Editing Construction delay (section)

==Management solutions to delays==
Construction supply chain plays a major role in construction market competition. Construction [[supply chain management]] assists enterprises by helping to improve competitiveness, increase profits and have more control over the different factors and variables within the project.{{cn|date=September 2020}} A. Cox and P. Ireland illustrated the myriad of construction supply chains which constitute the main flows within the construction supply chain.<ref>{{Cite journal|doi = 10.1046/j.1365-232X.2002.00273.x|title = Managing construction supply chains: The common sense approach|year = 2002|last1 = Cox|first1 = Andrew|last2 = Ireland|first2 = Paul|journal = Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management|volume = 9|issue = 5–6|pages = 409–418}}</ref> In his research, Ghaith Al-Werikat analysed delays in relation to the myriad of construction supply chains. In particular, material flow,{{cn|date=September 2020}} equipment flow,{{cn|date=September 2020}} information flow,{{cn|date=September 2020}} labour flow{{cn|date=September 2020}} and client's information flow,{{cn|date=September 2020}} offering a quantification of the impact of supply chain delays on construction projects performance. On the other hand, [[Economic historian]] [[Robert E. Wright]] argues that construction delays are caused by bid gaming, change order artistry, [[asymmetric information]], and post contractual [[market power]]. Until those fundamental issues are confronted and resolved, many custom construction projects will continue to come in over budget, past due, or below contract specifications, he claims.<ref>Robert E. Wright, ''Fubarnomics: A Lighthearted, Serious Look at America's Economic Ills'' (Buffalo, N.Y.: Prometheus, 2010), 69-82.</ref>