Implementing BIM in architecture, engineering and construction companies: Perceived benefits and barriers among local contractors in Palembang, Indonesia

Despite the booming construction activities in Indonesia, and increasing adoption of BIM across the globe, there has been a little mention of BIM as well as its poor implementationin Indonesia. This study investigates the level of BIM awareness, knowledge, perceived benefits and barrier to its implementation among local construction businesses in Indonesia. The research was conducted through structured questionnaires. The respondents were requested to rate the significance of some identifiedfactorsaccording to a five-point Likert scale. Data collected from the survey was analysed using SPSS and evaluated using reliability analysis and descriptive statistics to present the characteristics of the study variables. The study shows that while most respondents recognized Revit and ArchiCAD as BIM enabling tools, there is a need for more sensitisation of local contractors on the purpose and benefits of BIM adoption. The high cost of software and hardware, lack of knowledge, and lack of awareness of BIM were the main barriers to its implementationin AEC companies. The study was carried out within Palembang region and was limited to local construction professionals, with the exclusion of expatriates. Since BIM has facilitatedperformance and productivity in many nations, it is expected that the technology would be valuable to the Indonesian construction industry. Local Indonesian businesses would need to be motivated to adopt BIM technologyfor their advancement.

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The Relationship between Information Technology Adoption and Job Satisfaction in the Jordanian Construction Industry

Perspectives and Techniques for Improving Information Technology Project Management ◽

10.4018/978-1-4666-2800-7.ch014 ◽

2012 ◽

pp. 199-219 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Rateb Sweis ◽

Ghaleb Sweis ◽

Ghalia Attar ◽

Ayman Abu Hammad

Keyword(s):

Job Satisfaction ◽

Information Technology ◽

Regression Analysis ◽

Construction Industry ◽

Descriptive Statistics ◽

It Adoption ◽

Information Technology Adoption ◽

Construction Companies ◽

Employee Job Satisfaction ◽

The Relationship

Despite the popularity of Information Technology and job satisfaction research, little empirical evidence exists of the relationship between IT adoption and job satisfaction within the Jordanian construction industry. This research fills these knowledge gaps by exploring the relationship between IT adoption and job satisfaction from the perspective of construction companies, contractors, consultants, and architectural and engineering firms in Jordan. Measures were developed using MSQ and IT Barometer surveys. Three hundred questionnaires were distributed to investigate this relationship among different companies from the Jordanian construction sector. Descriptive statistics were obtained and hypotheses were tested using multiple regression analysis. Results show that more investment in technology would increase employee job satisfaction regarding intrinsic, extrinsic, and general perspectives.

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Outright Cash Purchase of Capital Assets and Enterprise Profitability in Nigeria: A Reflection on the Construction Industry

Applied Finance and Accounting ◽

10.11114/afa.v1i2.881 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 1 (2) ◽

pp. 81

Author(s):

Loveday A. Nwanyanwu

Keyword(s):

Construction Industry ◽

Positive Relationship ◽

Descriptive Statistics ◽

Construction Sector ◽

Construction Companies ◽

Moment Coefficient ◽

Capital Assets ◽

Cash Payment ◽

Net Profit ◽

Profit Performance

This paper examines the influence of capital assets acquired outrightly by cash on enterprise profitability from the perspective of construction companies. Data were obtained by means of questionnaire. Analyses were performed using descriptive statistics and Pearson’s product moment coefficient of correlation. Results of descriptive statistics indicate 61.11% preference for acquisition of capital assets by outright cash purchase. Correlation analysis reveals a statistically significant moderate positive relationship between capital assets acquired out rightly through cash payment and net profit. Own capital assets acquired by outright cash purchase improves net profit performance of construction companies. Companies in the construction sector should aim at investing in capital assets through outright cash purchase instead of hiring or leasing.

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The Relationship between Information Technology Adoption and Job Satisfaction in the Jordanian Construction Industry

International Journal of Information Technology Project Management ◽

10.4018/jitpm.2011040103 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 2 (2) ◽

pp. 32-52 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Rateb Sweis ◽

Ghaleb Sweis ◽

Ghalia Attar ◽

Ayman Abu Hammad

Keyword(s):

Job Satisfaction ◽

Information Technology ◽

Construction Industry ◽

Descriptive Statistics ◽

It Adoption ◽

Construction Sector ◽

Information Technology Adoption ◽

Construction Companies ◽

Employee Job Satisfaction ◽

The Relationship

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Pengaruh Sikap Konsumen terhadap Marketing Mix Hospitality

Telaah Bisnis ◽

10.35917/tb.v16i2.1 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 16 (2) ◽

Author(s):

Kusuma Chandra Kirana

Keyword(s):

