E-Business in Construction Industry: Opportunities and Challenges

Cherian, Tisha Meriam; Kumaran, L. Aravindh

doi:10.17485/ijst/2016/v9i32/98655

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“…For example, the New Zealand The next category of waste is ITW. As the digital era had its impact on industries, information technology (IT) has become a critical and indispensable tool (Cherian and Kumaran, 2016) that connects the construction process internally through 'building information modelling' systems (Sacks et al, 2010). Any deficiencies, such as security threats, hardware defects, software bugs and connectivity issues (McFarlane et al, 2016), cause waste.…”

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System-wide construction waste and their connectivity to construction phases, impacting 5M factors and effects: a systematic review

Purushothaman

Seadon

2023

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PurposeThis review paper, using a systematic literature review (SLR) approach, aims to unravel the various system-wide waste in the construction industry and highlight the connectivity to construction phases, namely men, materials, machines, methods and measurement (5M) and impacting factors.Design/methodology/approachThis study used an SLR approach and examined articles published since the 2000s to explore the connectivity of system-wide waste to construction phases, 5M and impacting factors. The results are given in table forms and a causal loop diagram.FindingsResults show that the construction and demolition (CD) waste research carried out from various perspectives is standalone. The review identified ten types of system-wide waste with strong interlinks in the construction industry. The finding highlights connectivity between wastes other than material, labour and time and the wastes' impacting factors. Further, the review results highlighted the solid connectivity for construction phases, 5M, and impacting factors such as productivity (P), delay (D), accidents (A), resource utilisation (R) and cost(C).Research limitations/implicationsSLR methodology limitations include not keeping in phase with the most updated field knowledge. This limitation is offset by choosing the range for literature review within the last two decades. This literature review may not have captured all published articles because the restriction of database access and search was based only on English. Also, fruitful articles hiding in less popular journals may not be included in the well-known database that was searched. Researcher bias of the authors and other researchers that authored the articles referred to is a limitation. These limitations are acknowledged.Practical implicationsThis article unravels the construction system-wide waste and the waste's interlinks, which would aid industry understanding and focus on eliminating the waste. The article highlights the connectivity of system-wide wastes to 5M, which would help better understand the causes of the waste. Further, the paper discusses the connectivity of system-wide waste, 5M and P, D, A, R and C that would aid the organisation's overall performance. The practical and theoretical implications include a better understanding of waste types to help capture better data for waste reduction and productivity improvement. The operating managers could use the tracking of wastes to compare estimated and actual resources at every process stage. This article on system-wide waste, 5M and P, D, A, R and C, relationships and their effects can theorize that the construction industry is more likely to identify clear root causes of waste now than previously. The theoretical implications include enhanced understanding for academics on connectivity between waste, 5M and P, D, A, R and C that the academics can use and expand to provide new insights to existing knowledge.Originality/valueFor the first time, this article categorised and highlighted the ten types of waste in construction industries and the industries' connectivity to construction phases, 5M and impacting factors.

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System-wide construction waste and their connectivity to construction phases, impacting 5M factors and effects: a systematic review

Purushothaman

Seadon

2023

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“…Implementation of e-tendering can also help in improving the communication between the parties who joined in the project and developing better business relationships (Cherian and Aravindh Kumaran, 2016). The information in the system can be shared to all parties who allowed to participate in the project.…”

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“…There are many concerns that coupled with the statistic proved that the current construction industry is slow in accepting changes. Part of challenges in adopting e-tendering in construction industry are low awareness of customers and suppliers, huge implementation cost, lack of expert professionals, reluctance from management and hesitant to change the way of working being (Cherian and Aravindh Kumaran, 2016).…”

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The Implementation of E-Tendering: The Clients’ Perspective

Ashaari¹,

S.K²,

Chang³

2018

J BIMP-EAGA RD

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In construction industry, the most critical phases throughout the project life cycle is tendering phase. The traditional tendering method is often costly which involved paper intensive, expensive and tedious process that eventually cause possibility of errors in the documentation. This leads to the emergence of using the e-tendering system in the construction industry. E-tendering is a system that shift manual paper to fully electronic system to enable means of communication. In line with the Sixth Strategic Thrust of the Construction Industry Master Plan (CIMP) 2006 – 2015’s, Ministry of Works launched the electronic tender management system, called e-tendering. The Public Work Department (PWD) highlighted that the system is launched to develop communication between parties in a project, to increase government and tenderers productivity and to provide a save, trusted and efficient works. The focal point of this paper are the factors and strategies of e-tendering implementation based on the client’s perspectives in Malaysian Construction Industry. A quantitative method was applied and the data were analysed using the average index analysis. The reduction in time of printing, compiling, sorting tender price and received the tender document on time are among the factors influence the client’s decision to apply e-tendering system. The respondents agreed that the top management had played the most significant roles by providing the opportunity for the employee to attend the training related to implementation of e-tendering system. The financial support by the government and guideline notes are also important to ensure the system can be fully applied in the construction industry.

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“…Lack of organizational support, changes in market pricing, insufficient information from suppliers, and decision-making process unavailability are the main causes of decisionmaking delays [3]. Project delays and improper actions of clients, contractors, and consultants, among other important project players, have an impact [4].…”

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Delay in Decision-Making Affecting Construction Projects: A Sustainable Decision-Making Model for Mega Projects

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The construction industry is one of the world’s fastest-growing industries, since it directly and indirectly contributes to several other industries. It has been observed that delays in the decision making of important stakeholders negatively impact construction projects. Thus, this has multiple consequences on project performance. Consequently, the purpose of this study was to identify the primary causes of delayed decision-making and offer a decision support model for timely construction project decisions. For factor identification, a comprehensive literature analysis was conducted, followed by an analysis of questionnaire responses of ninety-one professionals. For data analysis, the relative importance index (RII) method was applied. The results indicate that client decision-making delays pose a substantial obstacle for building projects. The early decision-making process is impacted by a lack of technical competence, incomplete paperwork, poor leadership, and coordination/communication issues. The proposed model could also assist project practitioners in improving their project decision making. This research study encourages stakeholders to create and implement an efficient decision-making procedure for timely project decisions. A procedure for decision making that is successful could decrease delays in the decision-making process and prevent conflicts and disputes in projects.

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E-Business in Construction Industry: Opportunities and Challenges

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System-wide construction waste and their connectivity to construction phases, impacting 5M factors and effects: a systematic review

System-wide construction waste and their connectivity to construction phases, impacting 5M factors and effects: a systematic review

The Implementation of E-Tendering: The Clients’ Perspective

Delay in Decision-Making Affecting Construction Projects: A Sustainable Decision-Making Model for Mega Projects

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