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Abdul-Aziz, A-R and Hussin, A-A (2003) Construction Safety in Malaysia: A Review of Industry Performance and Outlook for the Future. Journal of Construction Research, 4(02), 141–53.
Deacon, C and Smallwood, J (2003) Health Promotion in South African Construction. Journal of Construction Research, 4(02), 129–40.
Edwards, D J (2003) Accident trends involving construction plant: an exploratory analysis. Journal of Construction Research, 4(02), 161–73.
Frimpong, Y and Oluwoye, J (2003) Significant factors causing delay and cost overruns in construction of groundwater projects in Ghana. Journal of Construction Research, 4(02), 175–87.
Palaneeswaran, E, Kumaraswamy, M M and Ng, S T (2003) Formulating a Framework for Relationally Integrated Construction Supply Chains. Journal of Construction Research, 4(02), 189–205.
- Type: Journal Article
- Keywords: Supply chain; equilibrium; culture; keiretsu; relational contracting
- ISBN/ISSN: 1609-9451
- URL: http://www.worldscinet.com/jcr/04/0402/S160994510300042X.html
- Abstract:
Divergent goals, short-term objectives and fragmented approaches have weakened construction supply chains and thereby adversely affected their outputs and performance levels. Furthermore, relationships and satisfaction levels have also deteriorated due to these "disjointed' groupings and segregated functions. Construction clients and their contractors often appear to be polarized in some form of "opportunism" driven "adversarial" relationships, while other supply chain members seem to be "pulling" in different directions as well. In order to overcome these problems, a series of synergistic findings from research initiatives and knowledge "mining" in related topics are consolidated in this paper, so as to identify approaches for re-integrating construction supply chains. An analogy of achieving an appropriate "operational" equilibrium in construction supply chains is formulated, based on a careful identification of various sets of generic impacting "forces." This is linked to an amalgamation of identified best practices, an appreciation of "cultural" influences, and emerging relational contracting approaches. Distilling and synergizing useful relevant "knowledge" on the above from recent research exercises and related literature, a framework for relational integration of construction supply chains is conceptualized and presented in this paper.
Paulson, B C (2003) Design and Construction for the Rest of Us. Journal of Construction Research, 4(02), 115–27.
Tan, W (2003) The Development of Construction Education in Singapore. Journal of Construction Research, 4(02), 207–22.
Tse, R Y C and Love, P E D (2003) An Economic Analysis of the Effect of Delays on Project Costs. Journal of Construction Research, 4(02), 155–60.