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Principal Factors Impacting Labor Productivity in Malaysian Construction Industry: A Survey of Constraints on Klang Valley Non-Residential Projects

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  • International Journal of Science and Engineering Investigations

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  • 2017

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The research aims to identify the principal factors affecting labor productivity in Klang Valley non-residential projects and to rank the factors in top five according to the indexes. There were 19 factors identified through a detailed literature review. Factors of similar category were grouped together into three main groups: labor, managerial, equipment and material. The structured questionnaire was used in order to gather sufficient information in an efficient way. A total of 320 questionnaires were distributed and 170 complete sets received back were analyzed and presented in the form of tables. The collected data were analyzed by using severity index, frequency index and important index. The analysis of the identified factors indicated that the top five factors negatively affecting labor productivity in Klang Valley non-residential projects were: equipment and material shortage, poor site management, lack of experience, misunderstanding among labor and superintendent and problems related to drawing and specification. The research was believed to be useful information in improving labor productivity especially in non-residential projects around Klang Valley, Malaysia.
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