An exploratory study into recurring construction problems

Lim, Chaisung; Mezghiche, Mohamed

doi:10.1016/s0263-7863(99)00016-2

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“…Since then numerous researchers have examined the causes of construction delays in various countries as shown in Tables I and II Sambasivan and Soon (2007) concluded their critical review on causes of delay by identifying the main causes; these include, poor planning, poor site management, financial issues, delay of material delivery and management problems. Although Lim and Mohamed (2000) did identify planning (project management) as one of the main problems in construction in Malaysia, they ranked lack of experience, lack of site supervision and lack of appropriate skills in this order as the main problems. Sweiss et al (2008) believed that these main causes can be grouped into three categories, which are, input factors (concerned with labour, material and equipment), internal environment (contractor, owner and consultants) and exogenous factors (weather and government regulations).…”

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The professionals’ perspective on the causes of project delay in the construction industry

Agyekum-Mensah

Knight

2017

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Abstract:Purpose Construction project delays are described as a universal problem, which has led to many empirical studies. However, most of these studies were based on the rankings by respondents, and they were rarely verified. Therefore, the purpose of this paper is to explore professional perspectives on the causes of delay in the construction industry, where there has been little explicit consideration on this subject in recent decades.Design/methodology/approach A critical literature review and a qualitative approach was considered for a deeper and fresh understanding of the causes of delays, rather than recycling the existing themes and the risk of a statistically biased approach. A total of 41 interviews were undertaken which included the London Olympic 2012 project team. FindingsIn all, 32 themes were identified, which were categorised into 15 categories of causes of delay in the construction projects. Almost two-thirds of the main themes are not ranked top 15 causes of delay. These include knowledge and competence shortage, poor commercial decisions, unnecessary health and safety restrictions, poor risk management and poor space and logistics management. Research limitations/implicationsDue to the qualitative nature of the study, the findings might not be considered as representative. Practical implicationsThe findings provide consideration of the causes of delay in the construction industry as seen by practitioners, which should provide guidance to enhance performance. Originality/valueThe study contributes to the better understanding of the causes of delays by using qualitative research strategy which is limited in the construction management literature. This study is an empirical investigation into the causes of delay in the twenty-first century and it represents an important edition to the body of knowledge within the subject area.Acknowledgments:

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The professionals’ perspective on the causes of project delay in the construction industry

Agyekum-Mensah

Knight

2017

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“…An experienced and competent professional project manager can solve frequently encountered causes of delays in construction industry all over the world [61]. The factors of delay in this group are lack of experience construction manager [7,23,36,83], poor site management [17,20,53], contractors' excessive workload [83,86,87], poor contract management [16,18,20,57], conflicts between the parties [4,12,27,34], poor material management [27,53,89], poor coordination among parties [13,17,18,53], contract related dispute/claim [3,17,91], and insufficient communication between the owner and designer in design phase [4,13,84]. Among these factors, poor coordination and communication, and poor site management are found as most frequent causes in all the regions.…”

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Construction Delays in Developing Countries: A Review

Islam¹,

Trigunarsyah²

2017

Journal of Construction Engineering and Project Management

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Construction delay is one of the basic constrains to achieve the project objectives in developing countries. This study aims to find the causes and effects of construction delays in developing countries. A thorough literature review has been done following the content analysis method. The relevant literature of 28 developing countries was collected from the scholarly journals published in the period of 2006 to 2016. The different developing countries are grouped into three geographic regions, i.e. South and Southeast Asia, Middle East, and Africa. In these regions, total 53 potential causes of delay under 8 major groups are identified. Frequency and ranking of these factors have been done. The factors, delay in progress payment by owner, contractors' cash flow problem, improper planning and scheduling, poor site management, and change order by owner during construction, are acknowledged as critical causes of delay in developing countries. This study will assist both academic and professional experts providing more insight about the construction delays and project management in developing countries.

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“…In general, infrastructure projects are subject to many risks and construction problems [36] that may influence contracts as diverse as the building of off-shore oil facilities in the North Sea or the refurbishment of hydropower facilities in the Caroni River in Venezuela. In fact, the construction projects frequently present delays and other deviations from conditions agreed between the parts [9,[37][38][39][40].…”

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“…Additional problems depend on the lack of understanding or interest in issues related to sustainability or knowledge management that are frequent in public or private construction [42][43][44][45]. Other knowledge management problems for construction derive from the fragmented and temporary nature of the construction industry that makes the loss of knowledge frequent because of personnel transfer to other projects, difficulties in capturing, organizing and retrieving acquired knowledge, In a study developed in Malaysia in an electrical substation, Lim and Zain Mohamed [37] found that the most recurring problems were related to human performance and were manifested as lack of experience and knowledge, different opinions of team members, inherited problems from earlier phases or deficient overall view of the project. Table 4 summarizes some of the main knowledge and intangible problems identified as causes of construction problems in different projects.…”

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The impact of sustainable construction and knowledge management on sustainability goals. A review of the Venezuelan renewable energy sector

Pietrosemoli

Rodríguez‐Monroy

2013

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

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The recognition of the relevance of energy, especially of the renewable energies generated by the sun, water, wind, tides, modern biomass or thermal is growing significantly in the global society based on the possibility it has to improve societies' quality of life, to support poverty reduction and sustainable development. Renewable energy, and mainly the energy generated by large hydropower generation projects that supply most of the renewable energy consumed by developing countries, requires many technical, legal, financial and social complex processes sustained by innovations and valuable knowledge. Besides these efforts, renewable energy requires a solid infrastructure to generate and distribute the energy resources needed to solve the basic needs of society. This demands a proper construction performance to deliver the energy projects planned according to specifications and respecting environmental and social concerns, which implies the observance of sustainable construction guidelines. But construction projects are complex and demanding and frequently face time and cost overruns that may cause negative impacts on the initial planning and thus on society. The renewable energy issue and the large renewable energy power generation and distribution projects are particularly significant for developing countries and for Latin America in particular, as this region concentrates an important hydropower potential and installed capacity. Using as references the performance of Venezuelan large hydropower generation projects and the Guri dam construction, this research evaluates the tight relationship existing between sustainable construction and knowledge management and their impact to achieve sustainability goals. The knowledge management processes are proposed as a basic strategy to allow learning from successes and failures obtained in previous projects and transform the enhancement opportunites into actions to improve the performance of the renewable energy power generation and distribution projects.

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An exploratory study into recurring construction problems

Cited by 37 publications

References 9 publications

The professionals’ perspective on the causes of project delay in the construction industry

The professionals’ perspective on the causes of project delay in the construction industry

Construction Delays in Developing Countries: A Review

The impact of sustainable construction and knowledge management on sustainability goals. A review of the Venezuelan renewable energy sector

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