Labour-related factors affecting construction productivity in Sri Lankan building projects: perspectives of engineers and managers

K Manoharan, P Dissanayake, C Pathirana… - … in Engineering and …, 2022 - emerald.com
Purpose Past studies highlight a wide range of labour-related problems resulting in
productivity loss in the construction industry of many developing countries. This study aims …

Analysis of cost overrun and schedule delays of infrastructure projects in low income economies: case studies in Ethiopia

S Melaku Belay, S Tilahun, M Yehualaw… - Advances in Civil …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Today, several developing countries struggle to improve the cost and time performances of
major infrastructure works due to various reasons. Cost overrun and delay are one of the …

A training guide for the reinforcement of continuous professional development of engineers and project managers on performance and productivity improvement …

K Manoharan, P Dissanayake, C Pathirana… - International Journal …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
To transform the industry practices for addressing the evolving challenges/opportunities in
the near-future circumstances, the construction education/training sector of many developing …

Organisational elements controlling labour efficiency in building construction operations–a construction supervisors' perspective

K Manoharan, P Dissanayake, C Pathirana… - International Journal of …, 2023 - emerald.com
Purpose Labour efficiency is the key component for the long-term sustainability of
construction firms. Recent studies show that modernising organisational/managerial …

A new productivity benchmarking system connected to well-designed labour apprenticeship framework for construction projects

K Manoharan, P Dissanayake… - Construction …, 2023 - search.informit.org
This study primarily identifies the knowledge gaps that must be filled to apply conceptualised
methods for raising and benchmarking productivity levels of various construction operational …

Feasibility Study on, Enablers and Barriers for the Implementation of Lean Construction and the Applicability of Visual Management Practices Through Forms of Digital …

DT Kariyawasam… - 2021 Moratuwa …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Even though the implementation of lean practices into the construction framework have
many advantages, thus far, the use of lean in the Sri Lankan construction industry is seldom …

[PDF][PDF] Organisational Elements Controlling the Labour Efficiency in Sri Lankan Road Construction Projects: Engineers' Perspective

K Manoharan, P Dissanayake… - International …, 2023 - penerbit.uthm.edu.my
Labour efficiency is crucial for a construction firm's long-term viability. According to recent
studies, modernising organisational and administrative procedures is essential to improving …

Investigating and determining the crucial construction site supervisory competencies influencing the effectiveness of building construction project activities

K Manoharan, P Dissanayake, C Pathirana… - International Journal of …, 2024 - emerald.com
Purpose Sources highlight that insufficient skills of site supervisors considerably influence
the progress of many construction projects in numerous countries. This study intends to …

The Impacts of Critical Construction Supervisory Competencies on the Efficiency, Productivity and Sustainability of Road Construction Operations in Sri Lanka

K Manoharan, P Dissanayake, C Pathirana… - 2023 - ir.lib.seu.ac.lk
Supervision practices play a crucial role in acting as a bridge between labour and
organisations in construction. According to sources, the progress of construction projects is …

[PDF][PDF] Causes and effects of delay on construction project delivery time in Somalia: Hanad Construction & General trading Company Case Study

AS Ahmed - Researchgate. com, 2018 - academia.edu
The research study is about causes and effect of delay on construction project delivery time
in Somalia: Hanad construction & general trading company case study. The main objectives …