TY - GEN
T1 - Streamlining Construction Project Logistics in Developing Nations
T2 - International Conference of Sustainable Development and Smart Built Environments, SDSBE 2024
AU - Otasowie, Kenneth
AU - Aigbavboa, Clinton
AU - Oke, Ayodeji
AU - Ikuabe, Matthew
AU - Adekunle, Peter
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2025.
PY - 2025
Y1 - 2025
N2 - The absence of supplies and resources at construction sites, when required, can significantly hinder project development and have knock-on effects on other construction-related operations. This study examines the benefits of adopting blockchain technology in construction logistics operations. This is done to make a case for blockchain technology adoption in construction project logistics in developing nations. The study utilised a survey design. 152 questionnaires were distributed, and 104 were returned and considered appropriate for the study. The data analysis involved various statistical methods, including percentages, mean item scores, standard deviation, one-sample t-tests, and Kruskal-Wallis tests. The results indicate that the main benefits of adopting blockchain technology in construction logistics operations are reduced systemic risk, counterfeit materials identification, business process acceleration and efficiency, new business model enablement, application rationalisation and redundancy, facilitate SME financing, fraud reduction, enable visibility, facilitate origin tracking of materials, and reduced transaction cost. This study, therefore, strongly recommends exploring implementing blockchain solutions by construction organisations in developing nations to streamline project logistics and unlock the benefits identified in this study.
AB - The absence of supplies and resources at construction sites, when required, can significantly hinder project development and have knock-on effects on other construction-related operations. This study examines the benefits of adopting blockchain technology in construction logistics operations. This is done to make a case for blockchain technology adoption in construction project logistics in developing nations. The study utilised a survey design. 152 questionnaires were distributed, and 104 were returned and considered appropriate for the study. The data analysis involved various statistical methods, including percentages, mean item scores, standard deviation, one-sample t-tests, and Kruskal-Wallis tests. The results indicate that the main benefits of adopting blockchain technology in construction logistics operations are reduced systemic risk, counterfeit materials identification, business process acceleration and efficiency, new business model enablement, application rationalisation and redundancy, facilitate SME financing, fraud reduction, enable visibility, facilitate origin tracking of materials, and reduced transaction cost. This study, therefore, strongly recommends exploring implementing blockchain solutions by construction organisations in developing nations to streamline project logistics and unlock the benefits identified in this study.
KW - Benefits
KW - Blockchain
KW - Construction projects
KW - Developing nations
KW - Logistics
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=105003626182&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/978-981-96-4051-5_134
DO - 10.1007/978-981-96-4051-5_134
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:105003626182
SN - 9789819640508
T3 - Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering
SP - 1401
EP - 1411
BT - Proceedings of the International Conference on Smart and Sustainable Built Environment, SASBE 2024
A2 - GhaffarianHoseini, Ali
A2 - Ghaffarianhoseini, Amirhosein
A2 - Rahimian, Farzad
A2 - Babu Purushothaman, Mahesh
PB - Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Y2 - 7 November 2024 through 9 November 2024
ER -