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<doi>/ISEC.res.2017.23</doi>
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<article-title>FACTORS INFLUENCING PRODUCTIVITY IN<br/>
CONSTRUCTION</article-title>
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<author>KHEDHER YAHYA ALMATHAMI<sup>1,2</sup>, BAMBANG TRIGUNARSYAH<sup>3</sup>,
and VAUGHAN COFFEY<sup>2</sup></author>

<aff><sup>1</sup>College of Engineering in Al-Qunfudhah, Umm Al-Qura University,<br/>
Mecca, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia<br/>
<sup>2</sup>School of Civil Engineering and Built Environment, Queensland University of Technology,<br/>
Brisbane, Australia<br/>
<sup>3</sup>Dept of Construction Engineering and Management, King Fahd University of Petroleum and<br/>
Minerals, Dhahran, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia</aff>


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<title>ABSTRACT</title>
<p>Over the past three decades, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) has witnessed a
significant increase in new building projects and construction industry activity. The
KSA construction industry is expected to continue developing and growing at a
significant rate in the coming decades. However, several serious issues currently face
the construction industry, in particular low productivity, which have contributed to
poor outcomes where projects have been delayed or postponed. This paper discusses
the major factors influencing productivity in the KSA construction industry. A
questionnaire survey using a 5-point Likert scale was used to measure the importance
of these factors. It was administered to 176 respondents from Grades 1, 2 and 3
construction companies, which are registered in the Contractors Classification Agency
under the Ministry of Municipal and Rural Affairs (MMRA). The questionnaire
included five major factors identified from the literature review: managerial, labor-
related, materials, tools and equipment, financial, and project-related. Using
descriptive statistical analyses, it was found that the most important factors influencing
construction productivity were financial factors, including issues such as the limited
financial liquidity of the company, payment delays by owners, and limited cash flow.
The next main influential factor was project-related, followed by factors related to
materials and equipment, labor-related factors, and administrative and managerial
factors.</p>
<p><italic>Keywords: </italic>Saudi Arabia, Project delays, Project management, Building, Labor,
Financial, Managerial, Productivity improvement.</p>
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