The role of cloud computing in improving supply chain management in the Ghanaian construction industry.
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2021-06-14
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Abstract
The supply chain management in Ghana has not been very effective in meeting the
demands of the construction industry. Hence, the trite use of quondam means to deliver
goods from one end to the other have not improve over the years. Cloud computing, a
module that helps stakeholders to access information from the internet ubiquitously is an
emerging approach in supply chain management. Thus, the need to conduct this study
which was formulated to explicate the role of cloud computing in improving supply
chain management in the Ghanaian Construction Industry. Adopting quantitative
research approach and using the snowball sampling technique, top construction firms
which were seen to be adopting cloud computing in Ghana were conducted and used for
this study. After sending 60 questionnaires out, 42 of them were retrieved. The obtained
data was analysed using Relative Importance Index (RII) and Descriptive Statistics.
After analysis, it was identified that effective decision making, construction as an
information intensive industry and collaboration guaranteeing higher chance of success
of projects were identified as the topmost awareness of Cloud Computing in the
Ghanaian Construction Industry. Also, some of the benefits of Cloud Computing to the
Ghanaian Construction Industry were that the resource usage can be monitored, Cloud
Computing present financial benefit to a project and Cloud Solution will enable multiple
project management. More so, strategies for implementing Cloud Computing were
identified as Education on the cost benefit cloud solution presents on projects, Enable the
organization to be able to benchmark its performance, and Enable early supplier
involvement in any project. The study recommends amidst others that Cloud Computing
should be promoted within the supply chain area to ensure that stakeholders can easily
access information and speed up productivity in the industry.
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A thesis submitted to the Department of Construction Technology and
Management, College of Art and Built Environment, in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the award degree of Master of Science.
Keywords
Awareness, Cloud Computing, Supply Chain Managemen, Ghana