scholarly journals State of Readiness of Nigerian Construction Industry towards Digital Transformation: The Construction Professionals’ Perception

2019 ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
F. O. Ezeokoli ◽  
C. I. Onyia ◽  
C. B. N. Bert-Okonkwor
Keyword(s):  
Construction Industry ◽  
Response Rate ◽  
Big Data Analytics ◽  
Digital Technologies ◽  
Strategic Thinking ◽  
Digital Transformation ◽  
Anambra State ◽  
Construction Firms ◽  
Importance Index ◽  
Social Technologies

Aim: This study examines the extent of readiness of Nigeria construction firms toward digital transformation within the study area. Study Design: It was a survey research, questionnaires containing information relating to digital Technologies, trend and transformation were administered randomly to selected construction practitioners in Anambra State, Nigeria. Place and Duration of the Study: The study was conducted in Anambra State, Nigeria for a period of 6 months. Methodology: A total of 84 questionnaires were administered to selected respondents; 80 copies were completed, returned and found useful, thus, giving a response rate of 95%. Data collected were analysed and presented using mean, percentages, relative importance index (RII), bar charts and pie charts. Results: The study found out that 63% of construction professional is satisfied with their firm readiness to digital transformation. However, the application of digital technologies skills and its transformation in the study area is still at foundation level. The use of mobile and social technologies (83%), entrepreneurship (73%) and Customer experience & strategic thinking (59%) are common in the study area while InMemory Databases skills (36%), Cloud Computing (39%) and Big Data Analytics (44%) are rare. Furthermore 35%, 53% 1% and 11% of the firms are planning to kick up digital transformation, undergoing some forms of digital transformation, attained or don’t see the need for digital transformation respectively. Conclusion: The study was concluded by recommending that construction practitioners should be properly sensitised on the need to understand and conceptualise on how digital transformation and technology will impact construction processes & activities and ability to manage or work within digitally-savvy environments.

scholarly journals Positioning the Nigerian Construction Industry and Desiderata for Global Competitiveness in the 21st Century

2020 ◽  
pp. 20-31
Author(s):  
K. C. Okolie ◽  
F. O. Ezeokoli ◽  
D. O. Fadumo
Keyword(s):  
Construction Industry ◽  
Survey Research ◽  
21St Century ◽  
Response Rate ◽  
Relative Importance ◽  
Digital Innovation ◽  
Global Competitiveness ◽  
Anambra State ◽  
Construction Firms ◽  
Importance Index

The research evaluates the drivers toward positioning Nigerian construction industry for global competitiveness in the 21st century. Being a survey research, questionnaires containing information relating to issues and drivers on global competitiveness were administered to selected construction practitioners in Anambra State, Nigeria. Accordingly, a total of 84 questionnaires were administered out of which 80 copies were completed, returned and found useful.  This corresponds to a response rate of 95%. Data collected were analyzed and presented using mean score, percentages, relative importance index (RII) and tables. The study found that the identified twelve (12) drivers of global competitiveness were all significant in the study area. However, the most perceived significant drivers for global competitiveness in the study area is labour market efficiency. Also, the study observed that the Nigerian construction industry operates at the level of factor-driven economy. Therefore, the study concluded by recommending that construction firms must   find appropriate strategies that would help to improve and strengthen their digital innovation, institutional, technological and infrastructural needs. This will place them in good standing for global competitiveness in the future.

scholarly journals A Study into the Supervision Styles Used by Building Contractors for Improving Craftsmen Performance in Anambra State, Nigeria

2020 ◽  
pp. 20-27
Author(s):  
Obi Chukwuemeka Emmanuel ◽  
Ogunoh Peter Emenike ◽  
Ezeokoli Fidelis Okechukwu ◽  
Ohaedeghasi Christian Ifeanyi
Keyword(s):  
Construction Projects ◽  
Response Rate ◽  
Team Work ◽  
Project Delivery ◽  
Anambra State ◽  
Importance Index ◽  
Building Craftsmen ◽  
Effective Site ◽  
Structured Questionnaire

