TY  - CONF
TI  - A Conceptual Model to Determine the Impact of Off-Site Construction on Labour Productivity
C1  - Lima, Peru
C3  - Proc. 29th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction (IGLC)
SP  - 945
EP  - 954
PY  - 2021
DO  - 10.24928/2021/0121
AU  - Van Dijkhuizen, Martin J.
AU  - Vrijhoef, Ruben
AU  - Bakker, Hans L. M.
AD  - Doctoral Researcher, Delft University of Technology, and HU University of Applied Sciences Utrecht,  PO Box 182, NL-3500 AD Utrecht, The Netherlands, martin.vandijkhuizen@hu.nl, orcid.org/0000- 0002-5913-8915
AD  - Senior Researcher, Delft University of Technology, and Professor, HU University of Applied Sciences  Utrecht, PO Box 5043, NL-2600 GA Delft, The Netherlands, r.vrijhoef@tudelft.nl, orcid.org/0000- 0002-7303-838X
AD  - Professor, Delft University of Technology, PO Box 5048, NL-2600 GA Delft, The Netherlands,  h.l.m.bakker@tudelft.nl, orcid.org/0000-0002-2421-4711
AB  - Despite the efforts of governments and firms, the construction industry is trailing other industries in labour productivity. Construction companies are interested in increasing their labour productivity, particularly when demand grows and construction firms cope with labour shortages. Off-site construction has proved to be a favourable policy to increase labour productivity. However, a complete understanding of the factors affecting construction labour productivity is lacking, and it is unclear which factors are influenced by off-site construction. This study developed a conceptual model describing how 15 factors influence the construction process and make a difference in labour productivity between off-site and on-site construction. The conceptual model shows that all 15 factors affect labour productivity in three ways: through direct effects, indirect effects and causal loops. The model is a starting point for further research to determine the impact of off-site construction on labour productivity. 
KW  - Labour productivity
KW  - construction process
KW  - off-site construction
KW  - modelling
PB  - 
T2  - Proc. 29th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction (IGLC)
DA  - 2021/07/14
CY  - Lima, Peru
L1  - http://iglc.net/Papers/Details/1905/pdf
L2  - http://iglc.net/Papers/Details/1905
N1  - Export Date: 16 April 2024
DB  - IGLC.net
DP  - IGLC
LA  - English
ER  -