Ikpah, David Sonny <br/><br/>
ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY IN CONSTRUCTION FOR PRODUCTIVITY IMPROVEMENT / 
DAVID SONNY IKPAH; SUPERVISOR: PROF. DR. TAHIR ÇELIK 
 - 104 sheets;  31 cm.  Includes CD 
<br/><br/>Thesis (MSc) - Cyprus International University. Institute of Graduate Studies and Research Civil Engineering Department 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliography (sheets 90-96) 
<br/><br/> ABSTRACT<br/>The construction sector has been slower, compared to other industries around the <br/>world, to adapt new arising technology and techniques. Productivity is impacted, in <br/>the construction industry, not solely by labor, but as well by technology, resources, <br/>construction processes, and site management. The obstacle faced when investigating <br/>the progress of productivity in the construction process is that data on the overall <br/>system productivity is greatly difficult to obtain. In the geographical location of North <br/>Cyprus, the construction industry is relatively young, so the implementation of <br/>advanced technology and methods of managing projects is a challenging task when <br/>trying to incorporate them into the changing environment.<br/>The research aimed at identifying the major causes of low productivity in the <br/>construction industry, the factors that affect construction productivity in Nicosia <br/>specifically, the kinds of technology available in these organizations and how these <br/>advanced construction technologies have been implemented in their construction <br/>processes. To accomplish the aim of this research, a review of the literature on the <br/>subject matter was carried out, so as to discover the factors affecting construction <br/>productivity specific to the case study and a qualitative approach was also <br/>implemented. <br/>In this approach, questionnaires were sent out to construction directives, with the aim <br/>to know the areas of the construction processes where technology is applied, the factors <br/>that tend to cause low construction productivity and their level of importance. Factor <br/>analysis was carried out on SPSS in order to check the reliability and internal <br/>consistency of the variables. These variables were confirmed to be reliable and <br/>internally consistent, so further analysis was conducted to minimize the number of <br/>variables, which led to 5 (five) components being extracted. The findings show that <br/>skill and competence, ease of work, cost estimation, site management and supervision,<br/>and workflow and control were the most important factors of construction productivity <br/>in Nicosia. The answers to how advanced technology have been implemented to <br/>influence these factors are discussed. There are relatively few studies on this topic <br/>with Northern Cyprus as a case study, so this study will gain its distinction through <br/>putting forward extra contributions and solutions. Due to the broadness of the topic of <br/>construction productivity improvement; advanced technology in the construction <br/>industry and labor productivity, this research focuses on the factors that affect <br/>construction productivity and the effects of implementing advanced technology <br/>primarily to improve labor productivity, which improves construction productivity as <br/>a whole.<br/>Keywords: Advanced Technology, Construction Technology, Labor Productivity <br/>Northern Cyprus, Productivity Improvement 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Technology--Dissertations, Academic<br/>Construction--Dissertations, Academic<br/>Labor productivity--Dissertations, Academic