Paradigm shift in main contractor-subcontractor partnerships with an e-procurement framework

Eom, Shinjo; Kim, Sang‐Chul; Jang, Won-Suk

doi:10.1007/s12205-015-0179-5

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“…Captured under the generic construct of electronic commerce (EC), electronic procurement (EP) can simply be defined as a business-to-consumer (B2C), business-to-business (B2B), or a business-to-government (B2G) purchases as well as the sales of goods, services, works, or supplies [21,22] via the Internet and other networking and information systems. Such systems include enterprise resource planning (ERP) and electronic data interchange (EDD) [23,24].…”

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Evolution of Electronic Procurement: Contemporary Review of Adoption and Implementation Strategies

Chan

Owusu

2022

Buildings

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Since the advent of the first form of electronic procurement (EP), the procurement process (i.e., the stages and underlying activities) has evolved to transform the world of commerce significantly. In the construction industry, EP has revolutionized the operational schema of traditional procurement and has paved the way for the development, advancement, and application of more intelligent tools for handling and executing procurement activities of infrastructure-related works. Although the development or adoption of EP-related tools has not been encouraging due to the industry’s conservative nature, in this study, we review the evolution and developments of EP to date. It explores the adoption and implementation strategies of extant and projected EP developments and develops a conceptual framework to explicate the developmental transitions of EP. While there are many studies on EP, there is still a long way to transition into a more intelligent execution of EP-related activities. A total of 64 EP-related manuscripts and other valuable studies were examined to realize the stipulated objective as well as identify the thematic constructs developed under the subject matter. The explorations conducted in this study are intended to contribute to the understanding of the extant discussion on both EP and smart procurement (SP), their adoption strategies, implementation, and applications in infrastructure projects. It elucidates the significant constructs that define and underpin the theoretical implications of EP and SP adoption and implementation. Lastly, the framework highlights the projected developments and transition phases of EP to intelligent procurement (IP).

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Section: An Overview Of E-procurement: Definition and Variantsmentioning

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Evolution of Electronic Procurement: Contemporary Review of Adoption and Implementation Strategies

Chan

Owusu

2022

Buildings

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“…E-commerce procurement is a new procurement model that enables all-day, worldwide, and transparent procurement activities. It is beneficial to shorten the procurement time, reduce the cost of purchasing, reduce the purchase inventory, and achieve the efficiency of enterprise procurement [14]. E-commerce procurement can search for information of products from the Internet through the Internet, which is beneficial for enterprises to collect all product information when purchasing and to do the comparison when there is no need to travel and go to the market to see the goods.…”

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Research on E-Commerce Purchasing Model in Crude Oil Trade

2021

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Crude oil is the main raw material for the petrochemical industry and a major component of total production costs. It is also an indispensable resource for petrochemical enterprises. The implementation of crude oil e-commerce procurement by petrochemical enterprises can not only reduce the procurement cost of crude oil but also create good economic benefits in the field. It can also establish strategic partnerships with oil field enterprises to lay the foundation for the scientific development of enterprises. Based on the production of Company A and the “10 Million Tons Refining” project, this paper introduces the concept of e-commerce procurement for the problems in all aspects of crude oil procurement management. This paper deeply studies the e-commerce procurement theory, constructs the e-commerce procurement management implementation framework, and proposes that the scientific evaluation of crude oil suppliers is the key idea for petrochemical enterprises to implement enterprise e-commerce procurement management. At the same time, it also conducted an in-depth analysis of the internal and external environment of a company’s crude oil e-commerce procurement, conducted a comprehensive evaluation of existing crude oil suppliers and potential suppliers, and formulated corresponding procurement strategies. Results of the study show the success of the proposed study, and on the basis of the proposed study, researchers can devise new solutions in the field.

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“…The ideal subcontractor (as viewed by the contractors): is honest about mistakes, innovative and creative, adheres to schedules, fairly resolves impacts and change orders, produces work of high quality, has fully supported invoices, works in the best interest of the project, flexible to reasonable changes, helps the project beyond his own scope of work, comes in under budget, has a well trained workforce, is thoroughly familiar with the terms and conditions of the contract, identifies needs in timely fashion and has a perfect safety program. Similarly, an ideal contractor (as viewed by subcontractors): accepts responsibility, is flexible and open to suggestions, gives accurate information for scheduling and coordinating, is fair and honest with compensation for changes, demands quality, pays promptly, has no hidden agendas, treat subcontractors equally, presents a reasonable and logical schedule, makes decisions and resolves conflicts in timely fashion, has a defined chain of command and shows faith and trust in subcontractor's experience (Eom et al, 2015;Javanmardi et al, 2018). Clough et al (2015) submits that industrial construction includes the erection of projects associated with the manufacture and production of commercial products or services.…”

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Subcontracting Strategy in Industrial Projects: Evidence from Saudi Arabia

Ganiyu

2021

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Subcontracting is widely employed in the construction industry owing to the variation of methods, materials, magnitude, and function of the infrastructures. However, the rapport between parties in construction are mostly adversarial and plagued with hitches, which negatively impact construction productivity. This research investigates the problems associated with subcontracting strategies of contractors in industrial projects in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia via questionnaire survey. The questionnaire contains a list of thirty-three likely problems affecting subcontracting strategy of contractors organised under the three categories of planning, awarding, and contracting issues. The respondents matched the likely problems with the project value drivers (quality, cost, and time) with which they impact, and rated the magnitude of the problems on project performance. The survey identified incompatibility of the subcontractor/supplier’s time schedule with the project’s time schedule as the topmost problem related to planning issues. Unethical practices is ranked highest among problems related to awarding issues, while incompatibility of subcontracts’ terms and conditions with the main contract’s terms and conditions is rated top among the topmost problems related to contracting issues. The findings revealed that the three problem categories have negative impacts on all the project value drivers in different combinations and are almost equally significant in the view of contractors while making subcontracting decisions. Contractors are therefore advised to critically evaluate the schedule, cost, and quality performance of industrial projects during the planning, awarding, and contracting phase of subcontracting in industrial projects.

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Paradigm shift in main contractor-subcontractor partnerships with an e-procurement framework

Cited by 11 publications

References 20 publications

Evolution of Electronic Procurement: Contemporary Review of Adoption and Implementation Strategies

Evolution of Electronic Procurement: Contemporary Review of Adoption and Implementation Strategies

Research on E-Commerce Purchasing Model in Crude Oil Trade

Subcontracting Strategy in Industrial Projects: Evidence from Saudi Arabia

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