Resource Management in Construction Project

Abstract:

Construction projects experience various problems and complex factors such as cost, duration, quality and safety. Construction sector is diverse as it contains sub-contractors, contractors, consultants, architects, owners, and others. The aim of this paper is to identify and analyze resource management issues in construction project. Other than that is to ascertain the significance of the resource management as one of the key element in construction project success. A literature review and a questionnaire survey were done for data collection and analyzed using Relative Importance Index and Cronbach’s alpha. The questionnaires were distributed to the team members of KLIA 2 – New Low Cost Terminal Project: Client, Architects, Main Contractor, and Sub-Contractor. The findings revealed that dependent on foreign workers to respond to the high demand of skilled workers, weather condition affecting machineries/equipment-work-related performance and weaknesses in quality assurance for the supply of construction materials should be given serious attention in order to ensure the productivity and financial performance of the projects. Keywords: Construction Project Management, Resource Management, Manpower, Machineries, Materials

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volume 567)
• Pages: 607-612
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.567.607
• Online since: June 2014
• Authors: Idris Othman*, Madzlan Napiah, Narayanan Sambu Potty
• Keywords: Construction Project Management, Machineries, Manpower, Material, Resource Management

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