Open AccessChallenges and Opportunities of E-Procurement in the Construction Industry
Author(s) -
Mansur Hamma-Adama,
Abdul-Basit Sa’eed Ahmad
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of construction materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2652-3752
DOI - 10.36756/jcm.v2.4.7
Subject(s) - procurement , transparency (behavior) , business , supply chain , construction industry , industrial organization , language change , process (computing) , marketing , engineering , political science , construction engineering , art , literature , computer science , operating system , law
Construction Industry is evolving amid the fourth industrial revolution. Transportation, commerce, manufacturing and many other industries ripened the current technological advancement and are striving to utilise every development in the IT sector. The procurement of construction works is known to be very conventional and backward in the adoption of digitalisation. The construction industry's procurement and supply chain are blamed for the most inflated cost of construction projects, mainly attributed to a lack of transparency and trust between the industry stakeholders. This research explores the challenges of E-procurement adoption in the industry and identifies the potential opportunities for its usage. This investigation's data are acquired through interviews, and the data are analysed using qualitative content analysis. This study reveals compounding challenges (i.e., corruption and lack of commitment) that lead to the failure of such efforts in Nigeria and the potential prospects (i.e., transparency and efficiency). This study is essential in developing a more effective and transparent process of procurement so that the Nigerian construction industry is not be left behind in the fast-digitalising markets.