Purpose The purpose of this study is to discover the distribution and trends of existing Offsite
construction (OSC) literature with an intention to highlight research niches and propose the …

Over the past decade, the interest around automation and digitalisation processes gained
considerable attention both due to industrial and productivity related dynamics that stem …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the barriers militating against the adoption
of robotics in the construction industry. Design/methodology/approach Robotics …

Purpose The importance of robotics and automation (R&A) in delivering a safe built
environment cannot be overemphasised. This is because R&A systems can execute a …

Malaysian contractors are tenderfoot in international markets. Hence, it is critical to pay
attention to their organisational performance. Organisational culture becomes a momentous …

Purpose Malaysia's industrialised building system (IBS) has been increasingly adopted for
sustainable development by the country's construction industry. However, although it has …

Purpose This paper aims to evaluate the existing and emerging Offsite Construction (OSC)
skills. Construction industry is inherently labour oriented, fashioning poor labour productivity …

Industrialized Building System (IBS) is a construction system in which components are
factory-made in a measured atmosphere (on or off-site), placed, conveyed, and collected on …

The application of lean management is able to improve construction processes.
Unnecessary waiting time, overstaffing and risk uncertainty are some of the problems that …

The use of construction technologies is to improve working conditions, improve health and
safety, scheduling and improving quality of the construction products. Construction …