IMPROVING TEAM INTEGRATION IN MALAYSIAN IBS CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS: A PARTNERING APPROACH
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https://doi.org/10.32890/jtom2012.7.1.1Keywords:
Industrialised Building System (IBS), integration, teamwork, integrated practiceAbstract
Due to the combination of problems and issues that arose using traditional construction methods, such as fragmentation, time delay, wastages, lack of sustainability etc, the Malaysian Government proposed a new solution through industrialisation technology called Industrialised Building System (IBS). Although IBS was introduced over 40 years ago, with well-documented benefits and strong support from the Government, the pace of implementation and usage of IBS is still slow and below Government targets. Investigation by some researchers identified that one of the main barriers of IBS implementation in the Malaysian construction industry is related to poor integration and communication among stakeholders involved during the design stage. A number of reports challenged the construction industry to create a fully integrated process capable of delivering predictable results to clients through processes and team integration. Responding to the challenge, this research hopes to answer this problem and help towards the betterment of the IBS Malaysian construction industry using a partnering approach. The partnering approach is being advocated by many literatures as the solution to the many problems in the construction industry. Therefore, this paper will review the need of integrated team practice, define the concepts of partnering within scope of construction project, is followed by a discussion of the application of partnering in Malaysian IBS projects. It based on the thorough review of the relevant literature within the scope of partnering and Industrialised Building System (IBS). In the end, this paper suggests for the enhancement is needed in term of the level of integration and communication within the construction team and processes for the future research.
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Haron, N.A. Hassim, S. Kadir, M. R.A., Jaafar, M. S. (2005). Building Costing Comparison Between Conventional and Framework System, Journal of Technology, 43(B), UTM, Johor, Malaysia.
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Latham, M., (1994). Constructing the Team, Final report on joint review of procurement and contractual agreements in the UK construction industry, HMSO, London.
Lazar, F D (2000) Project partnering: improving the likelihood of win/win outcomes. “Journal of Management in Engineering, 16(2), pp 71-83.
Love, P.E.D. & Sohal, A.S., (2002). Influence of organisational learning practice on reworks costs in projects, Proceedings of 8th international conference on ISO 9000 & TQM (Change Management), CMQR at RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia.
Love, P.E.D., & Gunasekaran, A. (1997). Concurrent engineering in the construction industry, International Journal of Concurrent Engineering Research Applications, Vol. 5 No.2, pp.155-62
Lu, S and Yan, H (2007) A model for evaluating the applicability of partnering in construction. "International Journal of Project Management", 25, pp 164-170.
Manley, T R, Shaw, W H, Manley, R C (2007) Project Partnering: A medium for private and public sector collaboration. "Engineering Management Journal", 19(2), pp 3-11.
Matthews, J, Pellew, L, Phua, F and Rowlinson, S (2000) Quality relationships: partnering in the construction supply chain. "International Journal of Quality and Reliability Management", 17(4/5), pp 493-510.
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Nystrom, J (2008) A quasi-experimental evaluation of partnering. "Construction Management and Economics", 26, pp 531-541.
Ofori, G. (2000). Greening the construction supply chain in Singapore, European Journal of Purchasing and Supply Management, Vol. 6, No. 3-4. pp. 195- 206.
Olsson, U and Espling, U (2004) A framework of partnering for infrastructure maintenance. "Journal of Quality in Maintenance Engineering", 10(4), pp 234-247.
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Sorrell, S (2003) Making the link: climate policy and the reform of the UK construction industry. "Energy Policy", 31, pp 865-878.
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Strategic Forum for Constructi
Achieving Excellence in Construction (2003). Procurement Guide 05: The integrated project team: team working and partnering, London: Office of Government Commerce.
Akintoye, A. (1994). Design and Build: A survey of construction contractors’ views,
Construction Management and Economics, vol. 12(2), pp 155-163.
Ankrah, N A, Proverbs, D and Debrah, Y (2008) Factors influencing the culture of a construction project organization: an empirical investigation. "Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management", 16(1), pp 26-47.
Anumba, CA, Kamara, J. M., Evbuomwan, N. F. O. (1997). Construction in the UK Petrochemical Industry- Aspects of Concurrent Engineering Practice in Adams T. M (Editor), Proceedings of Fourth Congress Computing in Civil Engineering, June 16-18, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, pp. 114-121.
Anumba, C.J. Baugh, C.A., Khalfan, M.M.A. (2002). Organization Structure to Support Concurrent Engineering to Construction, Industrial Management and Data Systems, 102/5, pp. 260-270.
Baiden, B. K., Price, A. D. F., Dainty, A. R. J. (2006). The extent of team integration within construction projects, International Journal of Project Management Volume 24, Issue 1, January 2006, pp 13-23.