Social Services ◽

Likert Scale ◽

Marketing Mix ◽

Descriptive Statistics ◽

The Other ◽

Other Hand ◽

Product Assessment ◽

The Many ◽

The City ◽

Scale Data

AbstractYogyakarta has been known as the city of tourism for the many culture and heritage in this region. The city of Heritage attached to it, has an impact on people’s behavior in the consumption of products or services. A demand for good tourism on the products service has encouraged the growth of industries that promote values. Hospitality, an industry engaged in social services, is growing rapidly in Yogyakarta. The industry deals with hospitality services and management of socio-religious events, such as weddings. Based on the data obtained, people of Yogyakarta are very sensitive to the appropriate product warranties. This study used descriptive statistics of Likert shari’i scale, a modified Likert scale. Data were analyzed using Fishbein formulation. The results of the above studies indicate that the overall consumers’ attitude towards hospitality marketing mix in Yogyakarta is positive with the value of Ao: + 5.1601. On the other hand, the score of partial assessments of hospitality marketing mix in Yogyakarta are as follows; product assessment Ao = +1.047025, price Ao =0.58305, location Ao = +0.980075, promotion Ao = +0.3479.

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Assessment of Electronic Procurement Practices on Project Delivery, Case Study of Selected Construction Companies in Oyo State

International Journal of Scientific Research in Science Engineering and Technology ◽

10.32628/ijsrset21841115 ◽

2018 ◽

pp. 257-266

Keyword(s):

Construction Industry ◽

Information Exchange ◽

Ease Of Use ◽

Project Delivery ◽

Development Programs ◽

Construction Firms ◽

Construction Companies ◽

Electronic Procurement ◽

Ict Infrastructure ◽

E Mail

This study investigated the use of e-Procurement in selected construction firms in Oyo state, Nigeria. The data were derived using a well-structured questionnaire survey involving 104 respondents. Descriptive statistical and correlation analyses were used to analyze the data. Findings show that the use of electronic procurement in the selected construction firms for carrying out procurement function is high with majority of the professionals affirming the use of the system, the four categories of e-Procurement used were e-mail, static websites, web.2.0 technologies and portals that have capabilities of supporting the execution of functions limited to intra and inter firm communication and exchange of project information and data. Consequently, between 84 percent and 76 percent of the respondents used these e-Procurement technologies for communication of information, exchange of bill of quantities, project reports, CAD drawings and project specifications. Consequently, factors with the highest positive impacts on the use of these technologies in the firms were the speed of transactions, lower transaction cost and ease of use. The study implies that the selected construction firms in Oyo state Nigeria predominantly use e-mails and websites to support the execution of pre-award phase of construction procurement. Finding also shows that there is positive relationship between e-Procurement (e-Notifying, e-Exchange, and e-Submission of bid) and Project delivery. The study suggests that to accelerate the rate of uptake of e-Procurement and maximize its benefits in the Nigerian construction industry, there is a need to improve the quality and quantity of ICT infrastructure across the country; and to embark on aggressive enlightenment campaigns, training and skill development programs in the use of e-Procurement in the construction industry in this country.

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PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCIES OF ARCHITECTURE GRADUATES: PERCEPTIONS FROM GRADUATES, ACADEMICS AND EMPLOYERS IN THE NIGERIAN CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY

Built Environment Journal ◽

10.24191/bej.v15i2.9704 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 15 (2) ◽

pp. 1

Author(s):

Joy Joshua Maina

Keyword(s):

Best Practices ◽

Construction Industry ◽

Professional Practice ◽

Core Competencies ◽

Descriptive Statistics ◽

Self Report ◽

Professional Competencies ◽

Architecture Education ◽

The Core ◽

Study Results

The clamour for better quality graduates by architects in the Nigerian Construction Industry (NCI) necessitates a look into the core competencies and the adequacy of architecture education in preparing architecture graduates for professional practice. 116 self-report likertscale questionnaires from architecture graduates (2009-2015), academics and employers were analysed to establish core competencies developed by the graduates while in school. Descriptive statistics, t-tests as well as Mann-Whitney tests for differences in ratings were employed for the study. Results reveal the perceived adequacy of architecture education for the future career of graduates from the academic perspective. Graduates were most proficient at design related competencies while AutoCAD was still considered the most important CAD competency for architecture graduates in the NCI. The study recommends more frequent evaluations of competencies for employability in collaboration with industry as well as embracing BIM related software in line with global best practices. Keywords: Academics, Architecture, Employers, Graduates, Professional competencies, NCI

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Measuring Tolerant Behavior

Jahrbücher für Nationalökonomie und Statistik ◽

10.1515/jbnst-2019-0030 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 0 (0) ◽

Author(s):

Caterina Liberati ◽

Riccarda Longaretti ◽

Alessandra Michelangeli

Keyword(s):

University Students ◽

Likert Scale ◽

Recent Survey ◽

Multidimensional Index ◽

Multicultural Society ◽

Social Domain ◽

Different Dimensions ◽

Social Domains ◽

Scale Data

AbstractThis paper addresses the issue of measuring tolerance, viewed as a multifaceted phenomenon involving several different social domains. We develop a multidimensional index for Likert-scale data, characterized by the following features: (i) it reflects the individual’s intensity of tolerant attitudes towards each social domain; (ii) the index can be broken down by dimension in order to determine the contribution of each dimension to overall tolerance; (iii) the index combines the different dimensions of tolerance using a weighted scheme that reflects the importance of each dimension in determining the overall level of tolerance. To show how this new measure of tolerance works in practice, we carry out a case study using an Italian recent survey asking the opinion of university students about different subjects, such as interreligious dialog, women/religion relationship, religion/death relationship, homosexuality, and multicultural society.

