Late and non-payments issues in the Malaysian construction industry : perspective of building material suppliers / Mohd Fisal Ishak, Kartina Alauddin and Mohd Shahrol Hafiz Ibrahim

Payment in the Malaysian construction industry has generally been an issue of concern. Late and non-payment problem is endemic in construction and needs to be addressed. The aim of this study is to investigate the issues related to late and non-payment based on the building materials suppliers’ per...

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Main Authors: Mohd Fisal, Ishak, Kartina, Alauddin, Mohd Shahrol Hafiz, Ibrahim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universiti Teknologi MARA, Perak 2019
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Online Access:https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/29614/
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description Payment in the Malaysian construction industry has generally been an issue of concern. Late and non-payment problem is endemic in construction and needs to be addressed. The aim of this study is to investigate the issues related to late and non-payment based on the building materials suppliers’ perspective. Questionnaires were distributed to suppliers of building materials in the Klang Valley. Findings from the study shows the main cause of late and non-payment is the paymaster’s poor financial management while the main effect of late and non-payment is problem with the cash flow. The most recommended possible solution to cope with the issue is for the paymaster to conduct training on financial and cash flow management to the management team in the company.
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spelling uitm-296142020-04-17T13:12:17Z https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/29614/ Late and non-payments issues in the Malaysian construction industry : perspective of building material suppliers / Mohd Fisal Ishak, Kartina Alauddin and Mohd Shahrol Hafiz Ibrahim myse Mohd Fisal, Ishak Kartina, Alauddin Mohd Shahrol Hafiz, Ibrahim Buildings: Construction with reference to use.Including public buildings, dwellings Construction equipment in building Payment in the Malaysian construction industry has generally been an issue of concern. Late and non-payment problem is endemic in construction and needs to be addressed. The aim of this study is to investigate the issues related to late and non-payment based on the building materials suppliers’ perspective. Questionnaires were distributed to suppliers of building materials in the Klang Valley. Findings from the study shows the main cause of late and non-payment is the paymaster’s poor financial management while the main effect of late and non-payment is problem with the cash flow. The most recommended possible solution to cope with the issue is for the paymaster to conduct training on financial and cash flow management to the management team in the company. Universiti Teknologi MARA, Perak 2019 Article PeerReviewed text en https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/29614/1/29614.pdf Mohd Fisal, Ishak and Kartina, Alauddin and Mohd Shahrol Hafiz, Ibrahim (2019) Late and non-payments issues in the Malaysian construction industry : perspective of building material suppliers / Mohd Fisal Ishak, Kartina Alauddin and Mohd Shahrol Hafiz Ibrahim. (2019) Malaysian Journal of Sustainable Environment (MySE) <https://ir.uitm.edu.my/view/publication/Malaysian_Journal_of_Sustainable_Environment_=28MySE=29.html>, 6 (1). pp. 39-56. ISSN 0128-326X http://www.myse.my/
spellingShingle Buildings: Construction with reference to use.Including public buildings, dwellings
Construction equipment in building
Mohd Fisal, Ishak
Kartina, Alauddin
Mohd Shahrol Hafiz, Ibrahim
Late and non-payments issues in the Malaysian construction industry : perspective of building material suppliers / Mohd Fisal Ishak, Kartina Alauddin and Mohd Shahrol Hafiz Ibrahim
title Late and non-payments issues in the Malaysian construction industry : perspective of building material suppliers / Mohd Fisal Ishak, Kartina Alauddin and Mohd Shahrol Hafiz Ibrahim
title_full Late and non-payments issues in the Malaysian construction industry : perspective of building material suppliers / Mohd Fisal Ishak, Kartina Alauddin and Mohd Shahrol Hafiz Ibrahim
title_fullStr Late and non-payments issues in the Malaysian construction industry : perspective of building material suppliers / Mohd Fisal Ishak, Kartina Alauddin and Mohd Shahrol Hafiz Ibrahim
title_full_unstemmed Late and non-payments issues in the Malaysian construction industry : perspective of building material suppliers / Mohd Fisal Ishak, Kartina Alauddin and Mohd Shahrol Hafiz Ibrahim
title_short Late and non-payments issues in the Malaysian construction industry : perspective of building material suppliers / Mohd Fisal Ishak, Kartina Alauddin and Mohd Shahrol Hafiz Ibrahim
title_sort late and non-payments issues in the malaysian construction industry : perspective of building material suppliers / mohd fisal ishak, kartina alauddin and mohd shahrol hafiz ibrahim
topic Buildings: Construction with reference to use.Including public buildings, dwellings
Construction equipment in building
url https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/29614/
https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/29614/