On-Site Labour Productivity of New Zealand Construction Industry: Key Constraints and Improvement Measures
- S. Durdyev Jasper Mbachu
- 21 September 2011
Engineering, Business
Productivity is key to the survival and growth of any organisation, industry or nation. Some factors constrain the achievement of the set project objectives in the New Zealand building and...
Conceptual framework for the assessment of subcontractors' eligibility and performance in the construction industry
- Jasper Mbachu
- 29 April 2008
Engineering
Subcontractors handle a major portion—about 85%—of all construction projects in the building industry. The ability of the main contractor and consultants to deliver the project within time, quality...
Conceptual framework for assessment of client needs and satisfaction in the building development process
- Jasper Mbachu R. Nkado
- 1 January 2006
Business, Engineering
A conceptual framework is developed for assessment of client needs, and the measurement and monitoring of client satisfaction levels in the building development process. Data were obtained from...
Factors constraining successful building project implementation in South Africa
- Jasper Mbachu R. Nkado
- 1 January 2007
Engineering, Business
The prevalence of client dissatisfaction in the South African building industry is a consequence of non‐achievement of set project objectives due to identifiable constraints. The paper presents the...
Key constraints to labour productivity in residential building projects: evidence from Cambodia
- S. Durdyev Jasper Mbachu
- 3 September 2018
Engineering, Economics
ABSTRACT Foreign investment accounts for the largest proportion of project finance in the Cambodia's construction industry, where service providers are increasingly being tasked to be more...
Challenges faced by facilities managers in the Australasian universities
- Myzatul Aishah Kamarazaly Jasper Mbachu R. Phipps
- 10 November 2013
Education, Business
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to: identify the current and future challenges faced by university facilities managers; analyse their associated risk levels; and establish practical ways to...
The globalisation of the construction industry - A review
- A. Ngowi E. Pienaar A. Talukhaba Jasper Mbachu
- 2005
Business, Engineering
THE FUTURE OF QUANTITY SURVEYING IN NEW ZEALAND: LIKELY CHANGES, THREATS AND OPPORTUNITIES
- Marcel Frei Jasper Mbachu
- 2010
Business, Engineering
Every profession evolves in response to the ever-increasing changes in the global business environment. In order to remain relevant, globally competitive and successful, New Zealand Quantity...
Sources of contractor’s payment risks and cash flow problems in the New Zealand construction industry: project team’s perceptions of the risks and mitigation measures
- Jasper Mbachu
- 1 October 2011
Business, Engineering
Little research is focused on payment risks which constitute the biggest obstacle to adequate cash flow and the contractor’s ability to successfully complete a project and maintain a viable business....
Highway Alignment Optimization: An Integrated BIM and GIS Approach
- Linlin Zhao Zhansheng Liu Jasper Mbachu
- 2 February 2019
Engineering, Environmental Science
ISPRS Int. J. Geo Inf.
This study proposes an approach for managing highway alignment in the context of a larger landscape that integrates building information modelling (BIM) and geographic information system (GIS) capabilities and uses genetic algorithms (GAs) for optimizing highway alignments.
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