Bayliss, R, Cheung S O, Suen H C H and Wong S P (2004) Effective partnering tools in construction: a case study on MTRC TKE contract 604 in Hong Kong. "International Journal of Project Management", 22, pp 253-263.
Beach, R, Webster, M and Campbell, K M (2005) An evaluation of partnership development in the construction industry. "International Journal of Project Management", 23, pp 611-621.
Bennett, J and Jayes, S (1998) "The Seven Pillars of Partnering". Reading: Reading Construction Forum.
Bischoff, H and Benade, S J (2008) Partnering on information management projects in South Africa, In: “Proceedings of PICMET 2008â€, 27-31 July, Cape Town, South Africa. Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers, pp 1363-1370.
Blacud, N. A., Bogus, S. M., James, E. Diekmann, M., Molenaar, K. R. (2009). Sensitivity of Construction Activities under Design Uncertainty, Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, Vol. 135, No. 3.pp. 199–206.
Bourn, J. (2001). Modernizing Construction (HC87 Session 2000-2001: 11 January, 2001), London: National Audit Office.
Bowron, J. (2002). Re-Engineering the Project Procurement Process through Concurrent Engineering, PhD Thesis, Loughborough University, UK.
Bresnen, M and Marshall, N (2000) Partnering in construction: a critical review of issues, problems and dilemmas. "Construction Management and Economics", 18, pp 229-237.
Chan, A P C, Chan, D W M, Chiang, Y H, Tang, B S, Chan, E H W and Ho, K S K (2004) Exploring critical success factors for partnering in construction projects. "Journal of Construction Engineering and Management", 130(2), pp 188-198.
Chan, A P C, Chan, D W M, Fan, L C N, Lam, P T I and Yeung J F Y (2006) Partnering for construction excellence. "Building and Environment", 41, pp 1924-1933.
Cheng, E W L, Li, H and Love P E D (2000) Establishment of critical success factors for construction partnering. “Journal of Management in Engineeringâ€, 16(2), pp 84-92
Chung, L. P. (2006). Implementation Strategy for Industrialized Building System,
Unpublished Report for Master Science Construction, UTM, Johor, Malaysia.
Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB), (2003). National IBS Survey 2003, CIDB Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur.
CIDB (2009). Industrialized Building System (IBS): Implementation Strategy from R&D Perspective, July, Kuala Lumpur.
Crespin-Mazet, F and Ghauri, P (2006) Co-development as a marketing strategy in the construction industry. "Industrial Marketing Management", 36, pp 158- 172.
Crowley, L G and Karim, M A (1995) Conceptual model of partnering. "Journal of Management in Engineering", 11(5), pp 33-39.
Dainty, A. R. J., Briscoe, G. H., Millet, S. J. (2001). New perspectives on construction supply chain integration, Supply Chain Management: An International Journal, vol. 6(4), pp. 163-173.
Drexler, J A and Larson, E W (2000) Partnering: why project owner-relationships change. "Journal of Construction Engineering and Management", 126(4) pp 293-297.
Egan, J., (1998). Rethinking construction, report of the construction task force on the scope for improving the quality and efficiency of UK construction industry, Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions, London.
Egan, J. (2002). Accelerating Change, Strategic Forum for Construction, London.
Eriksson, P E, Dickinson, M and Khalfan, M A (2007) The influence of partnering and procurement on subcontractor involvement and innovation. "Facilities", 25(5/6), pp 203-214.
Eriksson, P E, Nilsson, T B, Atkin, B (2008) Client perceptions of barriers to partnering. “Engineering, Construction and Architectural Managementâ€, 15(6), pp 527-539.
Evanschitzky, H, Iyer, G R, Plassmann, H, Niessing, J and Meffert, H (2006) The relative strength of affective commitment in securing loyalty in service relationships. “Journal of Business Researchâ€, 59, pp 1207-1213.
Glagola, C R, and Sheedy, W M (2002) Partnering on defense contracts. “Journal of Construction Engineering and Managementâ€, 128(2), pp 127-138.
Gunasekaran, A. & Love, P.E.D. (1998). Concurrent engineering: a multi- disciplinary approach for construction, Logistics Information Management 11(5), pp 295-300.
Haron, N.A. Hassim, S. Kadir, M. R.A., Jaafar, M. S. (2005). Building Costing Comparison Between Conventional and Framework System, Journal of Technology, 43(B), UTM, Johor, Malaysia.
Hassim, S., Jaafar, M. S., Sazali, S. A. A. H. (2009). The Contractor Perception Towers Industrialised Building System Risk in Construction Projects in Malaysia American Journal of Applied Sciences, 6 (5).
Industrialised Building Systems (IBS) Roadmap 2003-2010 (2003), CIDB Malaysia,
K. Lumpur.
Jones, K and Kaluararchchi, Y (2008) Performance measurement and benchmarking of a major innovation programme. "Benchmarking: An International Journal", 15(2), pp 124-136.
