Analysis of Factors Influencing Productivity Using Craftsmen Questionnaires: Case Study in a Chilean Construction Company

Rivas, Rodrigo A.; Borcherding, John D.; González, Vicente A.; Alarcón, Luís F.

doi:10.1061/(asce)co.1943-7862.0000274

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“…Similarly, a study on factors influencing craftsmen's productivity in Chile reported that the main identified factor was materials-related problem which consist of 'lack of on-time delivery', 'insufficient equipment to move materials' or 'lacking of onsite logistic' and 'excessive paperwork' [17]. Moreover, another study in Indonesia also has reported a similar finding that 'lack of materials' has affected the craftsmen's productivity.…”

Section: Influential Factors Affecting Materials Managementmentioning

confidence: 51%

“…[1,8,[12][13][14][15][16]. Prior literature reports that shortage of materials is among the most significant factors that contribute to delays, cost overrun and low productivity [14,17,18] Therefore this again shows that ineffective materials management that causes materials shortage occurs in construction sites affects project performance [19].…”

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Influential Factors Affecting Materials Management in Construction Projects

Jusoh

Kasim

2017

Management and Production Engineering Review

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Construction projects are more often than not plagued by poor performances such as delays, cost overrun, low productivity, construction wastes and compromised quality. Amongst the critical contributory factors of poor project performances, is the ineffectiveness of materials management occurring in the construction sites. Indeed, materials management is a very important component for construction projects. However, there are only limited numbers of research available regarding this topic. Thus, this research focuses its study on materials management, specifically in identifying the influential factors that affect materials management in the construction project activities. Literatures from books, journal articles and conference papers related to poor project performances and materials management have been reviewed. Consequently, this study sorted the salient influential factors and categorized them based on their specific group. Out of 47 factors identified, they are classified into 8 groups. They are (1) site condition; (2) planning and handling on site; (3) management; (4) materials; (5) supplier and manufacturer default; (6) transportation; (7) contractual; and (8) governmental interferences. In conclusion, this study contends that by identifying the influential factors affecting materials management, it will help construction players to avoid the occurrence of those factors and will minimize the negative impacts on the overall performance of construction projects. Hence, the handling-over of project will be according to schedule and not delayed by materials mismanagement.

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Section: Influential Factors Affecting Materials Managementmentioning

confidence: 51%

Section: Introductionmentioning

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Influential Factors Affecting Materials Management in Construction Projects

Jusoh

Kasim

2017

Management and Production Engineering Review

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“…On the other hand, motivation has been presented as an underlying factor among many others such as Dai et al [14], Rojas and Aramvareekul [46], and Adrian [1]. It becomes apparent that while there is relative consensus surrounding the factors that affect construction labor productivity in the literature, the categorization of these factors has been inconsistent [44,60]. A trend does emerge from the literature in which factors are related to a certain level of granularity-environment, industry, organization, project or individual [60].…”

Section: Factors Affecting Construction Labor Productivitymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Several factors have been developed interchangeably as both a category and as an underlying factor. For instance, motivation as a factor influencing labor productivity has been presented as a category by Dozzi and AbouRisk [15], Enshassi, et al [19] and Rivas et al [44], among others, who then go on to develop underlying factors that affect worker motivation. On the other hand, motivation has been presented as an underlying factor among many others such as Dai et al [14], Rojas and Aramvareekul [46], and Adrian [1].…”

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Measuring the impact of BIM on labor productivity in a small specialty contracting enterprise through action-research

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2015

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“…Without proper material management in construction projects, construction projects suffer delays, cost overrun, construction waste and low productivity [11][12][13][14][15][16]. As prior literature reports, among the factors that contribute to poor project performance is due to shortage of materials occur in construction projects [1,12,17]. Meaning that, the materials are not available when needed.…”

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A Review on Implication of Material Management to Project Performance

Jusoh

Kasim

2016

MATEC Web Conf.

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Abstract. Material management is an important element in project management as materials contribute a major portion to total project cost. It also plays a key role because of the successes of every construction project rely on having proper resources. Thus, it gives implication on project performance. Despite the importance of material management to project performance, there are limited numbers of research available related to this topic. Therefore, the aim of this paper is to identify the effects factors of material management on project performance. Literature from books, journal articles and conferences papers related to this topic are reviewed. In conclusion, exploring the implication of material management towards project performance will benefit construction players in improving the efficiency of material management in order to minimize the impacts on construction projects performance.

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Analysis of Factors Influencing Productivity Using Craftsmen Questionnaires: Case Study in a Chilean Construction Company

Cited by 112 publications

References 18 publications

Influential Factors Affecting Materials Management in Construction Projects

Influential Factors Affecting Materials Management in Construction Projects

Measuring the impact of BIM on labor productivity in a small specialty contracting enterprise through action-research

A Review on Implication of Material Management to Project Performance

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