1、4800 英文单词， 27500 英文字符 ，中文 7900 字 文献出处： American Journal of Engineering Research (AJER),2016, 5(8):164-172 Risk Management of Procurement Challenges: The Implication To Construction Firms In Ghana Timothy Adu Gyamfi, PatrickZievie, Victor Boateng ABSTRACT It is clear that procurement challenges have
2、been enormous task delving the major stakeholders in construction industry. The construction industry all over the world is fraught with challenges and the case of Ghana is no different. The study set out to examine Risk management of procurement challenges: The implication to construction firms in
3、Ghana. This study which was conducted within the Ashanti Region of Ghana, primarily sought to identify procurement challenges facing firms in Ashanti region and the effective methods used to deal with those challenges. This study adopted a quantitative research approach; the study used convenient (p
4、urposive) sampling to select 20 first class construction companies within the Ashanti Region. Four management staff from each firm was used, and thus, the study population for the 20 firms will be 80. Sample for the study consisted of 40 respondents from ten (10) first class construction firms in th
5、e Ashanti region. These constitute 50% of the targeted population. Questionnaires were used to solicit data and statistical tools used to analyse the data collected are descriptive tools such as frequency, and percentages and also Chi- square. The study has found that risk assessment approaches used
6、 by the firms to identify procurement challenges were based on the past experiences of the firms, quantification of possible losses, and predictions drawn from secondary data. Also the challenges to procurement were the unavailability of indices for bids and costs, unavailability of construction materials, improper inventory management, and risks with working at height. The study has established that the methods for dealing with the challenges included direct imports of construction materials,
