1 Innovation management in the construction supply chain Bart A.G. Bossink, and Ruben Vrijhoef Abstract In this chapter various innovation management tools in the construction supply chain are observed and discussed. The management tools that stimulate innovation are divided into four categories based on their respective functions and effects, i.e. environmental pressure, technological capability, knowledge exchange, and boundary spanning. A collection of 27 innovation management tools can be used at the transfirm level (for all firms in the construction supply chain), interfirm level (for groups of firms cooperating in projects), and intrafirm level (for individual firms). An interview survey undertaken in the Dutch construction industry indicated that the 27 innovation management tools are used by managers of governmental bodies, clients, architects, consultants and contractors in various manners to stimulate and facilitate innovation processes on these three levels in the construction supply chain. It appeared that the tools had created opportunities for managers of both public and private organizations to improve the innovativeness of their organizational structures, processes, and products, as well as the quality of the cooperative ties with other institutions and firms in the construction supply chain.