Antecedents of the Readiness for Adoption of Digital Supply Chain Management in Construction Industry

Lee, Rong Cherng (2022) Antecedents of the Readiness for Adoption of Digital Supply Chain Management in Construction Industry. Final Year Project (Masters), Tunku Abdul Rahman University College.

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Abstract

The productivity increase in the construction value chain has been extremely slow. While digital supply chain management can deliver many benefits, it has been proved very difficult to implement. The rate of adoption throughout the industry has been abysmally low. However, there is no general model for assessing the readiness for Industry 4.0 for the organization. Therefore, it is important to collate and analyze these literatures on the readiness of digital supply chain management for better understanding the readiness factors. Hence, this study provides an understanding of current readiness index of Malaysian toward the digital supply chain management in construction industry and on how the predictor can influence the readiness of adoption for digital supply chain management. The finding of the research showed that the individual with higher perceived benefit on the digital supply chain management, bigger firm size, higher top management support, with higher competitive pressure and higher trialability will have greater readiness of adoption for digital supply chain management in construction industry. Meanwhile, the working experience will not cause any individual different in influencing them readiness of adoption. Meanwhile, the working experience also shown that do not cause significant moderating effect on main relationship. A survey involving 144 respondents who have the involve in construction supply chain in Kuala Lumpur is conducted. The data obtained are analysed through Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) and the Partial Least Squared – Structural Equation Modelling (PLS-SEM). In addition, the findings of this study should be able to shed light on technological-organizational-environmental factors, but at the same time to exercise caution to assume their similar impact in the different stages of adoption especially in pre-adoption and to build a transformation strategy for smooth transition to digital supply chain in I4.0. The implications of the research, limitations and directions for future research are discussed as well. Keyword: “Readiness of Adoption”, “Digital Supply Chain” “Construction Industry”,“TOE Frameworks” “Industry 4.0”