International Journal of Supply Chain Management
Vol 6, No 4 (2017): International Journal of Supply Chain Management (IJSCM)

The Application of Procurement Systems in IBS Housing Project

Md Azree Othuman Mydin (Universiti Sains Malaysia)
Ahmad Abdul Jalil (Universiti Sains Malaysia)
Mastura Jaafar (Universiti Sains Malaysia)
Azlan Raofuddin Nuruddin (Universiti Sains Malaysia)



Article Info

Publish Date
31 Dec 2017

Abstract

Traditional procurement system has been critique due to inefficiency dealing with innovation and industry development. As the industry developed, modern and alternative procurement systems has been introduced such as Design and Built and Management fees. Malaysian National Housing Policy 2012 has focused on the implementation of industrialized building system (IBS) to transform the housing industry by improving its quality, more economical, speed to construct and less dependency on foreign labors. The success of these development will highly be depending on procurement system management. This paper explores the type of procurement system currently been used in the industry, the procurement system management and issues arise from the practice. The findings revealed that under the two most popular systems that are Traditional and Design and Built; there are no differences in terms of appointment of IBS Manufacturer where the IBS Manufacturer will be appointed late under the Main Contractor. Thus, it is hypothesized that the issues arise due to the practice of these 2 procurement system are almost similar which does not comprehend the need to cater innovation in the industry

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Journal Info

Abbrev

IJSCM

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Subject

Decision Sciences, Operations Research & Management Engineering Environmental Science Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering Transportation

Description

International Journal of Supply Chain Management (IJSCM) is a peer-reviewed indexed journal, ISSN: 2050-7399 (Online), 2051-3771 (Print), that publishes original, high quality, supply chain management empirical research that will have a significant impact on SCM theory and practice. Manuscripts ...