Kamar, K. A. M., Alshawi, M. and Hamid, Z. A. (2009). Barriers to Industrialised Building System (IBS): The Case of Malaysia. BuHu 9th International Postgraduate Research Conference (IPGRC) (Eds., Alshawi, M., Ahmed, V., Egbu, C. and Sutrisna, M.), Salford, UK.
Kamara, J.M, Anumba C.J, Evbuomwan N.F.O. (2000). Establishing and processing client requirements – a key aspect of concurrent engineering. Construction, Engineering, Construction Engineering and Architectural Management, 7(1).
Khalfan, M M A and McDermott, P (2006) Innovating for supply chain integration within construction. "Construction Innovation", 6, pp 143-157.
Kwan, A Y and Ofori, G (2001) Chinese culture and successful implementation of partnering in Singapore’s construction industry. "Construction Management and Economics", 19, pp 619-632.
Latham, M., (1994). Constructing the Team, Final report on joint review of procurement and contractual agreements in the UK construction industry, HMSO, London.
Lazar, F D (2000) Project partnering: improving the likelihood of win/win outcomes. “Journal of Management in Engineering, 16(2), pp 71-83.
Love, P.E.D. & Sohal, A.S., (2002). Influence of organisational learning practice on reworks costs in projects, Proceedings of 8th international conference on ISO 9000 & TQM (Change Management), CMQR at RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia.
Love, P.E.D., & Gunasekaran, A. (1997). Concurrent engineering in the construction industry, International Journal of Concurrent Engineering Research Applications, Vol. 5 No.2, pp.155-62
Lu, S and Yan, H (2007) A model for evaluating the applicability of partnering in construction. "International Journal of Project Management", 25, pp 164-170.
Manley, T R, Shaw, W H, Manley, R C (2007) Project Partnering: A medium for private and public sector collaboration. "Engineering Management Journal", 19(2), pp 3-11.
Matthews, J, Pellew, L, Phua, F and Rowlinson, S (2000) Quality relationships: partnering in the construction supply chain. "International Journal of Quality and Reliability Management", 17(4/5), pp 493-510.
Naoum, S (2003) An overview into the concept of partnering. "International Journal of Project Management", 21, pp 71-76.
Nawi, M.N.M., Lee, A. and Nor, K.M. (2011a) Barriers to the implementation of Industrialiased Building System (IBS) in Malaysia. The Built and Human Environment Review: online journal, Volume 4, University of Salford, United Kingdom. (ISSN 1759-0574)
Nawi, M.N.M., Lee, A., K.A.M. Kamar and Hamid, Z.A. (2011b) A Critical Literature Review on The Concept of Team Integration in Industrialised Building System (IBS). Malaysia Construction Research Journal (MCRJ), Vol. 9(2).
Nawi M.N.M., Lee, A., Arif, M. & Haron, A.T (2009). Collaboration among Project Participants towards Sustainable Construction: A Study of IBS In The Malaysian Construction Industry, Proceeding in 2nd Construction Industry Research Achievement International Conference (CIRIAC 2009), CIDB, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Nifa, F A A and Ahmed, V (2010). Effective partnering in construction a critical literature review. Proceedings in 4th International Conference on Built Environment in Developing Countries (ICBEDC 2010), 1st – 2nd December, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia.
Nifa, F A A and Ahmed, V (2009) The role of organizational culture in construction partnering to produce innovation. Proceedings of 26th Annual ARCOM Conference, 6 – 8 September, Leeds, UK. Association of Researchers in Construction Management, pp 725-734.
Ngowi, A B and Pienaar, E (2005) Trust factor in construction alliances. "Building Research & Information", 33(3), pp 267-278.
Nystrom, J (2008) A quasi-experimental evaluation of partnering. "Construction Management and Economics", 26, pp 531-541.
Ofori, G. (2000). Greening the construction supply chain in Singapore, European Journal of Purchasing and Supply Management, Vol. 6, No. 3-4. pp. 195- 206.
Olsson, U and Espling, U (2004) A framework of partnering for infrastructure maintenance. "Journal of Quality in Maintenance Engineering", 10(4), pp 234-247.
Palaneeswaran, E, Kumaraswamy, M, Rahman, M, and Ng, T (2003) Curing congenital construction industry disorders through relationally integrated supply chains. “Building and Environmentâ€, 38, pp 571-582.
Leonardo da Vinci: PL/06/B/F/PP/174014.
Sorrell, S (2003) Making the link: climate policy and the reform of the UK construction industry. "Energy Policy", 31, pp 865-878.
Stewart, I and Fenn, P (2006) Strategy: the motivation for innovation. "Construction Innovation", 6, pp 173-185.
Strategic Forum for Constructi
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