TY  - JOUR
AB  - The dream of better relationships among different supply chain partners; trust and transparency during different construction activities; integrated supply chain; completion of projects on time, within the agreed cost, with promised quality products and services, and so on, have now been achieved within the UK construction industry due to innovation within the project procurement processes and activities. There has also been a growing realisation that the promotion of innovative thinking, in procurement processes for supply chain integration, offers all the involved parties some key benefits in terms of more flexibility and adaptability, commercial growth, and improved quality of products, and delivered service. This paper highlights the benefits of, and the motivation towards innovative procurement through two case studies done as part of a supply chain integration project at the SCRI research centre. The case studies demonstrate how organizations involved have promoted innovative thinking across the supply chain through innovative procurement. The case studies also highlight some of the critical factors that motivated people within those firms to move from traditional way of procurement, and search, innovate, and implement the new procurement thoughts and models. The paper concludes that these studies offer transferable learning opportunities and motivation for the staff of other construction firms seeking to promote integration within their supply chains through innovative procurement routes.
VL  - 6
IS  - 3
SN  - 1471-4175
DO  - 10.1108/14714170610710695
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/14714170610710695
AU  - Khalfan Malik M.A.
AU  - McDermott Peter
ED  - Mohammed Dulaimi
PY  - 2006
Y1  - 2006/01/01
TI  - Innovating for supply chain integration within construction
T2  - Construction Innovation
PB  - Emerald Group Publishing Limited
SP  - 143
EP  - 157
Y2  - 2024/04/19
ER  -