Post-implementation analysis on Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems has drawn attention to... more Post-implementation analysis on Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems has drawn attention to many structural shortcomings. Yet, no framework exists to compare the different structural features...
Going north for sustainability:Leveraging knowledge and innovation for sustainable construction a... more Going north for sustainability:Leveraging knowledge and innovation for sustainable construction and development, CIB International Conference London.Reports over the past decade, reveal the trend of poor cost performances of many Low-cost Housing (LcH) projects. This have apparently resulted in huge monetary losses to the government as the client, declining housing supply and undermined affordability of many Low and Low-medium incomes particularly in developing countries like Nigeria. In spite of the changes with contemporary trends in Nigeria, it would appear that the techniques employed in the management of the delivery costs of the LcH projects particularly in the South-east zone are yet similar to those used over a century ago. This necessitates urgent and appropriate sustainable intervention strategies adopting cost-effective techniques. Prior studies affirms the implications of modern cost management techniques such as Target Value Design (TVD) in improving delivery cost perfo...
Built Environment Project and Asset Management, 2016
Purpose Sustainability has the potential to bring enormous benefits to our built environment. To ... more Purpose Sustainability has the potential to bring enormous benefits to our built environment. To release this potential, a change in business models is required. The purpose of this paper is to investigate green business models (GBMs) transformation by adopting five essential elements of green value creation and capture: green value proposition (GVP), target group (TG), key activities (KA), key resources (KR), and financial logic (FL). Design/methodology/approach In this qualitative study, 19 semi-structured interviews were conducted. Interviewees were selected purposively. The emergent data were analysed with the aid of themes. Findings It was observed that significant effort was being made towards enabling the transformation of certain elements pertinent to green value creation: KA and KR. This was particularly so when compared to other elements like GVP, TG, and FL. Practical implications Findings from this study should encourage construction managers to align their extant BMs to...
Knowledge sharing is widely regarded as vital to organisational innovations. Knowledge itself is ... more Knowledge sharing is widely regarded as vital to organisational innovations. Knowledge itself is seen to provide real value when it is converted into economic and competitive advantage to organisations. In the same vein, organisational culture is considered to play a vital role in knowledge sharing initiatives. Culture can be argued to be rooted in an organization’s core values and assumptions. Often these are not only unarticulated, but so taken for granted. They are therefore difficult to articulate and ‘invisible’ to organizational members. This paper, inter alia, explores the extent to which organisational structure and culture act as barriers to the successful implementation of knowledge sharing initiatives. Based on a critical review of extant literature, the paper purports to provide an insight, into the role that culture plays in effective knowledge sharing in the public sector. It also highlights the impact of motivational constructs in effective sharing of knowledge in the...
Purpose This paper presents a bespoke model for understanding off-site construction (OSC) readine... more Purpose This paper presents a bespoke model for understanding off-site construction (OSC) readiness among Indian construction organisations. This model presents 17 variables for discussion, the results from which help support OSC strategic decision-making. Design/methodology/approach Factor analysis was used to investigate the relationship between variables to group them into factors. After identifying 26 different variables, these were reduced to 17 using factor analysis and categorised into four groups. Descriptive statistical analysis and factor analysis using SPSS was used to develop a hierarchy of factors that affect OSC readiness in India. These findings were reinforced by five domain experts to support the results. Findings Minimising on-site duration, ensuring cost and time certainty and transportation issues were identified as the three most important factors, whereas lack of guidance and scepticism were among the lowest factors affecting the Indian OSC sector. Research lim...
Modular and Offsite Construction (MOC) Summit Proceedings, 2016
Offsite construction (OSC) has been presented by researchers and practitioners all over the world... more Offsite construction (OSC) has been presented by researchers and practitioners all over the world as an efficient and effective way of delivering buildings. The benefits regarding time, cost and quality are well-documented. However, it has not been successfully implemented in housing, especially in the affordable housing sector. This paper uses the case study method from the affordable housing sector to document these challenges and proposes a way forward for the sector. Also, findings indicate that the high cost of production was identified as a major barrier to the proliferation of off-site housing in the UK. However, the research found that the effective implementation of processes and practices such as Design for Manufacture and Assembly (DFMA) could reduce the likelihood of cost escalation.
Modular and Offsite Construction (MOC) Summit Proceedings, 2015
The increasing demand for affordable housing in developing countries such as India which mainly u... more The increasing demand for affordable housing in developing countries such as India which mainly uses traditional construction technologies begs the need of technologies that are efficient, low cost, and at the same time high quality. Technologies used by developed nations can meet that need if the transfer could be accomplished efficiently. The purpose of this research is to present findings of a survey and follow-up interviews of senior managers from UK and India to explore the drivers and challenges to facilitate technology transfer in offsite construction between the two countries.
