Improving contractors’ practices of Industrialised Building System (IBS) implementation in construction industry
Malaysian construction industry plays an important role in creating wealth for the country as developing social, economic and infrastructure. The government has adopted industrialised building systems (IBS) since the 1960s and has made significant efforts in this area. It aims to achieve sever...
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| author | Ali Al-Shami, Mohammed Hamid |
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| description | Malaysian construction industry plays an important role in creating wealth for the
country as developing social, economic and infrastructure. The government has
adopted industrialised building systems (IBS) since the 1960s and has made
significant efforts in this area. It aims to achieve several improvements within the
industry, such as higher productivity levels and better quality construction products.
The main reason for delay the completion of construction projects was due to poor
practice of contractors. Lack of experience, financial problems, lack of technical
knowledge and lack of skilled labour are very important barriers to successful IBS
implementation. The objectives of this research were to investigate current
contractors’ practices of IBS implementation in construction industry, to identify
influencing factors for contractors’ practices of IBS implementation in construction
projects and to recommend ways to improve contractors’ practices of IBS
implementation in construction industry. The research was take place in Johor Bahru
the capital of Johor state where various development and construction activities are
currently on going. Quantitative method was used by distribution of questionnaire
that is designed based on the research objectives, data collected was analysed using
the Statistical Package for the Social Science 22.0 software to carry out the research
aims. Target respondents were the construction industry player, namely Grade 7 (G7)
contractors. Contractors G7 was chosen because they are the main contractor with
unlimited tendering abilities and they are involved with wide practice of IBS
adaption. The study reveals that there are some problems faced by contractors in
their practices of IBS implementation such as low productivity, management aspects
and financial problems. Therefore, training to labour, IBS instruction guideline and
improving finance and procurement mechanism is the top recommended factors to
improve contractors’ practices of IBS implementation for more IBS adaption
success. |
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| spelling | uthm-11672021-09-30T06:06:27Z http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/1167/ Improving contractors’ practices of Industrialised Building System (IBS) implementation in construction industry Ali Al-Shami, Mohammed Hamid TH1000-1725 Systems of building construction. Including fireproof construction, concrete construction Malaysian construction industry plays an important role in creating wealth for the country as developing social, economic and infrastructure. The government has adopted industrialised building systems (IBS) since the 1960s and has made significant efforts in this area. It aims to achieve several improvements within the industry, such as higher productivity levels and better quality construction products. The main reason for delay the completion of construction projects was due to poor practice of contractors. Lack of experience, financial problems, lack of technical knowledge and lack of skilled labour are very important barriers to successful IBS implementation. The objectives of this research were to investigate current contractors’ practices of IBS implementation in construction industry, to identify influencing factors for contractors’ practices of IBS implementation in construction projects and to recommend ways to improve contractors’ practices of IBS implementation in construction industry. The research was take place in Johor Bahru the capital of Johor state where various development and construction activities are currently on going. Quantitative method was used by distribution of questionnaire that is designed based on the research objectives, data collected was analysed using the Statistical Package for the Social Science 22.0 software to carry out the research aims. Target respondents were the construction industry player, namely Grade 7 (G7) contractors. Contractors G7 was chosen because they are the main contractor with unlimited tendering abilities and they are involved with wide practice of IBS adaption. The study reveals that there are some problems faced by contractors in their practices of IBS implementation such as low productivity, management aspects and financial problems. Therefore, training to labour, IBS instruction guideline and improving finance and procurement mechanism is the top recommended factors to improve contractors’ practices of IBS implementation for more IBS adaption success. 2019-01 Thesis NonPeerReviewed text en http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/1167/1/24p%20MOHAMMED%20HAMID%20ALI%20AL-SHAMI.pdf text en http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/1167/2/MOHAMMED%20HAMID%20ALI%20AL-SHAMI%20COPYRIGHT%20DECLARATION.pdf text en http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/1167/3/MOHAMMED%20HAMID%20ALI%20AL-SHAMI%20WATERMARK.pdf Ali Al-Shami, Mohammed Hamid (2019) Improving contractors’ practices of Industrialised Building System (IBS) implementation in construction industry. Masters thesis, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia. |
| spellingShingle | TH1000-1725 Systems of building construction. Including fireproof construction, concrete construction Ali Al-Shami, Mohammed Hamid Improving contractors’ practices of Industrialised Building System (IBS) implementation in construction industry |
| title | Improving contractors’ practices of Industrialised Building System (IBS) implementation in construction industry |
| title_full | Improving contractors’ practices of Industrialised Building System (IBS) implementation in construction industry |
| title_fullStr | Improving contractors’ practices of Industrialised Building System (IBS) implementation in construction industry |
| title_full_unstemmed | Improving contractors’ practices of Industrialised Building System (IBS) implementation in construction industry |
| title_short | Improving contractors’ practices of Industrialised Building System (IBS) implementation in construction industry |
| title_sort | improving contractors’ practices of industrialised building system (ibs) implementation in construction industry |
| topic | TH1000-1725 Systems of building construction. Including fireproof construction, concrete construction |
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