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Record Nr.

UNINA9910350315803321

Autore

Sui Pheng Low

Titolo

Construction Productivity in the Multilayer Subcontracting System [[electronic resource] ] : The Case of Singapore / / by Low Sui Pheng, Sim Jia Zheng

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Singapore : , : Springer Singapore : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2019

ISBN

981-13-1831-X

Edizione

[1st ed. 2019.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (XIII, 300 p. 48 illus., 41 illus. in color.)

Collana

Management in the Built Environment, , 2522-0047

Disciplina

624

Soggetti

Engineering

Project management

Engineering economy

Construction Management

Project Management

Engineering Economics, Organization, Logistics, Marketing

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- Nature of the Construction Industry -- Case of Singapore's Construction Industry -- Theoretical Review for Singapore's Subcontracting Practices -- Research Design and Methodology -- Research Findings -- Analysis of Research Findings -- Interview Findings -- Conclusion.

Sommario/riassunto

This book focuses on current subcontracting practices in the construction industry and their effects on Singapore’s construction productivity. It offers readers a better understanding of how the fragmentation of large and small firms in Singapore impacts construction productivity when operating under the commonly adopted multilayer subcontracting system (MLSS), which extends globally to the construction industries in other countries that have adopted the MLSS. The book also assesses the effectiveness of subcontracting practices in helping local contractors improve their construction productivity (and thereby improve the industry’s overall productivity). In closing, it provides recommendations on how the problems associated with the MLSS can best be addressed, and how its benefits can be capitalized on



through organizational learning. .