Poor productivity of construction craftsmen is one of the causes of cost and time overruns in construction projects. Successful delivery of construction of projects within the measurable tenets is driven by effective site supervision. Nevertheless, the inability of many supervisors to organize, communicate with workers, and direct activities sufficiently is primarily connected to the quality of the construction. Hence, this study examined how enhanced supervision styles can lead to the improvement of craftsmen performance in Anambra State, Nigeria. Being a survey research, the study employed the use of review of related literature and structured questionnaire. Accordingly, a total one hundred (100) questionnaires administered and seventy-five (75) were retrieved. This corresponds to a response rate of 75%. Data garnered were analysed and presented using relative importance index, mean scores and frequency tables. The study found out that listening to subordinates or supervisees was the most important supervision styles for improved building craftsmen performance in the study area. Therefore, the study concluded by recommending team work and effective communication channels should be adopted for improving building craftsmen performance as regards project delivery.

scholarly journals Adaptability of COVID-19 Safety Guidelines in Building Construction Sites in Anambra State, Nigeria

2020 ◽  
pp. 69-77
Author(s):  
F. O. Ezeokoli ◽  
M. I. Okongwu ◽  
D. O. Fadumo
Keyword(s):  
Survey Research ◽  
Response Rate ◽  
Face Mask ◽  
Building Construction ◽  
Construction Sites ◽  
Anambra State ◽  
Importance Index ◽  
Daily Attendance ◽  
Safety Guidelines ◽  
Structured Questionnaire

Aim: The study evaluates how COVID-19 safety rules were applied in construction sites in Anambra state, Nigeria. Study Design: The study being a survey research was effected through literature review, a well-structured questionnaire and interview. Place and Duration of the Study: The study was conducted in Anambra State, Nigeria for a period of 6 months. Methodology: Being a survey research, questionnaire containing information relating to COVID-19 guidelines were randomly administered to selected construction practitioners in Anambra State, Nigeria. Accordingly, a total of 84 questionnaires were administered while 81 copies were completed, returned and found useful. This corresponds to a response rate of 96%. The data were analyzed using Relative importance index and ranked appropriately. Results: The study found out that maintaining stay at home policy if one is sick (0.827), use of face covering/face mask (0.793), placing wash stations or hand sanitizers in multiple locations at construction sites (0.714), maintaining a daily attendance log for all staff and visitors (0.689) and use of provision of personal protective equipment (0.679) are the commonly used covid-19 safety guideline in the study area. The study also, observed that greater percent of the COVID-19 safety guidelines are rarely applied in the study area. Conclusion: The study concluded by recommending that construction sites in the study area should integrate the recommended safety guidelines in its daily operations and/or activities despite the fact that such practices may attract extra cost and disrupt site activities were contacts are necessary as well as take more time to adjust to the new normal in construction.

scholarly journals Digital Transformation and Environmental Sustainability: A Review and Research Agenda

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 1530
Author(s):  
Abdul Karim Feroz ◽  
Hangjung Zo ◽  
Ananth Chiravuri
Keyword(s):  
Pollution Control ◽  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
Research Agenda ◽  
Data Analytics ◽  
Big Data Analytics ◽  
Digital Technologies ◽  
Digital Transformation ◽  
Organizational Capabilities ◽  
Future Research ◽  
The Internet Of Things

Digital transformation refers to the unprecedented disruptions in society, industry, and organizations stimulated by advances in digital technologies such as artificial intelligence, big data analytics, cloud computing, and the Internet of Things (IoT). Presently, there is a lack of studies to map digital transformation in the environmental sustainability domain. This paper identifies the disruptions driven by digital transformation in the environmental sustainability domain through a systematic literature review. The results present a framework that outlines the transformations in four key areas: pollution control, waste management, sustainable production, and urban sustainability. The transformations in each key area are divided into further sub-categories. This study proposes an agenda for future research in terms of organizational capabilities, performance, and digital transformation strategy regarding environmental sustainability.

