• International conference on construction engineering and project management
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• 2013.01a
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• pp.145-150
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• 2013

As a recent global trend, the majority of mega-size plant projects are delivered through EPC (Engineering, Procurement and Construction) contracts, where a single contract is awarded for engineering, procurement, and construction. Under this contracting mechanism, it is challenging for contractors to carry out the projects under traditional project management processes used in design-bid-build projects. A new EPC Plant, the POSCO Special Steel Plant in Changwon, was built successfully at the beginning of 2012 and it is currently in full-scale production. The project has encountered a number of major difficulties however, with some technical and managerial issues through its development process. As summarized in this paper, the authors (as project participants with the contractor) investigated it as a post construction analysis and recorded the Lessons-learned for future project management improvement.

• Journal of the Korea Convergence Society
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• v.9 no.7
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• pp.231-240
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• 2018

Automobile industry is facing a variety of risks, including the rise of international oil price and the increase of car prices. In addition to the government's deregulation, efforts should be made to improve management aiming at higher production efficiency. In this study, we established a model for evaluating the procurement logistics based on the Fuzzy-AHP-TOPSIS by using the factors that are actually used in real companies aimed at the improvement of procurement logistics. A total of three automobile factories of Company G were chosen as the evaluation subject. In the result of the Fuzzy-AHP analysis that was conducted on a sample of three car factories, solving the long-term quality problems, minimizing the stop time due to the shortage of materials, preventing the of equipment accident, and solving the short-term quality problems were proven to be the most important factors. TOPSIS analysis result indicated that Factory B had the best procurement logistics. Our study has significance that it can contribute to the improvement of efficiency in the automobile industry as the evaluation model suggested in this study can be used for regular evaluation related to the procurement logistics in the future.

• Land and Housing Review
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• v.4 no.4
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• pp.425-434
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• 2013

The Small and Medium Business Administration specified 123 construction materials mandatory to purchase directly and forced the public owners to provide the contractors with materials as required by related law. This study extensively reviewed various characteristics and management factors of the owner-providing materials consumed in the public apartment housing under Direct Buying System(DBS) from the public owner's perspective. Subsequently, the major managed materials were identified, and the proper response plan was developed along the material procurement process. The Procurement Management Load Indices (PMLI) of 43 materials were evaluated according to rating criteria with procurement path, project-specified level, user requirement level, supplier's responsibility, on-site work requirement, additional parts, and inspection standards. The tile and aluminum windows were classified in the group needing high-level procurement efforts to reduce the errors and ensure the efficiency. The accurate quantity estimation method, definite purchase details, management activity definition before and after production, additional quantity for rework, interference coordination were defined as the essential activities for effectively responding to DBS.

• Journal of the Korean association of regional geographers
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• v.13 no.6
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• pp.674-694
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• 2007

Recently private procurement projects for urban infrastructure have been emphasized and introduced by government(both central and local) as an important method to supplement public budget shortage and to improve creativity and efficiency in its construction and operation, and hence to promote regional development. But these private procurement projects seem to be implemented under the neoliberal condition of urban policy for private capital to extend its sphere of investment and to ensure its opportunity of profit. Such private procurement projects for urban infrastructure have been legislated and widely applied since 1994 in S. Korea, but in recent years they have triggered out a variety of serious problems. In results of this study on the private procurement for construction and operation of Burnan Road in Daegu, it can be pointed out, it has led serious problems such as overestimation of traffic volume in plan, over-appropriation of construction cost and appurtenant business, irYational operation and account of the operating firm, problem in refinancing and change in contents of practical agreement, and over-compensation of minimum operation revenue. Some measures that can be considered as alternatives to resolve those problems and to operate more rationally the Buman Road include those of increasing traffic revenues, of reducing supports of public financing, and withdrawal of (part or whole of) operational right from the private firm.

• Proceedings of the Korean Operations and Management Science Society Conference
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• 2003.11a
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• pp.43-46
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• 2003

Based on the innovation literature, this study has identified nine variables under three categories (technological, environmental, and organizational contexts) and evaluated their influence on e-marketplace adoption and diffusion within organizations. We have also assessed whether level of e-marketplace diffusion is related to the procurement performance of the purchasing organizations.

• Magazine of korean Tunnelling and Underground Space Association
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• v.13 no.3
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• pp.39-46
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• 2011

최근 영국을 비롯한 터널기술 선진국에서는 터널 프로젝트 관련 조달(Procurement) 시스템에 대해 많은 연구 가 진행되고 있다. 조달 시스템은 오늘날 기존의 터널 공법이 발파 버럭제거 보강 공정으로 이어지는 전통적인 NATM 공법에서 TBM 기계화 시공으로 점차 변화하고 있는 가운데, TBM 장비의 설계 구매 조달 시스템은 매우 중요한 공정으로 자리 잡고 있다. 따라서 터널 프로젝트의 조달 관련, 해외 연구 상황을 파악하고 기계화 시공의 핵심 공정인 TBM 조달에 필요한 내용에 관해 알아보고자 한다.

• Proceedings of the SAREK Conference
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• 2005.06a
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• pp.173-173
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• 2005

• Journal of Information Technology Services
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• v.7 no.1
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• pp.103-116
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• 2008

Efficiency and objectiveness are the most critical issues in the evaluation of software projects. It is beneficial not only to software companies participated in bids, but to administrators of projects. This study attempts to find an improvement in the evaluation process by connecting the historical data of bidding companies in the software company report system with the governmental procurement system. The proposed means will eliminate unnecessary and repetitive submission step of bidding companies and provide the administrator with objective evaluation process. Also, this paper proposes an automated process for quantifying the business experience of bidding companies.

• Korea Logistics Conference
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• v.10 no.3
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• pp.251-267
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• 2002

• Korean Journal of Construction Engineering and Management
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• v.21 no.2
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• pp.30-38
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• 2020

Inadequate cost management has widely been recognized as one of the most problematic areas in the Korean construction industry as many believes that public cost references are not reasonably reflecting the market conditions. 'Total Project Cost Management Guideline' developed by Ministry of Economy and Finance(MOEF) to govern public budget control has been identified as one of the main reasons for this problem. This study attempts to thoroughly review 'Total Project Cost Management Guideline' itself and quantitatively analyze the impact of it on project cost during procurement process. Different procurement methods are considered including turnkey & alternative, private contract, qualification examination, and lowest price bidding system in this quantitative impact analysis of 'Total Project Cost Management Guideline'. Analysis results shows that this governmental process works mainly as a constant cost-cutting tool throughout the procurement process.