The relationship between site management practice and construction time in IBS government project in Perak, Malaysia

As buildings need to be constructed in a short time with significantly reduced on-site activities, IBS is seen as a sustainable method, resulting in significant savings for the stakeholders. Although the IBS system increases project efficiency, makes it easier to manage and reduces rectification work, the trend towards IBS use is still below the national target in the Malaysian construction projects. Poor IBS project management often contributed to many difficulties, leading to project delays, undesirable performance and higher costs. Thus, this study aims to identify the correlation between site management practice in IBS Government projects and its construction time. 196 sets of questionnaire surveys were distributed to IBS contractors in Perak, who are certified with the CIDB, by email to achieve the aim of this study. 96 respondents returned the questionnaires and the result shows that there is a positive relationship between the factors affecting the construction time and the site management practice in IBS Government projects. This study will be an eye opener to the IBS contractors in Malaysia on the importance of effective site management practices to be applied during construction period as it will directly affect the construction time, thus improving the implementation of IBS in the construction industry.