scholarly journals APPROACH TO IMPLEMENTATION OF DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES IN THE PRACTICE OF WORK OF PROJECT ORGANIZATIONS

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 61-65
Author(s):  
Konstantin Postnov
Keyword(s):  
Construction Industry ◽  
Business Processes ◽  
Digital Technologies ◽  
Digital Transformation ◽  
General Description ◽  
Digital Twins ◽  
Management Processes ◽  
Project Organizations ◽  
Main Production ◽  
Definition Of

The specificity of the digital transformation of design companies is associated with the definition of the object and subject of management, the peculiarities of performing the main production business processes, the identification of interrelations with the external environment. The paper considers in general an approach to managing the digital transformation of design organizations of the construction industry using the tools of end-to-end digital technologies, gives a general description of the digitalization process, analyzes the possibility of using digital transformation technologies (digital twins, distributed ledger technologies, machine learning, logical-linguistic and frame models) to improve the efficiency of the main production and management Processes.

scholarly journals DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION OF THE WORK OF A TECHNICAL CUSTOMER AT THE STAGES OF THE LIFE CYCLE OF A CAPITAL CONSTRUCTION OBJECT

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 76-80
Author(s):  
Pavel Kagan ◽  
Viktoriya Titenko
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle ◽  
Construction Industry ◽  
Building Materials ◽  
Digital Technologies ◽  
Digital Transformation ◽  
Economic Sectors ◽  
Construction Design ◽  
Digital Development ◽  
The Government ◽  
Capital Construction

The digital development of construction is an important task, the achievement of which will lead to a more comfortable life for citizens, to an increase in the manufacturability of the construction business and more efficient management of urban planning activities by state bodies. The relevance of the introduction of digital technologies in construction is determined by a set of tasks that are set taking into account the development of the entire digital economy of the country. Currently, the government of the country has organized full-scale activities to achieve digital maturity of economic sectors. This article analyzes the digital transformation of the construction industry, examines state goals and tools to achieve them in the field of digitalization of construction. Problems of innovative development of the construction industry require the integrated implementation of digital technologies in solving various problems in the production of building materials, construction design and construction production itself. The main purpose of the study is to analyze the digital transformation of the technical customer's work at the stages of the life cycle of a capital construction object - pre-design, design, construction stage, overhaul, reconstruction, demolition, as well as separately the stage of restoration of a cultural heritage object. When analyzing the activities of a technical customer in the context of the digital transformation of the country's construction industry, at each stage of the life cycle of a capital construction object, the procedures and necessary services that have passed into electronic form are considered in relation to the conditions of the city of Moscow, and important tasks that require the fastest digitalization are highlighted.

scholarly journals Evaluating the challenges and benefits associated with resource planning and leveling in the Kenyan Construction Industry

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 151-158
Author(s):  
Shadrack Mutungi Simon
Keyword(s):  
Construction Industry ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Response Rate ◽  
Survey Design ◽  
Resource Planning ◽  
Relative Importance ◽  
Critical Areas ◽  
Index Analysis ◽  
Importance Index ◽  
Late Delivery

Resource Planning and Leveling are two critical areas of resource management which need to be implemented by contractors to aid in construction project execution. However, in the process of undertaking these processes in their projects, contractors meet a number of challenges which discourage them from implementing Resource Planning and Leveling. Nonetheless, Resource Planning and Leveling has a number of benefits which may not be known by some contractors. The purpose of this research therefore was to establish and evaluate the challenges and benefits associated with Resource Planning and Leveling. A survey design was adopted by the researcher. A sample of 106 respondents was selected randomly and a response rate of 76% was achieved. Quantitative data was analysed using descriptive statistics and relative importance index analysis while qualitative data was analysed thematically. Contractors were found to experience serious challenges in their quest to execute Resource Planning and Leveling in their projects. The three most pressing challenges experienced by contractors were found to be: project delays (RII=0.8597); technical incompetence (RII=0.8564); materials shortages or late delivery (RII=0.8390). A number of benefits were found to entice contractors to carry out Resource Planning and Leveling in their projects. The three most significant benefits were: establishing plans for material delivery (RII=0.9215); balanced resources, reducing over allocations or overtime (RII=0.9165) and determining or predicts resources needed (RII=0.9139).

