Supply chain management in the Malaysian construction industry

The construction industry plays an important role in establishing the required infrastructure for socioeconomic development while being a major contributor to ward overall economic growth.As the national economy grows, the construction industry needs to satisfy the expansion and changes in constru...

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Main Authors: Abdullah, Che Sobry, Yusoff, Rushami Zien, Mohamed Udin, Zulkifli, Mohtar, Shahimi, Salleh, Dani, Othman, Abdul Aziz, Ahmad, Azhar, Zulhumadi, Faisal, Osman, Wan Nadzri
Format: Monograph
Language:English
Published: Universiti Utara Malaysia 2011
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Online Access:https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/10756/1/2011.pdf
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author Abdullah, Che Sobry
Yusoff, Rushami Zien
Mohamed Udin, Zulkifli
Mohtar, Shahimi
Salleh, Dani
Othman, Abdul Aziz
Ahmad, Azhar
Zulhumadi, Faisal
Osman, Wan Nadzri
author_facet Abdullah, Che Sobry
Yusoff, Rushami Zien
Mohamed Udin, Zulkifli
Mohtar, Shahimi
Salleh, Dani
Othman, Abdul Aziz
Ahmad, Azhar
Zulhumadi, Faisal
Osman, Wan Nadzri
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description The construction industry plays an important role in establishing the required infrastructure for socioeconomic development while being a major contributor to ward overall economic growth.As the national economy grows, the construction industry needs to satisfy the expansion and changes in construction demand.To meet the challenges of global competition,the Malaysian construction industry will have to respond to changes in demands.Since the performance of the industry has great implication to the national economy, the construction industry should be promoted to a greater echelon.Therefore, Supply Chain Management (SCM) is a great opportunity for the construction industry primarily to reduce costs and time, thus improving industrial productivity.However, there are obstacles that include poor levels of logistical competence, partly limited competition, strong project focus as well as the attitudes and traditions surrounding the issue.In congruent with SCM principles and practices, the construction industry should consider integrating SCM into its portfolio to boost efficiency and effectiveness throughout the construction value chain. This research looks into the practice of SCM in the Malaysian construction industry.The motives behind this study were to identify dimens ions involved in SCM practices among three categories of construction players, namely contractors, developers, and suppliers. Besides that, this study also went deep into acknowledging the level of intensity of each practice in order to gain a thorough understanding on the related issues.Based on the study, SCM in general, is reasonably considered a common practice in the Malaysian construction industry.It was also found that the level of SCM adoption is good among the construction players.Conclusively, this research has been successful in meeting its objectives.Despite having good adoption level of SCM practices, SCM understanding is still considerably low in certain aspects.This leaves heavy responsibilities on the construction-related government agencies to further enhance the understanding of the construction players regarding SCM practices.
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spelling uum-107562016-04-21T06:14:22Z https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/10756/ Supply chain management in the Malaysian construction industry Abdullah, Che Sobry Yusoff, Rushami Zien Mohamed Udin, Zulkifli Mohtar, Shahimi Salleh, Dani Othman, Abdul Aziz Ahmad, Azhar Zulhumadi, Faisal Osman, Wan Nadzri TH Building construction The construction industry plays an important role in establishing the required infrastructure for socioeconomic development while being a major contributor to ward overall economic growth.As the national economy grows, the construction industry needs to satisfy the expansion and changes in construction demand.To meet the challenges of global competition,the Malaysian construction industry will have to respond to changes in demands.Since the performance of the industry has great implication to the national economy, the construction industry should be promoted to a greater echelon.Therefore, Supply Chain Management (SCM) is a great opportunity for the construction industry primarily to reduce costs and time, thus improving industrial productivity.However, there are obstacles that include poor levels of logistical competence, partly limited competition, strong project focus as well as the attitudes and traditions surrounding the issue.In congruent with SCM principles and practices, the construction industry should consider integrating SCM into its portfolio to boost efficiency and effectiveness throughout the construction value chain. This research looks into the practice of SCM in the Malaysian construction industry.The motives behind this study were to identify dimens ions involved in SCM practices among three categories of construction players, namely contractors, developers, and suppliers. Besides that, this study also went deep into acknowledging the level of intensity of each practice in order to gain a thorough understanding on the related issues.Based on the study, SCM in general, is reasonably considered a common practice in the Malaysian construction industry.It was also found that the level of SCM adoption is good among the construction players.Conclusively, this research has been successful in meeting its objectives.Despite having good adoption level of SCM practices, SCM understanding is still considerably low in certain aspects.This leaves heavy responsibilities on the construction-related government agencies to further enhance the understanding of the construction players regarding SCM practices. Universiti Utara Malaysia 2011-08 Monograph NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/10756/1/2011.pdf Abdullah, Che Sobry and Yusoff, Rushami Zien and Mohamed Udin, Zulkifli and Mohtar, Shahimi and Salleh, Dani and Othman, Abdul Aziz and Ahmad, Azhar and Zulhumadi, Faisal and Osman, Wan Nadzri (2011) Supply chain management in the Malaysian construction industry. Project Report. Universiti Utara Malaysia. (Unpublished) http://lintas.uum.edu.my:8080/elmu/index.jsp?module=webopac-l&action=fullDisplayRetriever.jsp&szMaterialNo=0000774134 (cream/08-01-07-STI-SA2-04) (cream/08-01-07-STI-SA2-04)
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Zulhumadi, Faisal
Osman, Wan Nadzri
Supply chain management in the Malaysian construction industry
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title_short Supply chain management in the Malaysian construction industry
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