Rosli, M F; Muhammad Tamyez, P F and Zahari, A R (2023) The effects of suitability and acceptability of lean principles in the flow of waste management on construction project performance. International Journal of Construction Management, 23(1), pp. 114-125. ISSN 1562-3599
Abstract
Poor project performance in Malaysian construction industry resulting from poor cost management, time overrun, and inadequate quality has encouraged scholars to investigate the feasibility, suitability, and acceptability of lean principles in the construction sector. The purpose of this study was to assess the appropriateness and acceptability of lean principles by construction companies based in Pahang, Malaysia. This study applied quantitative methods and a simple random sampling technique to select 104 respondents from construction companies located in Pahang, Malaysia. The data were analyzed using partial least squares structural equation modelling (PLS-SEM). Results show that three variables in lean principles, namely operation in the flow of waste management, employee involvement in the flow of waste management, and continuous flow of waste management, support construction project performance. Conversely, information about flow in waste management negatively influences project performance. The findings from this study can be used as a guideline for better performance in cost management for Malaysia's construction industry.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | construction project performance; flow of waste management; lean construction; Malaysia; waste management |
| Index terms: | time overrun, employee involvement, Malaysia, cost management, project performance, sampling, construction industry, lean construction, construction company, structural equation modelling, waste management, quantitative method, construction project, partial least square, construction sector, suitability |
| Subjects: | project controls, building construction, design criteria, industry analysis, statistical analysis, accounting and finance, production management, Geography, project management theory and practice, psychology, data analysis and analytics, data collection methods, organization, waste management |
| Topics: | Research Practice, Project Management, Geographical Context, Cost Management, Business Strategy, Sustainability, Human Resources, Design Practice, Time Control, Site Management |
| Descriptive scope: | 5 PCTEA |
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