Implementing a new procurement strategy

Implementing a new procurement strategy: the case of social housing associations

van Zoest, S.P. (TU Delft Practice Chair Urban Area Development)
Volker, L. (University of Twente)
Hermans, M.H. (TU Delft Public Commissioning)

2019

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to address the barriers that Dutch housing associations encounter in implementing new procurement strategies. Design/methodology/approach: Several aspects of purchasing, portfolio management, project delivery and supply management are discussed in relation to the changing role of housing associations as semi-public commissioning bodies in the Dutch construction industry, based on data derived from workshops with six Dutch housing associations. Findings: Housing associations are adapting their procurement strategy towards a more integrative and performance-based approach to supply management. Due to the complexity of implementing this process, housing associations struggle especially with moving beyond pilot projects, increasing the maturity levels throughout the organisation and aligning new policies with daily practices at a tactical and an operational level. Practical implications: Increased knowledge of change processes and seeing the potential of maturity models will be valuable for practitioners who are dealing with changes on the work floor. Social implications: Client organisations are considered one of the key drivers of change in the construction industry. Insights into these particular organisational change processes contribute to the potential of industry reform. Originality/value: Most studies on collaboration and integration in the supply chain focus on the inter-organisational level or on the supply side, rather than the internal organisation of the client.

Capabilities
Front-end project management
Project organizing
Public procurement
Public sector
Purchasing maturity

http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:6cc1472f-2795-45e4-b4e0-5eff83aeb5e8

https://doi.org/10.1108/IJMPB-09-2018-0189

1753-8378

International Journal of Managing Projects in Business, 13 (2020) (2), 409-425

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© 2019 S.P. van Zoest, L. Volker, M.H. Hermans