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Construction Productivity in the Multilayer Subcontracting System

The Case of Singapore

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Authors:
  1. Low Sui Pheng

    1. Department of Building, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore

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  2. Sim Jia Zheng

    1. Department of Building, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore

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  • Enriches readers’ understanding of how the fragmentation of large and small firms in Singapore affects construction productivity when operating under the commonly adopted multilayer subcontracting system (MLSS)
  • Assesses the effectiveness of subcontracting practices in helping local contractors improve their construction productivity, and thereby improve the industry’s overall productivity
  • Offers recommendations on how the problems associated with the MLSS can best be addressed, and how its benefits can be capitalized on through organizational learning

Part of the book series: Management in the Built Environment (MABUEN)

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Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
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  2. Introduction

    • Low Sui Pheng, Sim Jia Zheng
    Pages 1-7

  3. Nature of the Construction Industry

    • Low Sui Pheng, Sim Jia Zheng
    Pages 9-19

  4. Case of Singapore’s Construction Industry

    • Low Sui Pheng, Sim Jia Zheng
    Pages 21-27

  5. Theoretical Review for Singapore’s Subcontracting Practices

    • Low Sui Pheng, Sim Jia Zheng
    Pages 29-56

  6. Research Design and Methodology

    • Low Sui Pheng, Sim Jia Zheng
    Pages 57-68

  7. Research Findings

    • Low Sui Pheng, Sim Jia Zheng
    Pages 69-93

  8. Analysis of Research Findings

    • Low Sui Pheng, Sim Jia Zheng
    Pages 95-127

  9. Interview Findings

    • Low Sui Pheng, Sim Jia Zheng
    Pages 129-135

  10. Conclusion

    • Low Sui Pheng, Sim Jia Zheng
    Pages 137-147

  11. Back Matter

    Pages 149-300
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About this book

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.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Department of Building, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore

    Low Sui Pheng, Sim Jia Zheng

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Construction Productivity in the Multilayer Subcontracting System

  • Book Subtitle: The Case of Singapore

  • Authors: Low Sui Pheng, Sim Jia Zheng

  • Series Title: Management in the Built Environment

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-1831-3

  • Publisher: Springer Singapore

  • eBook Packages: Engineering, Engineering (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2019

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-13-1830-6Published: 30 August 2018

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-981-13-4690-3Published: 23 December 2018

  • eBook ISBN: 978-981-13-1831-3Published: 14 August 2018

  • Series ISSN: 2522-0047

  • Series E-ISSN: 2522-0055

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIII, 300

  • Number of Illustrations: 7 b/w illustrations, 41 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Construction Management, Project Management, Engineering Economics, Organization, Logistics, Marketing

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