scholarly journals Strategy of Digitalization and Real Russian Economy

2021 ◽  
pp. 16-19
Author(s):  
Anna V. Vershinina ◽  
Elena R. Orlova
Keyword(s):  
Construction Industry ◽  
Digital Technologies ◽  
Digital Economy ◽  
Digital Transformation ◽  
National Program ◽  
Real Situation ◽  
Economic Strategy ◽  
Large Cities ◽  
Russian Economy ◽  
Rapid Effect

The article is devoted to analyzing realization of the declared recently thesis on general digital transformation of Russian economy and real situation connected with implementing national program and project “Digital Economy of the RF”. As an example a construction industry and agriculture are regarded. A conclusion is made that valuable digitalization of these industries is impossible without changing the economic strategy of the country. The present construction boom causes huge inflow of migrants, who cannot use digital technologies, and makes living in large cities more and more discomforting. And to speak on digitalization of agriculture on the whole doesn›t make sense at all. Fair realization of separate projects in different industries of agro-industry complex that allow getting maximally rapid effect from their introduction is possible.

Building the Present, Creating the Future

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Menno de Jonge
Keyword(s):  
Built Environment ◽  
Construction Industry ◽  
Digital Technologies ◽  
Daily Practice ◽  
Digital Transformation ◽  
Final Part ◽  
Leading Role ◽  
The World ◽  
The Future ◽  
The Way

<p>There is an urgent need to transform the way we shape our built environment. Royal BAM Group is taking a leading role in the digital transformation of the industry. We are building the present while we are creating the future. We “make it before we make it”, in other words: we built it digital first, before we built it physically. After a brief introduction to Royal BAM Group, the WHY, the HOW and the WHAT are discussed, including examples of using digital technologies in real projects. The WHY part focusses on the needs of the digital transformation for the construction industry, showing that the world of construction is changing. In the second part, the HOW part, Royal BAM Group’s vision and strategy on the digital transformation is entailed. In the final part, the WHAT part, actual examples from daily practice in BAM are presented. Final conclusions and a summary of the presentation concludes the keynote.</p>

scholarly journals Identification of the Causes of Conflict among Construction Players in Sarawak, Malaysia

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 2100-2107
Keyword(s):  
Construction Industry ◽  
Random Sampling ◽  
Construction Projects ◽  
Response Rate ◽  
Simple Random Sampling ◽  
Descriptive Statistics ◽  
Contract Management ◽  
Relative Importance ◽  
Body Of Knowledge ◽  
Importance Index

Construction-related conflict is one of the issues that require considerable attention in the construction industry. Hence, this study intends to identify the factors causing conflict among the construction players in Sarawak, Malaysia. Simple random sampling was used to select the respondents for this research. Respondents for this research comprised contractors, consultants, and clients in organizations. Out of 196 distributed copies of the questionnaire, a total of 80 copies were completed and returned amounting to40.81% response rate. The Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) was used to obtain descriptive statistics. The Relative Importance Index (RII) was used to rank the factors causing conflict. A total of twenty-five (25) factors were identified. Insufficient funding was ranked the most severe among factors causing the client-related conflict. Changes in design was ranked first among factors causing the contractor-related conflict. Poor contract management was ranked first among the factors causing the consultant-related conflict. The findings in this research complement the existing body of knowledge on construction-related disputes. This research has provided a better understanding of the factors that could lead to conflicts among the construction players during the execution of construction projects.

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