This study focuses on nine risk factors specifically in case of Bangladesh. The objectives are to examine and quantify the contribution of supply chain risk factors on completion time of rural road projects and to assess the prioritization of identified risks. | Impact of supply chain risks on the completion for time of rural road projects in Bangladesh Journal of Project Management 5 2020 17 26 Contents lists available at GrowingScience Journal of Project Management homepage Impact of supply chain risks on the completion for time of rural road projects in Bangladesh Fatima Tuz Johora Thakura and Ferdowi Easminb a Ministry of Planning Bangladesh b Ministry of Agriculture Bangladesh CHRONICLE ABSTRACT Article history The volume of rural road construction projects has increased over the last decade in Bangla- Received July 20 2019 desh though these projects are experiencing failure in terms of time for completion. There- Received in revised format July fore this study focuses on nine risk factors specifically in case of Bangladesh. The objectives 21 2019 are to examine and quantify the contribution of supply chain risk factors on completion time Accepted August 8 2019 Available online of rural road projects and to assess the prioritization of identified risks. An insignificant August 8 2019 number of researches have been performed on the effect of supply chain risks on completion Keywords time of rural roads in Bangladesh. To the best of authors knowledge the three factors such Supply chain management as upper contract price prolong rainy season and time of monitoring have not yet been used Supply chain risk as independent variables in any research. A linear model has been drawn and the proposed Rural road construction in model shows that upper contract price delay of the site handover delay of site materials Bangladesh mobilization change of scope and prolong rainy season cause time overrun whereas time Completion time of rural roads of monitoring delay in payment and delay in submission of contract schedule did not have project significant effect on time. These findings will help the government of Bangladesh take the necessary actions to complete the projects on time. 2020 by the authors licensee .