The IT performance evaluation in the construction industry

To date there has been limited published work in the construction management and engineering literature that has provided empirical evidence to demonstrate that IT can improve organizational performance. Without an explicit understanding about how IT can be effectively used to improve organizational performance, its justification will remain to be weak for managers. To ensure the continuous increase in IT based applications in the construction industry, sufficient evidence has to be provided for management in various professions of the construction industry to evaluate, allocate and utilize appropriate IT systems. In an attempt to explore the relationship between IT and productivity, an empirical investigation of 60 Professional Consulting Firms (PCF) from the Hong Kong construction industry was undertaken. A model for determining the organizational productivity of IT is proposed, and the methodology used to test the model is described. The findings are analyzed and a cross-profession comparison of the results indicated the differences in the use of IT. The research findings are discussed with similarities being drawn. The limitations of the research are then presented and discussed. The implications of the findings and conclusions then fully presented

The moderating effect of industry environments on the relationship between IT asset portfolios, efficiency and innovation in the ERP context

Technology investments in the form of ERP systems tend to align the company's information technology (IT) asset portfolio with two main performance results are efficiency and innovation. This study examines the influence of industrial environment on the relationship between IT asset portfolio with efficiency and innovation. The research model is tested using data from 104 observations gathered from 26 companies for 4 years (2009-2012), and data analysis is conducted using a moderated regression analysis. The results show that increase in value of IT assets portfolio will improve operational efficiency, and innovation companies. Furthermore, we find that the industry environment is not moderate the relationship between the of IT asset's portfolio with operational efficiency. On the other hand, industrial environments statistically significant affect the relationship between the IT asset portfolios with innovations. The results imply that the company has implemented an ERP system, investment in IT is not oriented towards the exploitation of IT, but tends to increase the exploration process to the form of innovation.peer-reviewe

Data visualisation literacy in higher education: an exploratory study of understanding of a learning dashboard tool

The visualisation of data has become ubiquitous. Visualisations are used to represent data in a way that is easy to understand and useful in our lives. Each data visualisation needs to be suitable to extract the correct information to complete a task and make an informed decision while minimising the impact of biases. To achieve this, the ability to create and read visualisations has become as important as the ability to read and write. Therefore, the Information Visualisation community is applying more attention to literacy and decision making in data visualisations. Until recently, researchers lacked valid and reliable test instruments to measure the literacy of users or the taxonomy to detect biased judgement in data visualisations. A literature review showed there is relatively little research on data visualisations for different user data literacy levels in authentic settings and a lack of studies that provide evidence for the presence of cognitive biases in data visualisations. This exploratory research study was undertaken to develop a method to assess perceived usefulness and confidence in reporting dashboards within higher education by adapting existing research instruments. A survey was designed to test perceived usefulness, perceived skill and 24 multiple-choice test items covering six data visualisations based on eight tasks. The study was sent to 157 potential participants, with a response rate of 20.38%. The results showed data visualisations are useful, but the purpose of some data visualisations is not always understood. Also, we showed there is a consensus that respondents perceive their data visualisation literacy is higher than they believe their peers to be. However, the higher their overconfidence, the lower their actual data visualisation literacy score. Finally, we discuss the benefits, limitations and possible future research areas

The potential of implementing Building Information Modelling (BIM) in Malaysian Construction Industry: An exploratory study

In Malaysia, we cannot deny the widespread of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) and the influence of ICT to speed up the working process. Lots of benefits can be gained from utilisation of ICT, especially in construction industry. For decade, construction industry can be considered as a fragmented industry because of lacking of sharing information through its life cycle and with other parties. ICT can be a tool for integrating and collaborating among parties in the construction projects, and Building Information Modelling (BIM) is one of the platforms that can be used to promote the collaboration between parties in the construction projects. Eastman et al., 2011, interpreted BIM as “a digital representation of the building process to aid in exchanging and interoperability information in a digital format." Basically, BIM will act like a respiratory system with full of information to share with for construction projects. Even though there are lots of benefits can be gained by utilisation of BIM, it is a difficult task to convince the construction companies to embrace and implementing it due to some reasons. Since there is a short of understanding of BIM by the construction companies in Malaysia, this paper is intended to review the strategy and action plan from Singapore and Hong Kong in adopting and implement BIM, which could be used in supporting the implementation of BIM in Malaysian Construction Industry. As a summary, this paper revealed that involvement from government, collaboration between government, private sector and universities and awareness program are the most of the important criteria that must be taken into consideration once to developing BIM implementation strategy plan for Malaysian construction industry

IMPLEMENTASI TEKNOLOGI INFORMASI TERHADAP KINERJA BIAYA PERUSAHAAN INDUSTRI KONSTRUKSI (STUDI KASUS PERUSAHAAN KONSULTAN, KONTRAKTOR DAN SUPLAYER DI PROVINSI BANTEN)

