WCS - 2024

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    Lean techniques for project delivery: assessing construction professionals’ level of awareness
    (Department of Building Economics, 2024) Ikuabe, M; Aghimien, D; Aigbavboa, C; Oke, A; Ramaru, P; Sandanayake, YG; Waidyasekara, KGAS; Ranadewa, KATO; Chandanie, H
    Evidence from practice and literature indicates that the South African construction industry faces various challenges. Notably, the traditional methodologies deployed for project delivery continues failing to attain projects’ objectives. Lean construction promotes developing and accomplishing construction projects within its envisaged goals by deploying targeted tools/techniques. Considering the glaring comparative advantage of deploying lean concepts in construction activities, this study assesses the level of awareness of lean techniques among professionals in the South African construction industry. The study adopted a quantitative approach aided by using a well-structured questionnaire that elicited responses from the target respondents. Data analysis methods employed are descriptive and inferential statistics. The study’s findings showed that total quality management, waste elimination, and prefabrication are the most known lean techniques among South African construction professionals. Besides, findings indicated that there is a statistically significant disparity in the knowledge of lean techniques among the professionals in the South African construction industry. Conclusively, the study proffered recommendations that would aid in boosting the awareness and knowledge base of the various lean techniques among professionals for better construction delivery.
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    Making a case for foreign direct investments in the South African construction industry
    (Department of Building Economics, 2024) Ikuabe, M; Aigbavboa, C; Ebekozien, A; Adekunle, S; Sandanayake, YG; Waidyasekara, KGAS; Ranadewa, KATO; Chandanie, H
    The construction industry plays a significant role in the aggregate output formation of any nation's economy. Financing construction projects are capital intensive, and most developing countries' low gross domestic savings necessitate seeking alternative routes for construction project financing. One such route is encouraging the flow of Foreign Direct Investments (FDI) into the construction industry in South Africa. Therefore, this paper investigates the factors influencing the flow of FDI into the South African construction industry. A quantitative technique was employed using professionals in the built environment as the target population. Data were elicited with the aid of a well-structured questionnaire, while data analysis was conducted with appropriate methods, which include the Cronbach alpha test, mean item score, and one-sample t-test. The findings from the study make theoretical contributions to the conversation on ways of boosting construction financing for improved economic development. It provides guidance to relevant stakeholders and prospective investors on the key factors influencing the flow of FDI in the South African construction industry.