Abstract
Supply chain management in Industrialised Building System (IBS) construction management has significantly determined the successful of company and project performance. Due to the wide variety of criteria and vendor available, the vendor selection process for a specific project needs is becoming more difficult. The need of decision aid for vendor selection in other areas is widely discussed in previous research. However, study on vendor selection for IBS project is largely neglected. Decision Support System (DSS) is proposed for this purpose. Yet, most of the DSS models are impractical since they are complicated and difficult for a layman such as project managers to use. Research indicates that the rapid development of ICT has highly potential towards simple and effective DSS. Thus, this paper highlights the importance and research approach for vendor selection in IBS project management. The study is based on Design Science Research Methodology with combination of case studies. It is anticipates that this study will yield an effective value-for-money decision making platform to manage vendor selection process.
Highlights
Construction industry can be considered as one of the foundation in Malaysia economy
Vendor selection has been addressed as foundation towards an effective supply chain in numerous fields including construction
In Malaysian Construction Industry for Industrialised Building System (IBS), supplier/manufacture is one of the main project stakeholders who determined the successful of project. This is because IBS project is based on prefabrications method
Summary
Construction industry can be considered as one of the foundation in Malaysia economy. Traditional approach is always led to construction problem such as delay, overrun cost, redesign, and low quality of project outcome. New approach and method of construction is significant to fulfil the need of housing and infrastructure development. The introduction of new approach in Malaysia construction industry such as IBS has been considered as solution to the construction problems [1,2,3]. Client may need to consider supplier selection criteria such as quality, delivery, cost/price, financial, technology, etc. For IBS project, other related criteria might be considered such as ISO certification, product development, flexibility, reliability, and management ability. This scenario increases the challenges to select the right and effective vendor. Effectiveness refers to vendor who can supply the right amount of materials or services at the right time, at right price and the right quality
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