Evaluation of organizational procurement performance for public construction projects: systematic review

Abstract

Construction is an essential contributor for both developed and developing economies. Corruption, schedule delays, cost overruns, and erratic project performance are common few problems that face the conventional procurement process of any organization. This research focused on the weakness of current procurement practices in public construction projects in Iraq, as stated by the World Bank and Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) reports. The methodology of this study was to collect data by conducting a thorough systematic search of existing literature. The authors used QDA Miner 4 software for coding and thematic categorization. The study found 42 variables from previous studies, and the authors distributed these variables into 12 thematic divisions representing the organization's key performance indicators (KPIs). The authors conclude that these indicators are important to introduce many frameworks for the integration of procurement process in developing countries. For future studies, there is a possibility to introduce an integrated construction and design framework to enhance organizational performance and the procurement process.

Keywords:

• Construction projects
• evaluation
• organization
• procurement

Acknowledgement

I want to thank and appreciate the efforts of Farid Ghazali for his contribution to this study and his guidance in collecting and auditing this research paper. Furthermore, the authors would like to express their gratitude for the free access database of Universiti Sains Malaysia.

Disclosure statement

The researchers noted no relevant conflict of interest.

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Notes on contributors

Mundher M. Alsamarraie

Mundher Mohammed Alsamarraie, PhD student (construction management) A project manager working on the team's head in a construction site in Iraq. His research interests are construction management, project management, project contracts, IBS systems. Scopus Author ID: 57219704966. Researcher ID: AFF-5559-2022

Farid Ghazali

Farid Ghazali, is an Associate professor, School of Civil Engineering, Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) (Engineering Campus), Nibong Tebal, Penang, Malaysia (2008–present). Researcher ID: B-2782-2012. Scopus Author ID: 57191251075