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Civil Engineering Journal
Vol. 6, No. 7, July, 2020
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The Role of Collaboration and Integration in the Supply Chain
of Construction Industry
Fazal Ali Shaikh
a
, Muhammad Saeed Shahbaz
b*
, Saad Ud Din
b
, Nasurullah Odhano
a
a
Department of Economics, University of Sindh, Jamshoro, Sindh, Pakistan.
b
Department of Management Sciences, Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Institute of Science and Technology, Karachi, Pakistan.
Received 04 February 2020; Accepted 03 June 2020
Abstract
It has found that the construction sector of Pakistan is growing fast due to the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor but
history shows that construction projects never achieves its targets. The literature revealed the major hurdles behind the
construction is supply chain issues. Supply chain of construction is deficient due to lack of collaboration and integration.
The aim of this study is the empirically verify the role of supply chain collaboration (information sharing, Joint decision
making, and risk and reward sharing) and supply chain integration (supplier integration, internal integration, and
customer integration) with performance. This is a quantitative study, a total of 350 questionnaires were distributed to
registered construction firms with Pakistan Engineering Council and 221 were received and considered for analysis after
purification, validity and reliability. Multiple-regression technique was applied through SPSS. This study has unique
findings as all integration approaches have significant effects while collaboration is not working for the same industry.
This proves that members of supply chain construction can get benefit from integration but they hesitate to share their
risks, rewards, and planning to all stakeholders. This study will help managers in decision making. This study will also
help the government of Pakistan and China in completing their construction projects in time and with the designated cost.
Keywords: Construction Industry; Supply Chain Collaboration; Supply Chain Performance; Supply Chain Integration.
1. Introduction
The progress of any country lies in the success of its Development plans. As per proverb in French” when the
construction industry grow everything flourish”. A lot of money can be saved by completing the project in planned
time and duration which indicates the efficiency and effectiveness of project management, though this case happen
rarely. Delay in construction can be defined as taking the additional time than the actual planned schedule. These
delays always prove to be probable factor of risk and many studies are looking out ways to manage these risks. Cost
risks are the main risks associated with delay in projects. Project delays usually result in the increase in the plan cost.
The probability of delay is most common problem and it affects significantly through huge ways. Completing the
project timely is pointer of proficient construction industry. The competence of the project organization and
assessment of project performance is measured by construction time taking it as bench mark. In order to avoid the
delay and minimize them, it is necessary to identify and analyze the tangible causes of delay. The most regular is
trouble of construction project is delay [1]. The delay in construction project is not only limited to Pakistan however it
is a worldwide reality and all the countries faced this global fact. Project management and supply chain collaboration
play vital role in the management of any project by using different tools, procedure and techniques and techniques.
* Corresponding author: msaeed.shahbaz@gmail.com
http://dx.doi.org/10.28991/cej-2020-03091549
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