Municipal consultancy procurement: new roles and practices

Sporrong, Josefin; Kadefors, Anna

doi:10.1080/09613218.2014.900260

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“…The analysis used both inductive and abductive approaches; this implies that there was continual cross evaluation of the current practice of LPS and CP observed in the UK with theories of PPM (Dubois and Gadde, 2002). While an inductive approach entails making meaning from the analysis to generate theory, a deductive approach uses predetermined theory to explain the data obtained (Sporrong and Kadefors, 2014;Dubois and Gadde, 2002). An abductive approach on the other hand is the third form of inference that seeks the simplest explanation for observations.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Sober (2001) describes abductive reasoning as the "inference to the best explanation". This approach was adopted as it allowed the study to gain new theoretical insight through the empirical data and the established theoretical model of the LPS (Sporrong and Kadefors, 2014;Dubois and Gadde, 2002) In addition to the 30 interviews, 15 projects were observed comprising 8 Highways & Infrastructure projects, 5 Building, and 2 Rail projects. The observation document was developed from published implementations of the LPS on several construction projects (Bernardes and Formoso, 2002;Sterzi et al, 2007).…”

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The relationship between the last planner® system and collaborative planning practice in UK construction

Daniel

Pasquire

Dickens

et al. 2017

ECAM

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Purpose -The purpose of this study is to identify how the newly emerging UK practice of "Collaborative Planning" (CP) for construction project delivery aligns with the advocated principles of the Last Planner System (LPS) of production planning and control. Design/methodology/approach -A mixed, qualitative, exploratory approach was adopted for the study. This entailed qualitative data through three techniques namely: semi-structured interviews, documents analysis, and structured observation. Thirty in-depth-interviews were conducted over a 12 month period with lean construction consultants, clients, main contractors, and subcontractors drawn from the building, highways and infrastructure and rail sector. Fifteen projects were visited where practices were observed. Findings -The study reveals that the current practice of CP in the UK partially aligns with the LPS principles. Where practitioners have heard of the LPS they believe it to be the same practice as CP. Limitation: This study is limited to 30 interviews, observation of 15 projects and document analysis. The aim of the study is not to generalise the findings, however, since the study examined top construction companies and practitioners in the UK and the findings were consistent across the sample, some conclusions could be made. The study is also limited to examining the construction phase only, future studies should incorporate the design phase. Practical Implication-A clear identification of the elements of current practice compared to the components of the LPS provides a contribution to the future practice of project production planning and management in the construction industry. Social implication -The study highlights a continuing resistance to collaboration within the industry. This resistance is subtly embedded within implemented practices even though they are based on collaborative working for their success. Originality and Value -This is among the first studies in the UK that comprehensively examines and reports the application of Last Planner System/Collaborative Planning practice in construction across the major construction sectors. Future studies could build on the findings from this work to develop an approach/methodology to improve the current practice.

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The relationship between the last planner® system and collaborative planning practice in UK construction

Daniel

Pasquire

Dickens

et al. 2017

ECAM

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“…Nowadays, the criteria of the SC partner selection process have transformed from price-to collaboration-based (Pala, Edum-Fotwe, Ruikar, Doughty, & Peters, 2014;Sporrong & Kadefors, 2014) or require the use of IT, for example, BIM (Mahamadu, Mahdjoubi, & Booth, 2014;Yin, Tserng, Toong, & Ngo, 2014). Simultaneously, the size of the inter-organisational teams, the intensity of their interaction and trust are non-negligible parameters for BIM implementation.…”

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The interdependences of BIM and supply chain partnering: empirical explorations

Papadonikolaki

Vrijhoef

Wamelink

2016

Architectural Engineering and Design Management

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Building Information Modelling (BIM) technology and the concept of supply chain management (SCM) could be a potentially compatible and mutually interdependent practice. The existing research on BIM focuses on improving project-based and intra-organisational goals, ignoring the impact of BIM on existing structured long-term Supply Chain (SC) partnerships. The purpose of this study is to explore the interdependences of BIM and cross-project long-term inter-organisational teams. Five projects in the Netherlands, with BIM and SCM implementation, were analysed empirically using case study methods, including interviews, documents analysis and live observations. The BIM-enabled SC partnerships adopted various SCM practices and displayed distinct BIM collaboration patterns. This exploration revealed three main patterns of BIM-based collaboration, that is, ad-hoc, linear and distributed, in the SC partnerships. The three patterns included various quasi-contractual, physical and digital means for BIM collaboration. The study suggests implications about BIM researchers and practitioners for not only implementing BIM, but also further integrating the construction SC.ARTICLE HISTORY

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“…A difference with earlier studies (Michelsen and de Boer, 2009) is that in our municipalities it was obvious that the environmental argument was prioritized over the lowest offer, at least in the public procurement process. Sporrong and Kadefors (2014) found that a barrier to create an efficient public procurement process was unclear policies and/or policies that were in conflict with each other. In our cases the policy was clear and it was emphasised that EVs should be prioritized.…”

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“…Identified reasons for why SPP is not used to its full potential in municipalities are for example that goals, created by unrealistic or unclear policies, were often in conflict with each other, creating uncertainty in the procurement process (Sporrong and Kadefors, 2014). It is also important to attach more weight to environmental aspects in the prequalification and/or final selection of suppliers (Michelsen and de Boer, 2009).…”

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Public procurement of electric vehicles as a way to support a market: examples from Sweden

Backman

Palm

2017

IJEHV

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Electric vehicles (EV) are increasingly seen as a desirable sustainable solution for the transport sector, and public procurement is often highlighted as one tool to stimulate a market. In this article we analyze the role of Swedish municipalities in relation to public procurement and especially whether and in such case how municipalities in Sweden use public procurement as an instrument to enhance a market for EVs. The strategy in both municipalities was to let the municipal organization act as role models, create buying power and develop a secondhand market for EVs. The strategy to speed up diffusion within the municipal organization was through information and test-driving and in dialogue with the administration solve problems that arise. A potential improvement of the diffusion process would be to find ways to share the extra cost of an EV.

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Municipal consultancy procurement: new roles and practices

Cited by 12 publications

References 40 publications

The relationship between the last planner® system and collaborative planning practice in UK construction

The relationship between the last planner® system and collaborative planning practice in UK construction

The interdependences of BIM and supply chain partnering: empirical explorations

Public procurement of electric vehicles as a way to support a market: examples from Sweden

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