Digitalisering av försörjningskedjan till en byggarbetsplats : Fallstudie på fallföretaget Skanska Sverige AB

The construction industry is considered an industry where manual handling is preferable to digital tools. A construction project includes many different actors who perform different services for the client. The information associated with a specific product group is massive, information is often lost, misinterpreted, or forgotten. This in turn leads to the studied company losing money, time, and efficiency. In today's construction industry, there are a variety of digital tools that companies use.The aim of the study is to study the challenges of digitizing the supply chain to a construction site and how these challenges can be addressed. The study was based on a combination of the theory applied with an abductive approach. This is followed by a qualitative research method to gain a broader and more detailed view of the selected subject. The theory is based on primary and secondary data in the form of three interviews conducted at the studied company linked to the study's two issues. Secondary data has been used when the theory is taken from scientific articles, course literatures and the case company intranet. With the help of the respondents' experiences, a result has been produced.For example, change means that an organization corrects existing ways of working. To achieve this, it is necessary to analyse the current situation to identify deficiencies, deviations, and present opportunities for improvement. An organization can adjust its way of working and be ready for change without creating major difficulties and complications. The Internet of Things and the digital tools have made working methods more efficient. This has made it possible to develop difficulties and deviations much more easily, which means that companies can act in real time to remove their difficulties. A system like ERP enables organizations to further develop their digitization into more specific business systems that cover and manage the flow of information effectively.The conclusion is that it requires knowledge and a conscious selection of digital systems for it to work well. This reduces the risk of different types of waste. The limitations of the work are that only three interviews have been conducted, which limits the strength of the results