ABSTRACT
This chapter presents the results from the interviews with various project managers, firm executives, production and procurement managers involved in the supply chains for commodities that are clustered around the façade specialist subcontractor on Project 1. It organizes five main sections: Firm attributes, Industrial markets and commodities, Supplier types, Procurement relationships and Supply channels. The chapter describes selected firm attributes, their firm suppliers and the market environment for the following key firms in the chain: the façade subcontractor, aluminium extrusions fabricator, specialist glazing manufacturer and the glazing manufacturer. The façade subcontractor, the aluminium extrusion fabricator, the specialist glazing supplier and the glass manufacturer all require suppliers to enable them to fulfil their contracts with their customers. The subcontractor created a smaller and unique project market for the supply of aluminium extrusions and the glazing products. A sequence diagram was developed for the unique products that are procured by the façade subcontractor.
