Development of Database for External Works' Production Rates

Production rates have been an ambiguous data since the early era of construction. However, production rates can be categorized as verbal data, which could be obtained from experts' and practitioners' opinions. The objective of the study is to investigate the method of determining constr...

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Main Author: Muhamad Saffuan Bin Muhamad Salleh, Muhamad Saffuan
Format: Final Year Project
Language:English
Published: Universiti Teknologi Petronas 2009
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Online Access:http://utpedia.utp.edu.my/582/1/muhammad_saffuan_b_mohd_salleh.pdf
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Summary:Production rates have been an ambiguous data since the early era of construction. However, production rates can be categorized as verbal data, which could be obtained from experts' and practitioners' opinions. The objective of the study is to investigate the method of determining construction period and production rates practiced in the industry, to collect information and data on external work's production rates from Malaysia's construction industry and to compile and analyze the data obtained. The small amount of studies devoted to this topic and the absence of formal database on Malaysian Civil & Structural construction production rates is one of the main reasons that motivate the study. Since the study involves collection of verbal data on people's opinion, Survey Research Methodology has been chosen to be the main methods used in the study. Questionnaires and interviews formats are some of the tools used in order to gather the information needed from various respondents. As the study is one of the pioneering studies to be conducted in Malaysia, the result of the study may not be generally accepted for construction use. However, it can provide as an indication of the values of production rates data for Malaysian construction industry