Factors Influencing Construction Labour Productivity: An Indian Case Study
Construction productivity is of interest to researchers and practitioners because of its impact on the performance of construction projects. Despite various studies to identify factors influencing productivity in other countries, no study has addressed productivity issues in India. This paper rep...
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| description | Construction productivity is of interest to researchers and practitioners because of
its impact on the performance of construction projects. Despite various studies to identify
factors influencing productivity in other countries, no study has addressed productivity issues
in India. This paper reports the results of a questionnaire survey of project managers, site
engineers, supervisors and craftsmen, in the state of Kerala in India, to identify the factors
influencing construction labour productivity. The top five factors identified as having a
significant impact on productivity: (1) timely availability of materials at the worksite, (2)
delayed material delivery by the supplier, (3) strikes called by political parties or hartals, (4)
frequent revisions of drawings/design, resulting in additional work/rework and (5) timely
availability of drawings at the worksite. The findings provide a better understanding of the
factors influencing productivity in the Indian context and will aid construction practitioners in
making effective plans for productivity improvement. |
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| spelling | usm-417542018-09-06T06:45:42Z http://eprints.usm.my/41754/ Factors Influencing Construction Labour Productivity: An Indian Case Study Thomas, Anu V. Sudhakumar , J. TH1-9745 Building construction Construction productivity is of interest to researchers and practitioners because of its impact on the performance of construction projects. Despite various studies to identify factors influencing productivity in other countries, no study has addressed productivity issues in India. This paper reports the results of a questionnaire survey of project managers, site engineers, supervisors and craftsmen, in the state of Kerala in India, to identify the factors influencing construction labour productivity. The top five factors identified as having a significant impact on productivity: (1) timely availability of materials at the worksite, (2) delayed material delivery by the supplier, (3) strikes called by political parties or hartals, (4) frequent revisions of drawings/design, resulting in additional work/rework and (5) timely availability of drawings at the worksite. The findings provide a better understanding of the factors influencing productivity in the Indian context and will aid construction practitioners in making effective plans for productivity improvement. Penerbit Universiti Sains Malaysia 2014 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.usm.my/41754/1/JCDC_19%281%29_2014-Art._4_%2853-68%29.pdf Thomas, Anu V. and Sudhakumar , J. (2014) Factors Influencing Construction Labour Productivity: An Indian Case Study. Journal of Construction in Developing Countries , 19 (1). pp. 53-68. ISSN 1823-6499 http://web.usm.my/jcdc/vol19_1_2014/JCDC%2019(1)%202014-Art.%204%20(53-68).pdf |
| spellingShingle | TH1-9745 Building construction Thomas, Anu V. Sudhakumar , J. Factors Influencing Construction Labour Productivity: An Indian Case Study |
| title | Factors Influencing Construction Labour Productivity:
An Indian Case Study |
| title_full | Factors Influencing Construction Labour Productivity:
An Indian Case Study |
| title_fullStr | Factors Influencing Construction Labour Productivity:
An Indian Case Study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Factors Influencing Construction Labour Productivity:
An Indian Case Study |
| title_short | Factors Influencing Construction Labour Productivity:
An Indian Case Study |
| title_sort | factors influencing construction labour productivity:
an indian case study |
| topic | TH1-9745 Building construction |
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