| Title |
Analysis of the major subcontract competence factors of overseas plant construction |
| Authors |
Kim, Hwa-Rang ; Sohn, Tae-Hong ; Jang, Hyoun-Seung |
| DOI |
http://dx.doi.org/10.6106/KJCEM.2013.14.5.084 |
| Keywords |
Subcontract ; BSA(Benefit Structure Analysis) ; FGI(Focus Group Interview) ; Importance ; performance |
| Abstract |
In 2012, Korean overseas construction market has achieved 64.9 billion dollars of contract order and its amount has increased since the mid 2000's. However, importance of qualitative growth based on profitability as well as quantitative growth is also emphasized. This study analyzed overseas plant project's subcontract process management which is closely related to cost management as one of the qualitative growth methods. In order to select major subcontract processes, extensive literature review and focus group interview(FGI) were implemented and then professionals with years of experience in the overseas plant projects were participated in the questionnaire survey. The collected data were analyzed by Benefit-Structure Analysis(BSA) model. The findings of this study include: (1) the seven and six subcontract processes are positioned in the area of importance control factor and in the area of maintenance/control factor, respectively; (2) administration capability attainment is needed for the six subcontract processes in the area of importance control factor and sustainable management system is required for the processes in the maintenance/control factor area. The further research will identify key subcontract processes to be managed for overseas plant projects by Korean EPC contractors based on the findings of this research. |