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ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS AS A DRIVER FOR SUSTAINABILITY: STATE OF IMPLEMENTATION, BENEFITS AND BARRIERS IN GERMAN CONSTRUCTION COMPANIES

Journal of Civil Engineering and Management ◽

10.3846/13923730.2014.946441 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 23 (1) ◽

pp. 150-162 ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

Jan-Simon SCHMIDT ◽

Rainard OSEBOLD

Keyword(s):

Environmental Management ◽

Construction Industry ◽

Construction Materials ◽

The State ◽

Management Systems ◽

Environmental Management Systems ◽

Large Measure ◽

Construction Companies ◽

Ecologically Sustainable ◽

Corporate Business

The construction industry, as one of almost every economy’s major generators of environmental impact, can contribute in large measure to achieving the goals of sustainability. However, most publications in this field deal with sustainability with reference to selecting construction materials and improvements in the operating phase of buildings. When considering ecological sustainability the focus has to be extended from the finished building to the building process. Therefore the actors of the construction sector who are responsible for the production process have to be studied: the construction companies. The goal of this paper is to study the state of ecologically sustainable corporate business management in construction. The state of application of elements of environmental management systems (EMS) is used as an indicator of the current situation in German construction companies. EMS can help continuously to environmentally improve the operating processes of the firms. A broad survey about the extent of EMS has been conducted considering the barriers and drivers. In general, a relatively low interest in EMS and a lack of knowledge is noticeable within the sector. As a result, strategic recommendations are made on how to promote environmental management to foster sustainable thinking in the German construction industry.

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Examining the implementation of ISO 9001 in Indonesian construction companies

The TQM Journal ◽

10.1108/tqm-08-2012-0060 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 27 (1) ◽

pp. 94-107 ◽

Cited By ~ 15

Author(s):

Debby Willar ◽

Vaughan Coffey ◽

Bambang Trigunarsyah

Keyword(s):

Quality Management ◽

Construction Industry ◽

Current Practice ◽

Iso 9001 ◽

Quality Management Systems ◽

Content Type ◽

Construction Companies ◽

Main Motive ◽

Research Findings ◽

Management Attitude

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the implementation of quality management systems (QMSs) of Grade 7 (G-7) Indonesian construction companies. This includes the initial motives that have driven the development of QMSs, barriers to effective QMS implementation, the current practice and integration of QMS-ISO 9001 principles and elements, and the performance of contractors implementing such QMSs. Design/methodology/approach – A survey was conducted involving 403 respondents (Quality Management Representatives, Managers, and Project and Site Engineers) from 77 G-7 as well as ISO 9001 certified Indonesian construction companies. Findings – The main motive for G-7 contractors in establishing and implementing ISO 9001 based QMSs are identified as being to effectively and efficiently control project activities. Respondents apparently do not often experience problems related to QMS implementation. However, issues of management attitude and purpose are identified as barriers that may affect effective QMS implementation. The study highlights the ISO 9001 principles and elements that still require to be more critically applied by G-7 contractors in order to fully implement and improve their current QMS effectiveness. The findings also suggest that, although certified, many G-7 contractors have not yet achieved a satisfactory level of performance to be truly competitive in global markets outside Indonesia. Originality/value – To date, only limited research has been conducted into the application of ISO 9001 in the Indonesian construction industry. The research findings reinforced the value of pursuing more effective QMS implementation. They also support current attempts to introduce ISO 9001 QMSs to a much wider base of Indonesian construction companies, particularly small and medium sized contractors and builders.

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The Structure and Reliability Analysis of Metro Building Automatic System

Applied Mechanics and Materials ◽

10.4028/www.scientific.net/amm.130-134.2589 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 130-134 ◽

pp. 2589-2593

Author(s):

Jia Zhi Li ◽

Jia Wang ◽

Zhi Tan ◽

Lei Zhang

Keyword(s):

Reliability Analysis ◽

Automatic System ◽

Control Level ◽

Network Configuration ◽

Analysis Methods ◽

Hardware Configuration ◽

Software And Hardware

This paper analyzes the structure of Building Automatic System and introduces software and hardware configuration and network configuration of the system. Then the authors list two kinds of reliability analysis methods and describe their features. Based on the characteristics and the control level of station BAS, finally, we achieve reliability analysis, which has scientificity, rationality and practicability, and can be helpful for guiding the maintenance, design, and further perfect of BAS system.

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