Keberadaan dan peranan teknologi informasi disegala sektor kehidupan pada akhir – akhir ini telah membawa dunia memasuki era baru  globalisasi lebih cepat.Teknologi informasi dalam industri konstruksi berfungsi sebagai sarana utama dalam meningkatkan kinerja perusahaan dan juga dijadikan alat untuk bersaing dengan kompetiternya. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui kinerja biaya pada perusahaan industry konstruksi. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode non probability purposive sampling, dan metode kuesioner yang disebar di Provinsi Banten pada 30 perusahaan industri konstruksi masing – masing 10 perusahaan Kontaktor, 10 perusahaan konsultan dan 10 perusahaan suplayer material dan alat berat konstruksi. Metode analisis data menggunakanan alisis descriptive menggunakan program SPSS for Windows versi 21. Hasil uji analisis regresi linear Pada kinerja biaya perusahaan industri konstruksi pada kontraktor, konsultan dan suplayer menunjukkan bahwa nilai index investasi pada ketiga perusahaan tersebut berpengaruh terhadap pendapatan pertahun perusahaan. Nilai index investasi terhadap pendapatan per-tahun pada perusahaan suplayer peningkatannya lebih signifikan dibandingkan dengan perusahaan konsultan dan kontraktor. Pada perusahaan konsultan peningkatannya lebih signifikan di bandingkan dengan perusahaan kontraktor.Kata kunci : Teknologi Informasi, Investasi IT, kinerja biaya, Industri konstruksi

Confirmatory Strategic Information Technology Implementation for Building Information Modelling Adoption Model

Information technology (IT) developments in the construction industry require a proportionate response by construction professionals. Building information modelling (BIM) requires strategic changes to the traditional ways construction is carried out. BIM adoption in Malaysia is growing because of recent efforts to sensitise construction professionals on the need for strategic IT implementation. This paper builds on the theory of business process reengineering and computer integrated construction for a BIM adoption model. Data were collected from 352 construction professionals (architects, quantity surveyors, engineers and contractors). The data were analysed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 18 for descriptive modelling and Analysis of Moment of Structures (AMOS) version 18 for structural equation modelling. Descriptive results showed a high prevalence of the need for BIM competent professionals. Multivariate results revealed a high correlation within the measurement model for business process re-engineering and computer integrated construction. The second-order confirmatory model showed that business process reengineering and computer integrated construction had a high impact on strategic IT Implementation. Overall, the model validated the conceptual framework of the impact of strategic IT implementation on the adoption rate of BIM in the perception of construction industry professionals in Malaysia. The result denotes the first part of the full adoption model, which can be compared with the adoption rate in other countries. Subsequent research using a diverse sample selection focuses on the mediating effect of collaboration on BIM adoption

Computer vision and IoT research landscape for health and safety management on construction sites

Aims: Perform a systematic review of current literature to evaluate and summarise the health and safety hazards on construction sites. Methods: Science Direct, SCOPUS and web of science databases were searched for research articles published from 2013 to 2021. From an initial search of 350 research articles, we removed the duplicate articles and carried out an analysis of the abstract and full text that focused on health, safety, hazards, behaviour, on-site health and safety and the digital technologies leaving a total of 66 studies included. Results: Computer vision and Internet of Things (IoT) are the dominant technologies for health and safety management. A comparison of the two technologies reveals that computer vision is dominant because of its non-intrusive approach to data collection; thus, supporting the scalability of computer vision approach at the expense of cost and development time. It will help to prevent on-site health and safety hazards and injuries on construction site. Conclusion: Computer vision offers non-intrusive benefits over Internet of Things (IoT); being able to detect the health and safety hazards. Computer vision has proved to be beneficial for better accuracy prediction, real time data monitoring, and model development for onsite health and safety analytics on the construction site

Factors affecting building infrmation modelling adoption by Malaysian consultans and contractors

The paradigm shift to Building Information Modelling (BIM) in the construction industry has transformed the construction process. BIM adoption requires strategic implementation and collaboration. The inherent benefits of this shift are gradually experienced in Malaysia. However, adoption of BIM in Malaysia is prone to resistance as experienced in construction industries across the globe. Construction professionals are awakened to challenges with the use of a new system which define their adaptability to the BIM push within the construction industry. This research develops a BIM adoption model which builds on people, process and technology factors affecting BIM into a higher order resource of BIM perception and strategic IT implementation (business process re-engineering and computer integrated construction) mediated by collaborative processes. Data was collected from three hundred and fifty two (352) construction professionals (architects, quantity surveyors, engineers and contractors) using questionnaires. Descriptive and multivariate analyses (Structural Equation Modelling) were used to assess the measurement and structural models developed. The model explained the variance in business process re-engineering, computer integrated construction, collaborative processes and BIM adoption. The results revealed an anathematised state of collaboration leading to significant decrease in BIM adoption rate. Seven (7) out of fourteen (14) hypothesised paths were statistically significant. BIM perception exhibited indirect effect on collaborative processes through strategic IT implementation. Business process re-engineering exhibited significant direct effect while computer integrated construction exhibited a significant indirect effect on BIM adoption. This result projects the prevalent factors affecting BIM adoption, highlights grey areas needing improvement and formulating policies to further enhance BIM adoption