Challenges Faced by Site Management in the Malaysian Construction Industry

Sia, Wei Kang (2020) Challenges Faced by Site Management in the Malaysian Construction Industry. Final Year Project (Bachelor), Tunku Abdul Rahman University College.

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Abstract

Site Management consists of a variety of activities that turn basic resources into a finished product. Construction is known as the conversion of raw resource inputs into defined functioning output by means of a managed process. Therefore, the construction site is considered as a key area where the money is made or lost and where there is considerable scope for improving efficiency, productivity and quality. Achieving good site management on construction sites is inevitable. Hence, this paper presents research findings on the challenges faced by site management in the Malaysian construction industry. The study was conducted with reference to existing literature and the adoption of a survey questionnaire distributed to 331 participants who are mainly involved in construction site and employed by G7 contractor firms. The questionnaire survey participants include site manager, site supervisor, safety officer and others. The questionnaires were analysed through the use of descriptive statistics. In order to ascertain the validity and reliability of the results, the study employs the Software Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS). Findings emanating from the study showed that there are management and administration problems, technical and engineering problems and poor communication problems faced by the site management in the Malaysian construction industry. The identified findings from the questionnaire analysis show that poor communication problem is the most important challenges that caused by difference of communication skill and lead to overrun of the completion date. The study findings proved that standardisation in communication can improve the effectiveness of construction site management by reducing poor communication problems in the Malaysian construction industry.