Performance Measurment and Lead-Time Reduction in EPC Project-Based Organizations: A Mathematical Modeling Approach

Table 3

Company resources issues.

Attribute	Measure (importance of the attribute based on a 6-point Likert scale)
Number of key suppliers	1 = too many, 6 = low number
Reliance on suppliers	1 = extremely low, 6 = extremely high
Access to reliable suppliers	1 = extremely low, 6 = extremely high
Integration among suppliers	1 = extremely low, 6 = extremely high
Outsourcing	1 = extremely low, 6 = extremely high
Lead user involvement	1 = extremely low, 6 = extremely high