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Abdullah, W M W (2010) Critical factors in project success: A study of public sector construction projects in Malaysia, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Malaya (Malaysia).
Esa, M (2015) The influence of project manager’s cognitive styles on project success in the Malaysian construction industry, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Malaya (Malaysia).
Fang, C Y (2015) Mapping innovation in the construction sector: A study of national firms in Malaysia, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Malaya (Malaysia).
Indrastuti (2014) Unit cost modelling of public building project in kepulauan riau- Indonesia, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Malaya (Malaysia).
Ismail, S (2013) Analyzing coordination function within a governance structure: Evidence from case studies of selected housing projects in Malaysia, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Malaya (Malaysia).
Lin, S C J (2014) A decision making framework for procurement method selection for building maintenance projects: The case of public universities in Malaysia, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Malaya (Malaysia).
- Type: Thesis
- Keywords: education; procurement method; workforce; building maintenance; decision making; government; learning; maintenance management; service delivery; Malaysia; productivity; analytic hierarchy process
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- URL: https://www.proquest.com/docview/2848773110
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1.1 INTRODUCTIONThis chapter provides introduction of this research that highlights the main issues in selecting procurement method, rationale of study, the problem statement that become the factors in conducting this research, aim and objectives as well as briefly explain the research design and methodologies, the significance of the research and limitation to carry out this research. At the end of this chapter, the thesis structure is outlined.This research presents a study of the selection of procurement method for building maintenance management for public universities in Malaysia through the use of Multiple Criteria Decision Making (MCDM) particularly Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP). Building is an essential element which provides people of the nation with shelter and facilities to carry out daily task. However, buildings deteriorate and dilapidate during their service lives. It is indeed very critical that buildings require maintenance to be functional and perform efficiently. Yik and Lai (2005) stated that buildings need maintenance to retain its water-tightness, structural integrity and aesthetic appearance in order to ensure that the occupants of the building are comfortable, well facilitated to work and the services and amenities can be used optimally.Lateef et al.(2011) claimed that the scope and size of building maintenance of university in Malaysia is huge and the potential is increasing. He further highlighted that the annual allocation by the government for the maintenance of university buildings is only 1 per cent of the total allocation for the education sector. This amount of allocation is inadequate to provide a quality maintenance services. However, an increase the allocation without an improvement the management systems is also not a strategic solution in optimising the given allocation because it could only possibly lessen the amount of maintenance backlogs but it definitely would not improve in term of productivity, user satisfaction and service delivery. Thus, he claimed that it is essential to select an appropriate procurement method in building maintenance management to provide better service to the occupants of the building and increase on productivity.Improving the universities’ building maintenance management systems by selecting the most appropriate procurement method is significant if universities wish to provide condusive learning environment and research centre for university organization, students, faculty members, parents and other users. More than 70 per cent of the universities in Malaysia spent more than RM5 million each on building maintenance annually and half of the universities spent more than RM10 million each on maintenance. The amount is too much for the available workforce to manage prudently under an in-house procurement system. University organizations prefer to outsource the larger part of maintenance services and it seems that outsource is the most common used procurement method for university in Malaysia (Lateef et al., 2011).The selection of procurement method by university organization is proven not in a strategic way as there is no guidance available for the decision maker to select the most appropriate procurement strategy.Improving the universities’ building maintenance management systems by selecting the most appropriate procurement method is significant if universities wish to provide condusive learning environment and research centre for university organization, students, faculty members, parents and other users.
Omidvar, G (2014) Core competencies for construction project managers in Malaysia, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Malaya (Malaysia).
Ye, K M (2013) A conceptual model to improve building commissioning in construction projects: Case studies of a public institution of higher learning in Malaysia, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Malaya (Malaysia).