Defining Supply Chain Risk Management in Iranian Construction Industry

ABSTRACT: The journey of supply chain management throughout the last twenty years has been considerable in numerous aspects. Its effect on the way corporate associations strategy business, relation between suppliers and clients, and manage the entire process of satisfying demand has had a significant impact on an organization's capability to compete and produce benefit. However, it is the way in which it has influenced all our lives dramatically, from our desires of client service, low price with high quality goods and instant accessibility that is maybe, the most remarkable part of this revolutionary practice in management. Supply Chain Management has increased in popularity due to some causes such as technological innovation, trend of reducing costs and global competition. Many high technology firms have begun to hire experts who can generate sustainable supply chain. Nevertheless, in developing countries, criteria are completely different. Iranian construction industry in terms of supply chain management involves the complex challenges of moving goods, on time and on budget, to ensure they arrive when and where they should. They cope with risk as unstructured and ill defined. Process performance is unpredictable. Client satisfaction is seriously low. The purpose of this research is investigating potential risks on Iranian construction supply chain management. Totally, thirty-two risks were identified and categorized by risk breakdown structure. Probability and impact matrix was chosen to analyze and prioritize identified risks. The obstacles were found to be lack of awareness of supply chain management and risk management both sides, academic and practice and also political issues resulted in tough sanctions, which make significant problems to knowledge and technology exchange. Keywords: Iranian construction industry, PIM, Supply chain management, Supply chain risk process. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………