Post-implementation analysis on Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems has drawn attention to... more Post-implementation analysis on Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems has drawn attention to many structural shortcomings. Yet, no framework exists to compare the different structural features...
Going north for sustainability:Leveraging knowledge and innovation for sustainable construction a... more Going north for sustainability:Leveraging knowledge and innovation for sustainable construction and development, CIB International Conference London.Reports over the past decade, reveal the trend of poor cost performances of many Low-cost Housing (LcH) projects. This have apparently resulted in huge monetary losses to the government as the client, declining housing supply and undermined affordability of many Low and Low-medium incomes particularly in developing countries like Nigeria. In spite of the changes with contemporary trends in Nigeria, it would appear that the techniques employed in the management of the delivery costs of the LcH projects particularly in the South-east zone are yet similar to those used over a century ago. This necessitates urgent and appropriate sustainable intervention strategies adopting cost-effective techniques. Prior studies affirms the implications of modern cost management techniques such as Target Value Design (TVD) in improving delivery cost perfo...
Built Environment Project and Asset Management, 2016
Purpose Sustainability has the potential to bring enormous benefits to our built environment. To ... more Purpose Sustainability has the potential to bring enormous benefits to our built environment. To release this potential, a change in business models is required. The purpose of this paper is to investigate green business models (GBMs) transformation by adopting five essential elements of green value creation and capture: green value proposition (GVP), target group (TG), key activities (KA), key resources (KR), and financial logic (FL). Design/methodology/approach In this qualitative study, 19 semi-structured interviews were conducted. Interviewees were selected purposively. The emergent data were analysed with the aid of themes. Findings It was observed that significant effort was being made towards enabling the transformation of certain elements pertinent to green value creation: KA and KR. This was particularly so when compared to other elements like GVP, TG, and FL. Practical implications Findings from this study should encourage construction managers to align their extant BMs to...
Knowledge sharing is widely regarded as vital to organisational innovations. Knowledge itself is ... more Knowledge sharing is widely regarded as vital to organisational innovations. Knowledge itself is seen to provide real value when it is converted into economic and competitive advantage to organisations. In the same vein, organisational culture is considered to play a vital role in knowledge sharing initiatives. Culture can be argued to be rooted in an organization’s core values and assumptions. Often these are not only unarticulated, but so taken for granted. They are therefore difficult to articulate and ‘invisible’ to organizational members. This paper, inter alia, explores the extent to which organisational structure and culture act as barriers to the successful implementation of knowledge sharing initiatives. Based on a critical review of extant literature, the paper purports to provide an insight, into the role that culture plays in effective knowledge sharing in the public sector. It also highlights the impact of motivational constructs in effective sharing of knowledge in the...
Purpose This paper presents a bespoke model for understanding off-site construction (OSC) readine... more Purpose This paper presents a bespoke model for understanding off-site construction (OSC) readiness among Indian construction organisations. This model presents 17 variables for discussion, the results from which help support OSC strategic decision-making. Design/methodology/approach Factor analysis was used to investigate the relationship between variables to group them into factors. After identifying 26 different variables, these were reduced to 17 using factor analysis and categorised into four groups. Descriptive statistical analysis and factor analysis using SPSS was used to develop a hierarchy of factors that affect OSC readiness in India. These findings were reinforced by five domain experts to support the results. Findings Minimising on-site duration, ensuring cost and time certainty and transportation issues were identified as the three most important factors, whereas lack of guidance and scepticism were among the lowest factors affecting the Indian OSC sector. Research lim...
Modular and Offsite Construction (MOC) Summit Proceedings, 2016
Offsite construction (OSC) has been presented by researchers and practitioners all over the world... more Offsite construction (OSC) has been presented by researchers and practitioners all over the world as an efficient and effective way of delivering buildings. The benefits regarding time, cost and quality are well-documented. However, it has not been successfully implemented in housing, especially in the affordable housing sector. This paper uses the case study method from the affordable housing sector to document these challenges and proposes a way forward for the sector. Also, findings indicate that the high cost of production was identified as a major barrier to the proliferation of off-site housing in the UK. However, the research found that the effective implementation of processes and practices such as Design for Manufacture and Assembly (DFMA) could reduce the likelihood of cost escalation.
Modular and Offsite Construction (MOC) Summit Proceedings, 2015
The increasing demand for affordable housing in developing countries such as India which mainly u... more The increasing demand for affordable housing in developing countries such as India which mainly uses traditional construction technologies begs the need of technologies that are efficient, low cost, and at the same time high quality. Technologies used by developed nations can meet that need if the transfer could be accomplished efficiently. The purpose of this research is to present findings of a survey and follow-up interviews of senior managers from UK and India to explore the drivers and challenges to facilitate technology transfer in offsite construction between the two countries.
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