A Systematic Literature Review Of The Factors Of Information Sharing That Enable Circular Procurement In The Construction Industry

Kelly, Stephen; Kalaitzi, Dimitra

Abstract

The construction industry is one of the most resource-intensive industries, and the recent challenges of material shortages and scarcity with the growing environmental concerns led to the ongoing discussion of the development of circular economy (CE) models and practices (Guerra et al., 2021). CE models focus on avoiding unnecessary waste generation by reusing and recycling materials and one of the most widely adopted circular economy business models is the use of circular inputs i.e., replacing the linear type of resource with circular alternatives in the value chain. To this end, circular procurement plays a crucial role in this model as it aims to provide a new life to resources by reusing, redesigning, reducing to achieve zero-wastage (Qazi and Appolloni, 2022).

According to the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) “Circular procurement occurs when the buyer purchases products or services that follow the principles of the circular economy, supporting the assessment of designing, making, selling, reusing and recycling products to determine how to get the maximum value from them, both in use and at the end of their life” (UNEP, 2021). Studies have highlighted the importance of information sharing to achieve CE (Jäger-Roschko and Petersen, 2022). Knowledge management facilitates the creation, sharing and transfer of information to address CE challenges (Ul-Durar et al, 2023).

Despite that there is sufficient literature on knowledge management (e.g., Jamal and Tilchin, 2016; Paulin and Suneson, 2015), as well the conceptualisation and development of circular supply chains (e.g., De Angelis et al., 2018; Sudusinghe and Seuring, 2022), there are a few studies that try to set the procurement agenda or identify the barriers and enablers for the transition to circular procurement (Al-Sinan and Bubshait, 2022; Qazi and Appolloni, 2022). There is a call for further research into knowledge management and CE (Ul-Durar et al, 2023). To the best of author's knowledge, there is no study that tries to explore the link between knowledge management and circular procurement. This study seeks to fill this gap by establishing the factors that influence knowledge management’s effectiveness to support circular procurement within the construction industry.

Citation

Kelly, S., & Kalaitzi, D. (2023, September). A Systematic Literature Review Of The Factors Of Information Sharing That Enable Circular Procurement In The Construction Industry. Paper presented at 27th Annual Logistics Research Network (LRN) Conference, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh

• Presentation Conference Type: Conference Paper (unpublished)
• Conference Name: 27th Annual Logistics Research Network (LRN) Conference
• Conference Location: Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh
• Start Date: Sep 6, 2023
• End Date: Sep 6, 2023
• Deposit Date: Oct 3, 2023