Madanayake, U;
Cidik, M;
(2019)
The potential of digital technology to improve construction productivity.
In: Gorse, C and Neilson, C J, (eds.)
35th Annual ARCOM Conference Proceedings.
(pp. pp. 416-425).
ARCOM: Leeds, UK.
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Abstract
Despite increasing adoption of digital technology in construction, productivity reports have remained disappointing. To develop insights into the reasons of this contradiction, the present paper suggests drawing on organisational competitiveness literature considering that the factors-affecting-productivity are conveniently captured within that literature. Through a questionnaire survey, the paper analyses the views of managers in the UK construction industry regarding the effect of Building Information Modelling (BIM) and Big Data Analytics (BDA) on organisational competitiveness. The results are then traced back to the factors-affecting-productivity for discussion. It is concluded that digitalisation enables performance improvements that can be tied to productivity gains, but this relies on the presence of certain skills and knowledge, which require training. It is also concluded that the lack of impact of digitalisation on some of the factors-affecting-productivity may be limiting the impact of digitalisation on the overall productivity, thus leading to a stagnating productivity
| Type: | Proceedings paper |
|---|---|
| Title: | The potential of digital technology to improve construction productivity |
| Event: | 35th Annual ARCOM Conference |
| Location: | Leeds, UK |
| Dates: | 02 September 2019 - 04 September 2019 |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| Publisher version: | http://www.arcom.ac.uk/-docs/archive/2019-Indexed-... |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This version is the version of record. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. |
| Keywords: | big data, BIM, competitiveness, digital technology, productivity |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of the Built Environment UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of the Built Environment > The Bartlett Sch of Const and Proj Mgt |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10082939 |
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