Journal of Construction Engineering and Project Management

Korea Institute of Construction Engineering and Management (한국건설관리학회)
권호 표지
DOI QR코드

DOI QR Code

Delays and its Analysis: Indian Residential Construction Projects

  • Metha, Rakesh L. (B.Tech (Civil Engineering)) ;
  • Gaikwad, Suraj V. (B.Tech (Civil Engineering))
  • Published : 2017.12.31
Download PDF
⟨ Previous Next ⟩

Abstract

In almost every construction project, delay is an inevitable yet controllable phenomenon. The Indian construction industry encounters an enormous amount of delays in projects. Delay affects both time and money in the forms of schedule and cost overruns, respectively. Due to impressive and dynamic growth in the Indian construction sector, planned efforts are essential to limit these undesirable delays. On account of the surge in the rate of residential building construction, the task of identification and analysis of the delays in residential projects in India has been attempted by the authors. A questionnaire survey was conducted involving 100 stakeholders. Further analysis included an Importance Index to rank the identified delays, Principle Component Analysis for advanced statistical analysis, and Correlation Analysis to check the extent of agreement amongst stakeholders. Conclusions drawn with reference to the analysed data eventually reflected finance-related issues, as well as labour related problems as the dominating causes of delays. The aim of the research is to provide insight to the construction stakeholders and researchers, on an international scale, with the obtained results.

Keywords

References

  1. Ministry Of Statistics and Programme Implementation, "Annual Report 2016-17", < http://www.mospi.gov.in>, 2017.
  2. Confederation of Indian Industry, "Make in India and the Potential for Job Creation", , 2015.
  3. M. E. Abd El-Razek, H. A. Bassioni, and A. M. Mobarak, "Causes of Delay in Building Construction Projects in Egypt", Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, vol.134, no. 11, pp. 831-841, 2008. https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9364(2008)134:11(831)
  4. A. A. Aibinu, and H. A. Odeyinka, "Construction Delays and Their Causative Factors in Nigeria", Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, vol.132, no. 7, pp. 667-677, 2006. https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9364(2006)132:7(667)
  5. A. A. Aibinu, and G. O. Jagboro, "The effects of construction delays on project delivery in Nigerian construction industry", International Journal of Project Management, vol.20, no. 8, pp. 593-599, 2002. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0263-7863(02)00028-5
  6. M. I. Al-Khalil, and M. A. Al-Ghafly, "Important causes of delay in public utility projects in Saudi Arabia", Construction Management and Economics, vol.17, no. 5, pp. 647-655, 1999. https://doi.org/10.1080/014461999371259
  7. A. Al‐Kharashi, and M. Skitmore, "Causes of delays in Saudi Arabian public sector construction projects", Construction Management and Economics, vol.27, no. 1, pp. 3-23, 2009 https://doi.org/10.1080/01446190802541457
  8. D. Arditi, G. T. Akan, and S. Gurdamar, "Reasons for delays in public projects in Turkey", Construction Management and Economics, vol.3, no. 2, pp. 171-181, 1985 https://doi.org/10.1080/01446198500000013
  9. S. A. Assaf, and S. Al-Hejji, "Causes of delay in large construction projects", International Journal of Project Management, vol.24, no. 4, pp. 349-357, 2006 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijproman.2005.11.010
  10. S. A. Assaf, M. Al-Khalil, and M. Al-Hazmi, "Causes of Delay in Large Building Construction Projects", Journal of Management in Engineering, vol.11, no. 2, pp. 45-50, 1995 https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)0742-597X(1995)11:2(45)
  11. H. Doloi, "Analysing the novated design and construct contract from the client's, design team's and contractor's perspectives", Construction Management and Economics, vol.26, no. 11, pp. 1181- 1196, 2008 https://doi.org/10.1080/01446190802512359
  12. H. Doloi, "Analysis of pre‐qualification criteria in contractor selection and their impacts on project success", Construction Management and Economics, vol.27, no. 12, pp. 1245-1263, 2009 https://doi.org/10.1080/01446190903394541
  13. H. Doloi, A. Sawhney, K. C. Iyer, and S. Rentala, "Analysing factors affecting delays in Indian construction projects", International Journal of Project Management, vol.30, no. 4, pp. 479-489, 2012 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijproman.2011.10.004
  14. A. S. Faridi, and S. M. El‐Sayegh, "Significant factors causing delay in the UAE construction industry", Construction Management and Economics, vol.24, no. 11, pp. 1167-1176, 2006 https://doi.org/10.1080/01446190600827033
  15. A. Field, "Discovering statistics using SPSS", 3rd ed., London: SAGE Publications Ltd., 2009
  16. K. C. Iyer, and K. N. Jha, "Factors affecting cost performance: evidence from Indian construction projects", International Journal of Project Management, vol.23, no. 4, pp. 283-295, 2005 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijproman.2004.10.003
  17. H. F. Kaiser, "An index of factorial simplicity", Psychometrika, vol.39, no. 1, pp. 31-36, 1974 https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02291575
  18. M. M. Kumaraswamy, and D. W. M. Chan, "Contributors to construction delays", Construction Management and Economics, vol.16, no. 1, pp. 17-29, 1998 https://doi.org/10.1080/014461998372556
  19. T. Y. Lo, W. H. Fung, and C. F. Tung, "Construction Delays in Hong Kong Civil Engineering Projects", Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, vol. 132, no. 6, pp. 636-649, 2006 https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9364(2006)132:6(636)
  20. N. R. Mansfield, O. O. Ugwu, and T. Doran, "Causes of delay and cost overruns in Nigerian construction projects", International Journal of Project Management, vol. 12, no. 4, pp. 254-260, 1994. https://doi.org/10.1016/0263-7863(94)90050-7
  21. A. M. Odeh, and H. T. Battaineh, "Causes of construction delay: traditional contracts", International Journal of Project Management, vol. 20, no. 1, pp. 67-73, 2002. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0263-7863(00)00037-5
  22. Y. A. Olawale, and M. Sun, "Cost and time control of construction projects: inhibiting factors and mitigating measures in practice", Construction Management and Economics, vol. 28, no. 5, pp. 509- 526, 2010. https://doi.org/10.1080/01446191003674519
  23. M. Sambasivan, and Y. W. Soon, "Causes and effects of delays in Malaysian construction industry", International Journal of Project Management, vol. 25, no. 5, pp. 517-526, 2007. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijproman.2006.11.007
  24. X. Zhang, "Concessionaire's Financial Capability in Developing Build-Operate-Transfer Type Infrastructure Projects", Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, vol. 131, no. 10, pp. 1054-1064. https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9364(2005)131:10(1054)