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A Coordinated Approach for Supply-Chain Tracking in the Liquefied Natural Gas Industry

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  • Jun Wang

    (Australasian Joint Research Centre for Building Information Modelling, School of Design and the Built Environment, Curtin University, Perth 6845, Australia)

  • Hung-Lin Chi

    (Department of Building and Real Estate, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China)

  • Wenchi Shou

    (Australasian Joint Research Centre for Building Information Modelling, School of Design and the Built Environment, Curtin University, Perth 6845, Australia)

  • Heap-Yih Chong

    (School of Design and the Built Environment, Curtin University, Perth 6845, Australia)

  • Xiangyu Wang

    (Australasian Joint Research Centre for Building Information Modelling, School of Design and the Built Environment, Curtin University, Perth 6845, Australia)

Abstract

With the increased size and complexity of liquefied natural gas (LNG) projects, supply-chain management has become a challenging process due to involvements of the remote location of the project site and the multiple stakeholders. The transparency and traceability of the supply-chain are critical as any surpluses or shortages of materials will put the project at risk. Currently, limited research has been conducted on LNG projects considering the total supply-chain perspective, which refers to all stages of materials tracking in off-site manufacturing, transportation, and site logistics. The purpose of this research is to propose a framework of a coordinated approach for supply-chain tracking in the LNG industry. Two focus group studies were organized to develop the proposed framework: One for LNG construction supply chain process development, and another for alternative tracking technologies selection. In addition, two experiments, namely off-site fabrication tracking and site logistics tracking, were conducted in a field to evaluate the feasibility of the proposed framework. Technology limitations were also discussed in terms of field implementation.

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  • Jun Wang & Hung-Lin Chi & Wenchi Shou & Heap-Yih Chong & Xiangyu Wang, 2018. "A Coordinated Approach for Supply-Chain Tracking in the Liquefied Natural Gas Industry," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 10(12), pages 1-25, December.
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