33rd Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction (IGLC 33) - Osaka and Kyoto, Japan - 2025

https://doi.org/10.24928/2025/0204

Integrating Construction 4.0 Technologies to Strengthen Post-disaster Construction Supply Chain

Tran Duong Nguyen1, Qinghao Zeng2 & Pardis Pishdad3

1Ph.D. Student, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia, United States, [email protected], https://bc.gatech.edu/people/tran-nguyen, orcid.org/0000-0002-0024-4828
2Ph.D. Student, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia, United States, [email protected], orcid.org/0000-0002-4313-6800
3Ph.D., Full Professor, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia, United States, [email protected], https://bc.gatech.edu/people/pardis-pishdad, orcid.org/0000-0003-4208-9755

Abstract

Natural or artificial disasters, such as earthquakes, pandemics, conflicts, and hurricanes, often lead to the displacement of people, damage to critical infrastructure, and disruption of the supply chain. Rapid and resilient post-disaster reconstruction is thus essential for communities to recover faster. This paper proposes a framework for integrating emerging technologies, including Building Information Modeling (BIM), Reality Capture, AI, Computer Vision, GPS/GIS, Construction 3D Printing (C3DP), and Modular Construction (MC), with Lean Construction (LC) principles to streamline and strengthen the post-disaster reconstruction supply chain. This paper identifies the common challenges in post-disaster reconstruction through a literature review, investigates technology-driven solutions, and proposes strategies to strengthen the reconstruction supply chain regarding speed and resilience. The integrated framework addresses four specific reconstruction phases, from rapid damage assessment and data management to planning, design, and on-site implementation. Our findings emphasize the importance of cross-sector collaboration, specialized training, and strategic investment in these technologies to improve disaster response, recovery, and long-term community resilience. Additionally, this paper provides recommendations for policymakers, practitioners, and stakeholders, highlighting how advanced technologies could reduce timelines, lower costs, and ensure a more sustainable and adaptive rebuilding process in the face of future disruptions.

Keywords

Post-disaster Reconstruction, Emerging technologies, Construction 4.0, Construction Supply chain, Sustainable Recovery Strategies.

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Nguyen, T. D., Zeng, Q. & Pishdad, P.. (2025). Integrating Construction 4.0 Technologies to Strengthen Post-disaster Construction Supply Chain. In Seppänen, O., Koskela, L., & Murata , K. (Eds.), Proceedings of the 33rd Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction (IGLC 33) (pp. 705–716). https://doi.org/10.24928/2025/0204

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Nguyen, T. D., Zeng, Q. & Pishdad, P.. (2025). Integrating Construction 4.0 Technologies to Strengthen Post-disaster Construction Supply Chain. IGLC33. https://doi.org/10.24928/2025/0204

 

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