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Factors affecting construction productivity in Cambodia

AuthorHong Meng
Call NumberAIT Thesis no.CM-13-08
NoteA thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Engineering in Construction Engineering and Infrastructure Management, School of Engineering and Technology
PublisherAsian Institute of Technology
Series StatementThesis ; no. CM-13-08
AbstractConstruction productivity in Cambodia is still low which required to be improved in order to compete with foreign contractor. As we know that in a rapidly developing and competitive market, the importance of delivering a project on schedule within cost and quality is high priority. Moreover, by running the project with high productivity, the contractor can gain benefit in terms of earlier revenue, financial return. And more than that, the unquantifiable benefit is from the improvement of company reputation in market, and the risk on construction can be earlier transferred. On the contrary, the local contractor company nowadays, they are mostly managing the project by following their pass experiences which is often delayed with overrun budget. By the questionnaire survey and data analysis, the results of this study show that construction productivity in Cambodia shall be improved and met their goals if the contractor be able to alleviate the effect of adverse factors. The outcomes show that the high impact productivity improvement factors are (1) Skill & Experience workers, (2) Good site layout, (3) Competent and Experience manager, (3) Quality Construction, (5) Qualify sub-contractor, (6) On time procurement and material supply, (7) Good project scheduling, planning, and controlling, (8) Competent supervisor, (8) Provide complete and accurate drawing, and the last one (10) No change order from owner.
Year2013
Corresponding Series Added EntryAsian Institute of Technology. Thesis ; no. CM-13-08
TypeThesis
SchoolSchool of Engineering and Technology (SET)
DepartmentDepartment of Civil and Infrastucture Engineering (DCIE)
Academic Program/FoSConstruction Engineering and Infrastructure Management (CM)
Chairperson(s)Hadikusumo, Bonaventure H.W.;
Examination Committee(s)Charoenngam, Chotchai ;Santoso, Djoen San ;
Scholarship Donor(s)Asian Institute of Technology Fellowship;
DegreeThesis (M. Eng.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 2013


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