Construction Supply Chain Management Implementation in Libyan Construction Industry

Researchers in construction management field have recently highlighted the importance of adopting the philosophy of supply chain management SCM in construction industry sector. The main driver behind considering this philosophy in construction sector was its remarkable successes within other industry sectors such as manufacture industry sector, wherein it was originally appeared. A construction project supply chain CSCM can be introduced as a systematic network includes material suppliers, manufacturing process, contractors and clients. These parties linking together through a flows of materials, data and cash. Therefore, the quality of communication, collaboration and sharing information between contractor companies, their suppliers and clients, determine the degree of achievement of within supply chain process. This research study presents understanding and analyzing of supply chain management SCM in Libyan construction industry LCI with emphasizing on the importance of relationship among construction supply chain parties including suppliers, contractors and clients along with the effects of SCM implementation on construction performance as well as the significant barriers to CSCM integration in LCI. In this study, the relationship between Libyan construction companies and their supply chain parties (suppliers, contractors and clients) has been investigated by analyzing the importance of the most influential factors affecting the success in supply chain relationship. In addition, Well-known performance indicators were iv examined related to adversarial relationships, adding value and developing reliability and information sharing within construction projects. This study intended to propose a conceptual framework for the implementation of SCM in LCI, for this purpose a questionnaire survey has been designed and distributed among Libyan construction companies randomly selected. A total of 62 responses have been collected for data analysis. Research results reveal that the trust, quality of materials provided and free flow of information among CSCM members impose considerable positive effects on successful relationship between supply chain parties. In addition, the long term and stable relationships are among the most significant factors to improve supply chain process, also inventory and storage considered to be critical functions affecting the efficiency of supply chain organization. Moreover, regarding to adopting SCM in construction performance the results indicates time predictability, effectiveness of communication systems and top management commitment are the most significant factors affecting CSCM performance. However, poor understanding of SCM concept is evaluated among the most significant barriers to integrate SCM conception in LCI. Keywords: Supply chain management, Construction supply chain management, Libya Construction Industry, Framework Model.