D. Wu
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Circular procurement in social rented housing
Experience from and perspectives for Dutch housing associations
Procurement transformation plays a crucial role in accelerating the circular economy transition by creating circular demand and translating circular ambitions into concrete practices. Although circular procurement has received growing attention in recent years, a holistic understanding and investigation that goes beyond incorporating circular economy requirements into existing procurement functions remains underdeveloped. Against this background, this thesis investigates how procurement can be transformed to facilitate the circular economy transition. The built environment, particularly the Dutch social housing sector, provides the empirical context. As a project-based industry, construction faces distinctive procurement challenges arising from fragmented and temporary supply chains, project-specific management, and complex production processes. To address the research aims from both theoretical and empirical perspectives, this thesis adopts a mixed-method research design, combining a systematic literature review, case studies, interviews, focus groups, Q methodology, and desk research. The findings suggest that circular procurement should be understood as an integrated management approach. This approach should align environmental goals, economic incentives, organizational capabilities, and societal expectations by coordinating supply chain management, stakeholder interactions, procurement decision-making, and value creation. Meanwhile, the system-level transformation also needs to be aligned with the complexities in operational practices of procurement. This thesis contributes theoretically to the literature on circular procurement, supply chain management, the built environment, stakeholder collaboration, and Dutch social housing. It also provides practical insights for organizations and supply chain actors within and beyond the built environment seeking to transform their procurement to facilitate the circular economy transition.
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Procurement transformation plays a crucial role in accelerating the circular economy transition by creating circular demand and translating circular ambitions into concrete practices. Although circular procurement has received growing attention in recent years, a holistic understanding and investigation that goes beyond incorporating circular economy requirements into existing procurement functions remains underdeveloped. Against this background, this thesis investigates how procurement can be transformed to facilitate the circular economy transition. The built environment, particularly the Dutch social housing sector, provides the empirical context. As a project-based industry, construction faces distinctive procurement challenges arising from fragmented and temporary supply chains, project-specific management, and complex production processes. To address the research aims from both theoretical and empirical perspectives, this thesis adopts a mixed-method research design, combining a systematic literature review, case studies, interviews, focus groups, Q methodology, and desk research. The findings suggest that circular procurement should be understood as an integrated management approach. This approach should align environmental goals, economic incentives, organizational capabilities, and societal expectations by coordinating supply chain management, stakeholder interactions, procurement decision-making, and value creation. Meanwhile, the system-level transformation also needs to be aligned with the complexities in operational practices of procurement. This thesis contributes theoretically to the literature on circular procurement, supply chain management, the built environment, stakeholder collaboration, and Dutch social housing. It also provides practical insights for organizations and supply chain actors within and beyond the built environment seeking to transform their procurement to facilitate the circular economy transition.
Purpose
The procurement process is to be transformed to facilitate circular transition in the built environment by integrating the supply and demand sides' actors and resources. Compared with public bodies, Dutch social housing organizations exhibit variations in circular transition motivations and in how they govern procurement decisions. However, relevant empirical knowledge to integrate circular principles into the procurement process in the Dutch social housing sector is lacking. This research aims to investigate the integration of circular principles into the procurement process and the associated challenges in the Dutch social housing sector, and to provide development potentials based on the empirical findings.
Design/methodology/approach
Case studies with seven circular social housing projects in the Netherlands were conducted, including document studies and 18 interviews with housing associations and supply chain actors. An abductive approach with an iterative coding process was used to analyze case study data in Atlas.ti.
Findings
Various approaches are currently being adopted to integrate circular economy principles into the procurement of Dutch Social Housing, such as innovative construction and contracting methods, contracting with a consortium and adopting program-based contracts and performance-based requirements. The integration of circular economy principles is challenged by logistics and information uncertainties, a lack of knowledge on circular economy, separation of organizational structures, inefficiency in stakeholder collaboration and a lack of regulatory support in circular procurement transitions. An integrated information system, tailored circular procurement strategies and pertinent regulations and governance mechanisms are essential for the future development of circular procurement.
Originality/value
This study contributes to the current literature on circular procurement of private organizations in developed economies. It emphasizes that circular procurement should be understood not merely as a technical function but as a systematic approach encompassing technological, organizational, and environmental contexts. It also offers practical recommendations for adopting circular procurement within and beyond the construction industry. ...
