An empirical examination of the procurement-led supply chain in the construction industry

Abstract

Abstract:The mechanisms of supply chains are omnipresent, but procurementcentric supply-chain management has received little attention in the construction industry, despite its economic weight. A procurement centric construction supply chain requires client integration and contractor integration to cope with the project complexity and project uncertainty. In this regard, procurement-led supply-chain initiatives using mediated power and non-mediated power of the client organisation can influence contractor integration and project performance. A structural equation model consisting of two exogenous variables -mediated power and non-mediated power of clientand three endogenous variables -client integration, contractor integration and project performance -is developed based on theoretical support. The data are collected from 244 construction professionals working in a variety of construction projects across India. The result of the study suggests that, the use of mediated power by the client organisation accompanied by the involvement of the client in the project relates to the improving of project performance.Keywords: supply chain; procurement; integration; project performance; power.Reference to this paper should be made as follows: Jagtap, M., Kamble, S.S. M. Jagtap et al.Sachin S. Kamble is an Associate Professor at the National Institute of Industrial Engineering, Mumbai, India is a leading academician, top industry consultant and researcher with rich experience in supply chain and operations management. He obtained his Bachelor degree in Mechanical Engineering; Master degree in MBA; Doctorate degree in Business Management. His research area of expertise includes supply chain performance studies in several sectors that include -farm fresh products (agriculture supply chain), medical supply chain, construction, retail and automobile supply chains. He has co-authored more than 67 publications in international refereed journals such as

Quantitative Analysis of Sustainable Use of Construction Materials for Supply Chain Integration and Construction Industry Performance through Structural Equation Modeling (SEM)

“…The study of Mesa et al (2016) [13] has addressed that the means of sustainability within the construction organisations is an important factor for dealing with the issues of governance and solving problems of ethics while performing operations. According to the assessment of Jagtap et al (2017) [2], the EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) act deals with the construction organisations for better environmental responsibility and becoming resource efficient for the ongoing operations. The authors could find only limited number of publications which address the need of assessing sustainable use of construction material.…”

“…Neri (2016) [1] has highlighted that the construction material required for the building is often extracted from natural resources and its sustainability is imperative for long term use. Moreover, based on the arguments of Jagtap et al (2017) [2], the sustainability of construction building material is one of the major aspects in the construction and building. Khatib (2016) [3], argued that despite of relying on technology and developed materials, construction companies prefer using the raw materials which are available naturally.…”