance indicators: how they work and how to use
them. Brisbane: Applied Insight Pty Ltd, 2009.
[12] Performance Indicators for the Road Sector. Summary of the field tests.
Paris: OECD Publications, 2001.
[13] M. Garvin, K. Molenaar, D. Navarro, and G. Proctor, Key Performance
Indicators in Public-Private Partnerships. A State-of-the-Practice
Report. Washington, DC: Federal Highway Administration, 2011.
[14] H. G. R. Kerali, Overview of HDM-IV. Birmingham: ISOHDM Technical
Secretariat, 2000.
[15] J. M. de la Garza, J. C. Pinero, and M. E. Ozbek, "A framework for
monitoring Performance-Based Road Maintenance Contracts," in TRB's
7th National Conference on Transportation Asset Management, New
Orleans, 2007.
[16] A. Rayati Shavazi, M. Abzari, and A. Mohammadzadeh, "A Research in
Relationship between ICT and SCM," World Academy of Science,
Engineering and Technology, no. 50, pp. 92-101, 2009.
[17] P. Mohan, V. N. Padmanabhan, and R. Ramjee, "Nericell: Rich
Monitoring of Road and Traffic Conditions using Mobile Smartphones,"
in SenSys-2008, Raleigh, 2008.
[18] C. L. Perkinson, M. E. Bayraktar, I. Ahmad, "The use of computing
technology in highway construction as a total jobsite management tool,"
Automation in Construction, no. 19, pp. 884-897, 2010.
[19] Lung-Chuang Wang, Yu-Cheng Lin, and P Lin, "Dynamic mobile
RFID-based supply chain control and management system in
construction," Advanced Engineering Informatics, Vol. 21, Issue 4, pp.
377-390, Oct. 2007.
[20] Annual report 2010. Tallinn: Estonian Road Administration, 2011.
[21] S. Pertens, Lemminkäinen Estonia, Ltd, Tallinn, Estonia, private
communication, Oct. 2011.
[22] M. Puust, Estonian Road Administration, Tallinn, Estonia, private
communication, Oct. 2011.
[23] Lieutenant colonel A. Kirsimäe, Estonian Police, private communication,
Oct. 2011.
[24] D. Bryde, and D. Brown, "The influence of a project performance
measurement system on the success of a contract for maintaining
motorways and trunk roads," Project management journal, Vol. 35, no.
4, pp. 57-65, Dec. 2004.
[25] T. Koppinen, and P. Lahdenperä, The current and future performance of
road project delivery methods. Tampere: VTT Technical Research
Centre of Finland, 2004.
[1] J. C. Taylor, Road funding: time for a change. Midland: Mackinac
Center for Public Policy, 2007.
[2] A. Saarniit, "Share of transit in Estonian economy," Bank of Estonia-s
Kroon & Economy, no. 1, pp. 43-48, Apr. 2006.
[3] Statistics Estonia, http://www.stat.ee/, Sept. 2011.
[4] R. M. R. Mazlan, and K. N. Ali, "Relationships between supply chain
management and outsourcing," unpublished.
[5] R. D. Wirahadikusumah, and M. Abduh, "Reinforcing the role of owners
in the supply chains of highway construction projects," in Proc. of the
First Makassar Int-l. Conf. on Civil Engineering (MICCE), Makassar,
2010, pp. 1321-1328.
[6] Procurement strategy review. London: Highways Agency, 2005.
[7] R. Vrijhoef, L. Koskela, and G. Howell, "Understanding construction
supply chains: an alternative interpretation," in Proc. 9th Annual Conf.
Int-l. Group Lean Constr. IGLC-9, Singapore, 2001.
[8] Ge Zhendong, and Su Zhenmin, "A Conceptual Framework for
Construction Supply Chain Integration," in Proc. Int-l. Conf. on
Management and Service Science (MASS), Wuhan, 2010, pp. 1-7.
[9] KPI Report for the Minister for Construction. London: Department of
the Environment, Transport and the Regions, 2000.
[10] Jung Un Min, and H. Bjornsson, "CS2. Construction Supply Chain
Simulator," in CIFE Summer Program, Stanford, 2002.
[11] M. Axelsen, Key performance indicators: how they work and how to use
them. Brisbane: Applied Insight Pty Ltd, 2009.
[12] Performance Indicators for the Road Sector. Summary of the field tests.
Paris: OECD Publications, 2001.
[13] M. Garvin, K. Molenaar, D. Navarro, and G. Proctor, Key Performance
Indicators in Public-Private Partnerships. A State-of-the-Practice
Report. Washington, DC: Federal Highway Administration, 2011.
[14] H. G. R. Kerali, Overview of HDM-IV. Birmingham: ISOHDM Technical
Secretariat, 2000.
[15] J. M. de la Garza, J. C. Pinero, and M. E. Ozbek, "A framework for
monitoring Performance-Based Road Maintenance Contracts," in TRB's
7th National Conference on Transportation Asset Management, New
Orleans, 2007.
[16] A. Rayati Shavazi, M. Abzari, and A. Mohammadzadeh, "A Research in
Relationship between ICT and SCM," World Academy of Science,
Engineering and Technology, no. 50, pp. 92-101, 2009.
[17] P. Mohan, V. N. Padmanabhan, and R. Ramjee, "Nericell: Rich
Monitoring of Road and Traffic Conditions using Mobile Smartphones,"
in SenSys-2008, Raleigh, 2008.
[18] C. L. Perkinson, M. E. Bayraktar, I. Ahmad, "The use of computing
technology in highway construction as a total jobsite management tool,"
Automation in Construction, no. 19, pp. 884-897, 2010.
[19] Lung-Chuang Wang, Yu-Cheng Lin, and P Lin, "Dynamic mobile
RFID-based supply chain control and management system in
construction," Advanced Engineering Informatics, Vol. 21, Issue 4, pp.
377-390, Oct. 2007.
[20] Annual report 2010. Tallinn: Estonian Road Administration, 2011.
[21] S. Pertens, Lemminkäinen Estonia, Ltd, Tallinn, Estonia, private
communication, Oct. 2011.
[22] M. Puust, Estonian Road Administration, Tallinn, Estonia, private
communication, Oct. 2011.
[23] Lieutenant colonel A. Kirsimäe, Estonian Police, private communication,
Oct. 2011.
[24] D. Bryde, and D. Brown, "The influence of a project performance
measurement system on the success of a contract for maintaining
motorways and trunk roads," Project management journal, Vol. 35, no.
4, pp. 57-65, Dec. 2004.
[25] T. Koppinen, and P. Lahdenperä, The current and future performance of
road project delivery methods. Tampere: VTT Technical Research
Centre of Finland, 2004.
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There is a strong correlation between overall growth in economic
activity and growth of transport. The movement of people and goods
has the potential for creating wealth and prosperity, therefore the
state of transportation infrastructure and especially the condition of
road networks is often a governmental priority. The design, building
and maintenance of national roads constitute a substantial share of
government budgets. Taking into account the magnitude and
importance of these investments, the expedience, efficiency and
sustainability of these projects are of great public interest. This paper
provides an overview of supply chain management principles applied
to road construction. In addition, road construction performance
measurement systems and ICT solutions are discussed. Road
construction in Estonia is analyzed. The authors propose the
development of a national performance measurement system for road
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