Civil construction supply chain management policy to support collaborative relationships in public sector procurement

Achieving performance improvement in the construction industry through the improved performance of the supply chains has been subject to considerable international debate. This normative approach to improve firm behaviour and ultimately industry performance through the development of supply chain clusters or integrated supply chains has been discussed in many public sector policy documents and in the academic research community since the late 1990s (London, 2004). However, it has been difficult to see any real examples where the improvements have been measured. This chapter seeks to identify the problem arising from implementation of government strategic purchasing policy for supply chain management.