Causes and mitigation for declining productivity in the Australian mid-rise residential construction sector
| Autor: | Alberto Escribano, Emma Elizabeth Heffernan, Scott F Beazley, Tillmann Böhme |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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060201 languages & linguistics
Design modification Data collection business.industry Natural resource economics Supply chain 0211 other engineering and technologies 06 humanities and the arts 02 engineering and technology Management Science and Operations Research Lean manufacturing Documentation Building information modeling 021105 building & construction 0602 languages and literature Business Project management Productivity Civil and Structural Engineering |
| Zdroj: | Built Environment Project and Asset Management. 8:253-266 |
| ISSN: | 2044-124X |
| Popis: | Purpose The construction industry is a significant driver of economic activity in many countries. However, there has been a lack of growth in productivity within the Australian construction sector over recent years. The purpose of this paper is to gain an in-depth understanding of the causes for declining productivity within the Australian mid-rise residential construction network. Design/methodology/approach Two in-depth case studies have been conducted with a builder and developer, both significant entities of the Australian mid-rise residential construction network. Case study data collection comprised a five-stage process including semi-structured interviews and archival information review. Findings Drivers for declining construction productivity were identified under the categories of: industry-, firm- and project-level productivity. The drivers include: incomplete documentation, design changes, inefficient project management, supply chain fragmentation, among others. Originality/value The contribution of this study is the identification and categorisation of major issues impacting sector productivity along the mid-rise residential construction supply chain. The research identified that the substructure and superstructure are the construction phases during which most productivity losses occur. Mitigations are discussed in terms of systemic sector productivity increases at an industry, firm and project levels. |
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