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040			_aCY-NiCIU _beng _cCY-NiCIU _erda
041			_aeng
090			_aYL 2671 _bI47 2022
100	1		_aIkpah, David Sonny
245	1	0	_aADVANCED TECHNOLOGY IN CONSTRUCTION FOR PRODUCTIVITY IMPROVEMENT / _cDAVID SONNY IKPAH; SUPERVISOR: PROF. DR. TAHIR ÇELIK
264			_c2022
300			_a104 sheets; _c31 cm. _eIncludes CD
336			_2rdacontent _atext _btxt
337			_2rdamedia _aunmediated _bn
338			_2rdacarrier _avolume _bnc
502			_aThesis (MSc) - Cyprus International University. Institute of Graduate Studies and Research Civil Engineering Department
504			_aIncludes bibliography (sheets 90-96)
520			_aABSTRACT The construction sector has been slower, compared to other industries around the world, to adapt new arising technology and techniques. Productivity is impacted, in the construction industry, not solely by labor, but as well by technology, resources, construction processes, and site management. The obstacle faced when investigating the progress of productivity in the construction process is that data on the overall system productivity is greatly difficult to obtain. In the geographical location of North Cyprus, the construction industry is relatively young, so the implementation of advanced technology and methods of managing projects is a challenging task when trying to incorporate them into the changing environment. The research aimed at identifying the major causes of low productivity in the construction industry, the factors that affect construction productivity in Nicosia specifically, the kinds of technology available in these organizations and how these advanced construction technologies have been implemented in their construction processes. To accomplish the aim of this research, a review of the literature on the subject matter was carried out, so as to discover the factors affecting construction productivity specific to the case study and a qualitative approach was also implemented. In this approach, questionnaires were sent out to construction directives, with the aim to know the areas of the construction processes where technology is applied, the factors that tend to cause low construction productivity and their level of importance. Factor analysis was carried out on SPSS in order to check the reliability and internal consistency of the variables. These variables were confirmed to be reliable and internally consistent, so further analysis was conducted to minimize the number of variables, which led to 5 (five) components being extracted. The findings show that skill and competence, ease of work, cost estimation, site management and supervision, and workflow and control were the most important factors of construction productivity in Nicosia. The answers to how advanced technology have been implemented to influence these factors are discussed. There are relatively few studies on this topic with Northern Cyprus as a case study, so this study will gain its distinction through putting forward extra contributions and solutions. Due to the broadness of the topic of construction productivity improvement; advanced technology in the construction industry and labor productivity, this research focuses on the factors that affect construction productivity and the effects of implementing advanced technology primarily to improve labor productivity, which improves construction productivity as a whole. Keywords: Advanced Technology, Construction Technology, Labor Productivity Northern Cyprus, Productivity Improvement
650		0	_aTechnology _vDissertations, Academic
650		0	_aConstruction _vDissertations, Academic
650		0	_aLabor productivity _vDissertations, Academic
700	1		_aÇelik, Tahir _esupervisor
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