Abstract:
Offsite Manufacturing (OSM) has evolved over the years as an innovative solution to address housing problems at a global scale. However, the poor performance of supply chain management has been identified as a pivotal reason for low uptake of OSM. We believe that there are no significant reports on research that addresses the theoretical development of Housing- Offsite Manufacturing-Supply Chain Management (HOSCM). A Systematic Literature Review (SLR) was carried out to identify the critical issues related to supply chain management in HOSCM research. Around 39 journal articles spanning from 1996 to 2017 (as of October), addressing HOSCM research, were selected. Around eighty-two issues were identified after an indepth content analysis with reference to principal component bodies of Supply Chain Management (SCM), entity of analysis, level of analysis, elements of exchange and OSM type. Identified issues were clustered under similar themes named as HOSCM constructs as weak demand, product customization, inappropriate strategy setting, stakeholder repositioning, lack of customer focus, dynamic relationships, varied stakeholder engagement, slow organizational learning, imbalance risk distribution, local environment adaptation, lack of knowledge sharing, poor communication, lack of technology utilization, financial fragility, lack of logistic integration, and inadequate performance measurement. This study provides a theoretical foundation to understand the implementation of HOSCM and identified areas for performance improvement.
