Construction materials usually constitute a major portion of the total cost in a building constru... more Construction materials usually constitute a major portion of the total cost in a building construction project, which makes the control of this resource important. Despite the potential benefit of Information and Communication Technology (ICT), convincing construction organisations to embrace its use and implementation has proved a difficult task. This paper aims to present a review of the existing literature on e-readiness (ICT uptake) in Industrialised Building System (IBS) components management in construction projects. Consequently, the analysis is conducted by reviewing and then justifying the findings from the literature. Previous research found that ICT has brought about a competitive advantage to the IBS construction industry from the global perspective. However, the e-readiness in Malaysia is rather low. Thus, there is a great opportunity for the future development of more effective frameworks to encourage e-readiness in the IBS construction field.
1st FPTP Postgraduate Seminar (Towards Sustainable Management), Dec 23, 2013
Extensive use of modern Information and Communication Technology (ICT) tools supports the differe... more Extensive use of modern Information and Communication Technology (ICT) tools supports the different Industrialised Building System (IBS) processes by enabling more accurate documents and hence good conditions for an effective production where errors are discovered early and problems in the manufacturing and assembly phases can be avoided. However, the acceptance of ICT at the organisational level is still in its infancy. Despite the potential benefit of ICT, convincing construction organisations to embrace its use and implementation has proved a difficult task. Hence, this paper aims to report on the findings from the case studies conducted on a few industry stakeholders. The case studies assessed the current industrial ICT acceptance for IBS management processes, identified the key barriers affecting the ICT-readiness and established the enablers for greater ICT uptake in the IBS management processes. The case studies were executed through semi-structured interviews conducted with a few main IBS manufacturers and government policy makers. Analysis was done with NVivo 8 software. Results indicated that current ICT acceptance in Malaysia is rather low. Thus, there is a great opportunity for the future development of more effective frameworks to encourage ICT-acceptance in the IBS construction field and thus for the increased ICT adoption for the overall construction industry.
Construction materials usually constitute a major portion of the total cost in a building constru... more Construction materials usually constitute a major portion of the total cost in a building construction project, which makes the control of this resource important. Despite the potential benefit of Information and Communication Technology (ICT), convincing construction organisations to embrace its use and implementation has proved a difficult task. This paper aims to present a review of the existing literature on e-readiness (ICT uptake) in Industrialised Building System (IBS) components management in construction projects. Consequently, the analysis is conducted by reviewing and then justifying the findings from the literature. Previous research found that ICT has brought about a competitive advantage to the IBS construction industry from the global perspective. However, the e-readiness in Malaysia is rather low. Thus, there is a great opportunity for the future development of more effective frameworks to encourage e-readiness in the IBS construction field.
Int. J. of Computer and Communication …, Jan 1, 2010
Construction materials usually constitute a major portion of the total cost in a building constru... more Construction materials usually constitute a major portion of the total cost in a building construction project. Despite the potential benefit of ICT, convincing construction organisations to embrace its use and implementation has proved a difficult task. This research seeks to identify the implementation of ICT in construction materials management processes and to investigate on the acceptance of contractors for ICT transformation to the materials management in construction projects. In relation to that, current constraints that are found hindering the acceptance of ICT in materials management processes are also identified. A triangulation research approach which consists of standard derived questionnaires, semi structured interviews with class A contractors and review of previous research were conducted. The findings from this research reveal that the implementation of ICT in the materials management for construction projects in Malaysia is at early stage. Microsoft Excel Spreadsheet and handheld devices are found to be the common ICT tools adopted in the materials management processes. Meanwhile, there is only an average level of acceptance towards the transformation of ICT implementation in the construction materials management. The main barrier is found to be the cost involvement at the initial stage or overall implementation of ICT in the materials management processes. Finally, it can be concluded that there is a lack of awareness towards the ICT implementation of materials management in the construction projects.
Construction materials usually constitute a major portion of the total cost in a building constru... more Construction materials usually constitute a major portion of the total cost in a building construction project, which makes the control of this resource important. Despite the potential benefit of Information and Communication Technology (ICT), convincing construction organisations to embrace its use and implementation has proved a difficult task. This paper aims to present a review of the existing literature on e-readiness (ICT uptake) in Industrialised Building System (IBS) components management in construction projects. Consequently, the analysis is conducted by reviewing and then justifying the findings from the literature. Previous research found that ICT has brought about a competitive advantage to the IBS construction industry from the global perspective. However, the e-readiness in Malaysia is rather low. Thus, there is a great opportunity for the future development of more effective frameworks to encourage e-readiness in the IBS construction field.
1st FPTP Postgraduate Seminar (Towards Sustainable Management), Dec 23, 2013
Extensive use of modern Information and Communication Technology (ICT) tools supports the differe... more Extensive use of modern Information and Communication Technology (ICT) tools supports the different Industrialised Building System (IBS) processes by enabling more accurate documents and hence good conditions for an effective production where errors are discovered early and problems in the manufacturing and assembly phases can be avoided. However, the acceptance of ICT at the organisational level is still in its infancy. Despite the potential benefit of ICT, convincing construction organisations to embrace its use and implementation has proved a difficult task. Hence, this paper aims to report on the findings from the case studies conducted on a few industry stakeholders. The case studies assessed the current industrial ICT acceptance for IBS management processes, identified the key barriers affecting the ICT-readiness and established the enablers for greater ICT uptake in the IBS management processes. The case studies were executed through semi-structured interviews conducted with a few main IBS manufacturers and government policy makers. Analysis was done with NVivo 8 software. Results indicated that current ICT acceptance in Malaysia is rather low. Thus, there is a great opportunity for the future development of more effective frameworks to encourage ICT-acceptance in the IBS construction field and thus for the increased ICT adoption for the overall construction industry.
Construction materials usually constitute a major portion of the total cost in a building constru... more Construction materials usually constitute a major portion of the total cost in a building construction project, which makes the control of this resource important. Despite the potential benefit of Information and Communication Technology (ICT), convincing construction organisations to embrace its use and implementation has proved a difficult task. This paper aims to present a review of the existing literature on e-readiness (ICT uptake) in Industrialised Building System (IBS) components management in construction projects. Consequently, the analysis is conducted by reviewing and then justifying the findings from the literature. Previous research found that ICT has brought about a competitive advantage to the IBS construction industry from the global perspective. However, the e-readiness in Malaysia is rather low. Thus, there is a great opportunity for the future development of more effective frameworks to encourage e-readiness in the IBS construction field.
Int. J. of Computer and Communication …, Jan 1, 2010
Construction materials usually constitute a major portion of the total cost in a building constru... more Construction materials usually constitute a major portion of the total cost in a building construction project. Despite the potential benefit of ICT, convincing construction organisations to embrace its use and implementation has proved a difficult task. This research seeks to identify the implementation of ICT in construction materials management processes and to investigate on the acceptance of contractors for ICT transformation to the materials management in construction projects. In relation to that, current constraints that are found hindering the acceptance of ICT in materials management processes are also identified. A triangulation research approach which consists of standard derived questionnaires, semi structured interviews with class A contractors and review of previous research were conducted. The findings from this research reveal that the implementation of ICT in the materials management for construction projects in Malaysia is at early stage. Microsoft Excel Spreadsheet and handheld devices are found to be the common ICT tools adopted in the materials management processes. Meanwhile, there is only an average level of acceptance towards the transformation of ICT implementation in the construction materials management. The main barrier is found to be the cost involvement at the initial stage or overall implementation of ICT in the materials management processes. Finally, it can be concluded that there is a lack of awareness towards the ICT implementation of materials management in the construction projects.
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