Assessment of factors affecting the performance of construction projects in South Africa
- Authors: Sibiya, Mandisa
- Date: 2015-09-28
- Type: Thesis
- Identifier: uj:14200 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/14643
- Description: M.Tech. , The construction industry plays an indispensable role in the South African economy, and is a significant contributor to economic growth. However, several challenges have been recognised as confronting and influencing the performance, development and growth of the South African construction industry. This study therefore evaluates the factors that affect the performance of construction projects in the Gauteng province of South Africa ...
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- Authors: Sibiya, Mandisa
- Date: 2015-09-28
- Type: Thesis
- Identifier: uj:14200 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/14643
- Description: M.Tech. , The construction industry plays an indispensable role in the South African economy, and is a significant contributor to economic growth. However, several challenges have been recognised as confronting and influencing the performance, development and growth of the South African construction industry. This study therefore evaluates the factors that affect the performance of construction projects in the Gauteng province of South Africa ...
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Quality management practices of small and medium enterprise contractors in the Gauteng low income residential sector
- Authors: O'Maker, Robert Michael
- Date: 2015-09-16
- Subjects: Construction industry - South Africa - Gauteng - Quality control , Construction industry - South Africa - Gauteng - Management , Low-income housing - South Africa - Gauteng , Small business - South Africa - Gauteng
- Type: Thesis
- Identifier: uj:14131 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/14568
- Description: M.Tech. Construction Management , The delivery of low income housing in South African Public Subsidized Schemes is plagued with quality issues, inevitably leading to poor levels of client and more importantly, end-user satisfaction. The characteristics of Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) contractors who operate in this sector, together with external factors in the operating environment, all contribute to poor quality. Quality Management (QM) practices among the contractors are not widely documented hence, this study aimed to explore these practices in the Gauteng low income residential sector. Therefore, the objectives of the study aimed to establish the following: current QM practices; adequacy of such practices; barriers to effective QM practices and the presence of critical success factors for effective QM practices...
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- Authors: O'Maker, Robert Michael
- Date: 2015-09-16
- Subjects: Construction industry - South Africa - Gauteng - Quality control , Construction industry - South Africa - Gauteng - Management , Low-income housing - South Africa - Gauteng , Small business - South Africa - Gauteng
- Type: Thesis
- Identifier: uj:14131 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/14568
- Description: M.Tech. Construction Management , The delivery of low income housing in South African Public Subsidized Schemes is plagued with quality issues, inevitably leading to poor levels of client and more importantly, end-user satisfaction. The characteristics of Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) contractors who operate in this sector, together with external factors in the operating environment, all contribute to poor quality. Quality Management (QM) practices among the contractors are not widely documented hence, this study aimed to explore these practices in the Gauteng low income residential sector. Therefore, the objectives of the study aimed to establish the following: current QM practices; adequacy of such practices; barriers to effective QM practices and the presence of critical success factors for effective QM practices...
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