Abstract
One of the features of the construction industry over the last three decades or so, has been the use of various procurement methods for projects such as management contracting, project management and design and build. With the growth in the use of these methods, a number of researchers have investigated the criteria for their selection and their performance in terms of time, cost and quality. However, there is a lack of reporting on the association between procurement methods and the advanced related issues such as innovation and technology, supply chain, lean construction, buildability, sustainability and value management. Through selected papers from well-known academic journals in construction management, detailed coverage of these issues is systematically reviewed with the aim to investigate the state of the art and trends in procurement research. The outcome of this paper may provide a platform for both researchers and industrial practitioners to appreciate the latest developments and trends in procurement method research.
Highlights
It is axiomatic of construction management that a project may be regarded as successful if the building is completed as scheduled, within budget and quality standards as well as achieving a high level of client satisfaction
The fulfillment of these criteria has been associated with the problem of procurement method for construction
These top five journals were selected as they frequently publish scholarly papers in the field of procurement methods and they have been ranked highly by several research activists in construction management such as the list that was published by Chau (1997)
Summary
It is axiomatic of construction management that a project may be regarded as successful if the building is completed as scheduled, within budget and quality standards as well as achieving a high level of client satisfaction. The fulfillment of these criteria has been associated with the problem of procurement method for construction. These, together with economic changes (e.g. inflation and recession), have led construction professionals and the industry to offer alternative methods of building procurement such as design and build, management contracting and construction project management. There are other mechanisms in procuring a project such as partnering, PFI, PPP, etc., which may be considered to fall under the term procurement method. They might be more accurately labeled as an approach to procurement. The large amount of research has given rise to a large number of definitions of procurement method.
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