Critical success factors and barriers for industrialised building system (IBS) adoption in construction project

Industrialised Building System (IBS) were introduced to Malaysia to solve issues associated with dependencies of foreign workers, raising demand of affordable accommodations and improving image, quality and productivity of construction industry. This research is to highlight the current development...

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Main Author: Suhaida Noorein, Iskandar Mirza
Format: Undergraduates Project Papers
Language:English
Published: 2010
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Online Access:http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/2549/1/SUHAIDA_NOOREIN_BT_ISKANDAR_MIRZA.PDF
http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/2549/
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Summary:Industrialised Building System (IBS) were introduced to Malaysia to solve issues associated with dependencies of foreign workers, raising demand of affordable accommodations and improving image, quality and productivity of construction industry. This research is to highlight the current development of IBS in Malaysia construction industry and potential challenges related to the implementation of MS. This research is to study the current awareness of the usage of IBS in Malaysia. It will be analyses ways to improve the implementation of IBS in Malaysia and also to identify the success factors and barriers for IBS adoption in Malaysian building construction industry. The information and data gathered through questionnaire and processed using average index method. The study will focused on success factors and barriers of IBS in current scenario in the local construction industry and therefore the strategic plan will be produced in this study. From the finding analysis, the success factors which is adopting in Malaysian building construction industry is Flexibility is the main factor. While, for the barriers factors is the initial cost is the on main factors.