| Abstrakt: |
The purpose of this study is to identify the relationship between the number of suppliers and defective communication with the logistics process in construction projects and how it affects its performance, specifically in Malaysia. The study was conducted in a qualitative format, with four semi-structured interviews. These interview sessions were performed with construction players such as senior quantity surveyor, assistant project manager and project executive. In addition, the collected data were analysed using a thematic analysis approach. As a result, there are six (6) factors, namely numbers of strategic suppliers, effective communication, tracking facilities, cost transparency, early involvement of suppliers at the design stage and benchmarking, that have been identified that can boost logistics performance in construction. However, for this paper, only two factors were highlighted, and three (3) sub-factors have been discovered that would affect the performance of construction logistics in Malaysia. As a result, a positive outcome of this study would be to contribute to the acquisition of current research knowledge and make recommendations for future research. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
