New Procurement Approaches Facilitating Collaboration in the Construction Industry : Experiences From the Bispevika Project
Master thesis
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- Master of Science [1116]
Sammendrag
In this preliminary thesis report we are presenting what we are going to study, why
we are studying it, and how we are planning to study it. That is done through an
introduction, a presentation of our planned research method, the theory we are
planning to use in the research, and our project plan.
Both in the literature and from watching the Norwegian news, we have seen that
the demand of clients is shifting from a focus on just the price to a focus on criteria
like sustainability, digitalisation and innovation when they are selecting their main
contractor. The main contractor is, however, dependent on its subcontractors and
suppliers to meet the clients’ demand, and the existing procurement system in the
industry is found as an obstacle for, amongst other, the innovation desired by the
client. Since the need for a change in the construction industry was reported in the
1990s, different approaches to procurement in construction projects have been
suggested, and tried, but the partnering concept for instance has still not yield the
same positive effects as in other industries.
It is found there is a general lack in enthusiasm between the contractor and
subcontractors to adopt collaborative processes largely due to the mistrust between
them, and that the scepticism towards for instance partnering among subcontractors
and suppliers exists due to a lack of understanding. To meet the new demand of the
clients, some main contractors are, however, trying to adopt new procurement
strategies. In this research, we therefore want to enlighten why a main contractor is
adopting new procurement strategies – to increase the understanding of its
implication for the different actors, and how the procurement strategies are adopted
– to show other contractors how they can overcome the scepticism and adopt new
procurement strategies.
This will be done through a qualitative research, where we are systematically
combining the theoretical and empirical domains. The research is designed as a case
study, where the case is a construction project in Bispevika. There we are, through
interviews and observations, going to study their new procurement strategies, with
a focus on the supplier selection, contracting, and modes of collaboration.
Beskrivelse
Masteroppgave(MSc) in Master of Science in Business, Logistics, operations and supply chain management - Handelshøyskolen BI, 2018