The procurement process is to be transformed to facilitate circular transition in the built environment by integrating the supply and demand sides' actors and resources. Compared with public bodies, Dutch social housing organizations exhibit variations in circular transition motivations and in how they govern procurement decisions. However, relevant empirical knowledge to integrate circular principles into the procurement process in the Dutch social housing sector is lacking. This research aims to investigate the integration of circular principles into the procurement process and the associated challenges in the Dutch social housing sector, and to provide development potentials based on the empirical findings.
Design/methodology/approach
Case studies with seven circular social housing projects in the Netherlands were conducted, including document studies and 18 interviews with housing associations and supply chain actors. An abductive approach with an iterative coding process was used to analyze case study data in Atlas.ti.
Findings
Various approaches are currently being adopted to integrate circular economy principles into the procurement of Dutch Social Housing, such as innovative construction and contracting methods, contracting with a consortium and adopting program-based contracts and performance-based requirements. The integration of circular economy principles is challenged by logistics and information uncertainties, a lack of knowledge on circular economy, separation of organizational structures, inefficiency in stakeholder collaboration and a lack of regulatory support in circular procurement transitions. An integrated information system, tailored circular procurement strategies and pertinent regulations and governance mechanisms are essential for the future development of circular procurement.
Originality/value
This study contributes to the current literature on circular procurement of private organizations in developed economies. It emphasizes that circular procurement should be understood not merely as a technical function but as a systematic approach encompassing technological, organizational, and environmental contexts. It also offers practical recommendations for adopting circular procurement within and beyond the construction industry. ...
Purpose
The procurement process is to be transformed to facilitate circular transition in the built environment by integrating the supply and demand sides' actors and resources. Compared with public bodies, Dutch social housing organizations exhibit variations in circular transition motivations and in how they govern procurement decisions. However, relevant empirical knowledge to integrate circular principles into the procurement process in the Dutch social housing sector is lacking. This research aims to investigate the integration of circular principles into the procurement process and the associated challenges in the Dutch social housing sector, and to provide development potentials based on the empirical findings.
Design/methodology/approach
Case studies with seven circular social housing projects in the Netherlands were conducted, including document studies and 18 interviews with housing associations and supply chain actors. An abductive approach with an iterative coding process was used to analyze case study data in Atlas.ti.
Findings
Various approaches are currently being adopted to integrate circular economy principles into the procurement of Dutch Social Housing, such as innovative construction and contracting methods, contracting with a consortium and adopting program-based contracts and performance-based requirements. The integration of circular economy principles is challenged by logistics and information uncertainties, a lack of knowledge on circular economy, separation of organizational structures, inefficiency in stakeholder collaboration and a lack of regulatory support in circular procurement transitions. An integrated information system, tailored circular procurement strategies and pertinent regulations and governance mechanisms are essential for the future development of circular procurement.
Originality/value
This study contributes to the current literature on circular procurement of private organizations in developed economies. It emphasizes that circular procurement should be understood not merely as a technical function but as a systematic approach encompassing technological, organizational, and environmental contexts. It also offers practical recommendations for adopting circular procurement within and beyond the construction industry.
The procurement process is to be transformed to facilitate circular transition in the built environment by integrating the supply and demand sides' actors and resources. Compared with public bodies, Dutch social housing organizations exhibit variations in circular transition motivations and in how they govern procurement decisions. However, relevant empirical knowledge to integrate circular principles into the procurement process in the Dutch social housing sector is lacking. This research aims to investigate the integration of circular principles into the procurement process and the associated challenges in the Dutch social housing sector, and to provide development potentials based on the empirical findings.
Design/methodology/approach
Case studies with seven circular social housing projects in the Netherlands were conducted, including document studies and 18 interviews with housing associations and supply chain actors. An abductive approach with an iterative coding process was used to analyze case study data in Atlas.ti.
Findings
Various approaches are currently being adopted to integrate circular economy principles into the procurement of Dutch Social Housing, such as innovative construction and contracting methods, contracting with a consortium and adopting program-based contracts and performance-based requirements. The integration of circular economy principles is challenged by logistics and information uncertainties, a lack of knowledge on circular economy, separation of organizational structures, inefficiency in stakeholder collaboration and a lack of regulatory support in circular procurement transitions. An integrated information system, tailored circular procurement strategies and pertinent regulations and governance mechanisms are essential for the future development of circular procurement.
Originality/value
This study contributes to the current literature on circular procurement of private organizations in developed economies. It emphasizes that circular procurement should be understood not merely as a technical function but as a systematic approach encompassing technological, organizational, and environmental contexts. It also offers practical recommendations for adopting circular procurement within and beyond the construction industry.