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Small and medium-sized enterprises' perspectives towards construction supply chain management and e-commerce
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Zou, Patrick McGeorge, D. Ng, Stanley S. C. |
| Copyright Year | 2005 |
| Abstract | AbstractSmall to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) constitute the majority of firms in the construction industry and are therefore of prime importance in the construction supply chain. Despite this fact, little attention has been paid to SMEs with respect to supply chain management (SCM). SMEs in Australia were surveyed, via a postal questionnaire, to identify business strategies, current SCM practices, the concerns and the barriers that SMEs encountered in developing an integrated supply chain. Following the surveys, face-to-face interviews with construction professionals were also conducted to obtain their views on these issues and to seek strategies to overcome such barriers/concerns. Amongst the research outcomes it was found that the SMEs’ business strategies are mainly focused on improving profit growth, providing a high quality product and lowering total deliver costs. It is also found that the SCM practice by the SMEs typically aims to reduce the delivery time of materials, and determine customers’ ... |
| Starting Page | 1 |
| Ending Page | 19 |
| Page Count | 19 |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| DOI | 10.1080/15623599.2005.10773064 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://www.bre.polyu.edu.hk/ijcm_Abstract/2005/05V5I1_Abstract/chap1_abstract.pdf |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://doi.org/10.1080/15623599.2005.10773064 |
| Volume Number | 5 |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
