Principal component analysis of challenges facing the implementation of value engineering in public projects in developing countries

Kissi, Ernest; Boateng, Emmanuel B.; Adjei-Kumi, Theophilus; Badu, Eric

doi:10.1080/15623599.2016.1233088

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“…According to Ahadzie [46], the background information of respondents is required to authenticate the credibility of the data gathered. The aim of presenting the background data of respondents who take part in a study is to enhance the confidence in the reliability of the data collected [47]…”

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Bureaucratic Factors Impeding the Delivery of Infrastructure at the Metropolitan Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) in Ghana

Hackman¹,

Ayarkwa²,

Osei‐Asibey³

et al. 2021

WJET

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Decentralisation of infrastructure delivery to sub-national governments has become commonplace in governments worldwide especially in developing countries such as Ghana. This is due to the benefits of decentralisation in improving public service delivery. However, decentralised infrastructure delivery is marred with numerous challenges that render most local governments incapable of providing infrastructure within their localities. This paper explored the bureaucratic factors that impede infrastructure delivery at the MMDAs in Ghana. A questionnaire survey with 121 construction professionals in the Departments of Works (DoWs) of the MMDAs within the Ashanti and Greater Accra Regions of Ghana was conducted. The results indicated six (6) major components of the bureaucratic factors that impede the delivery of infrastructure at the MMDAs: Central government bureaucracy; Minimal control of MMDAs; Political influence; MMDA project funding; Lack of capacity of MMDAs; and Political interference. This paper calls for a more committed central government to the establishment of adequate decentralised structures and implementation of major reforms that would remove the bureaucratic obstacles in the delivery of infrastructure at the MMDAs, to ensure effective infrastructure delivery at the MMDAs.

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Bureaucratic Factors Impeding the Delivery of Infrastructure at the Metropolitan Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) in Ghana

Hackman¹,

Ayarkwa²,

Osei‐Asibey³

et al. 2021

WJET

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“…According to Ahadzie (2007), the background information of respondents is required to authenticate the credibility of the data gathered. The aim of presenting the background data of respondents who take part in a study is to enhance the confidence in the reliability of the data collected (Kissi et al, 2017). The results of the background information of the respondents are presented as follows: 28 per cent of the respondents were Engineers, 26 per cent were Technical Officers, 17 per cent were Architects, 12 per cent were Quantity Surveyors, 12 per cent were Heads of Departments, 3 per cent of the respondents were Project Managers, whiles 2 per cent of the respondents were Estate Managers.…”

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Assessing Drivers of Infrastructure Delivery at the Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) in Ghana

Hackman¹,

Ayarkwa²,

Osei‐Asibey³

et al. 2021

JSS

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This paper aimed at assessing drivers of infrastructure delivery at the Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) in Ghana. The study followed the quantitative research approach. One hundred and twenty-one professionals (121) from thirty-six (36) MMDAs in the Greater Accra and Ashanti Regions of Ghana participated in a questionnaire survey. Mean Scores and One Sample t-test were used for the analysis of the data. The findings suggest that 10 factors listed as "effective managerial skills and proper supervision", "political commitment of central government", "effective communication", "attention to developing appropriate local authority procurement system", "proper cost budgeting", "checking corruption", "adequate resources for development", "adequate technical capacity", "elimination of political control in staff recruitment", and "adequate funding for infrastructure delivery" are the significant drivers of infrastructure delivery at the MMDAs. This study therefore recommends the establishment of efficient legal and institutional frameworks by the government to support and enhance the required capacities of the MMDAs for effective infrastructure delivery. The findings would help to address the infrastructural needs of local communities by presenting solutions to the challenges associated with infrastructure delivery which plague the MMDAs. Knowledge gained from this study could be applied to other similar developing countries pursuing decentralization as means to ensuring infrastructure delivery at the local government level.

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“…In the traditional system of planning and scheduling, more than half of the scheduled construction tasks are not carried out on time. 122,123 Ine®ective planning and scheduling is the output of assigning construction tasks to the main contractor and its subcontractors, for objective to perform the scheduled tasks in the master schedule, without taking into consideration the di®erent factors that may in°uence the execution of schedule on time such as the availability of workers and materials when they are needed, the provision of the necessary¯nancial resources, and the assurance of safety conditions. Therefore, the planning team must continuously supervise and monitor the progress of the work and¯nd solutions to common problems leading to project delays in order to avoid them in future projects.…”

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Development of a Conceptual Framework of Lean Construction Principles: An Input–Output Model

Bajjou

Chafi

En-Nadi

2019

J. Adv. Manuf. Syst.

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In the new global economy, Lean Construction has become an effective way to design construction systems, which aims at reducing all forms of waste and creating the maximum of value for the customer. However, previous studies have reported that there are various implementation approaches, and most construction practitioners have applied this management philosophy according to their own understanding of Lean Construction principles. The main aim of this study is to develop a conceptual model for a successful deployment of lean construction. In this paper, an original generic model has been proposed based on a rigorous analysis of six relevant Lean Construction models that have been designed, validated, and tested in several countries (USA, UK, Malaysia, Germany, and Brazil). The findings of this work show that there are nine main Lean Construction principles and which are: customer focus, supply, continuous improvement, waste elimination, people involvement, planning and scheduling, quality, standardization, and transparency. Moreover, these principles have been divided into 33 sub-principles based on an extensive literature review of reliable documents (research papers, review papers, books, conference papers, and thesis) that have been published between 1992 and 2017.

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Principal component analysis of challenges facing the implementation of value engineering in public projects in developing countries

Cited by 42 publications

References 18 publications

Bureaucratic Factors Impeding the Delivery of Infrastructure at the Metropolitan Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) in Ghana

Bureaucratic Factors Impeding the Delivery of Infrastructure at the Metropolitan Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) in Ghana

Assessing Drivers of Infrastructure Delivery at the Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) in Ghana

Development of a Conceptual Framework of Lean Construction Principles: An Input–Output Model

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