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Barriers Influencing Construction Firms' Adoption of Emerging Technologies in Supply Chain Management
(School of Environmental Technology, Federal University of Technology Minna, P.M.B 65, Niger State, Nigeria, 2024-10-14) Shehu, Aminu Muhammad; Jimoh, Richard Ajayi; Adefemi, Aka; Olubajo, Oluseun Olukemi
The construction industry plays a critical role in the economic development of nations and efficient supply chain management is crucial to its success. However, the construction sector remains one of the least digitized sectors despite the benefits of emerging technologies This study investigates the barriers influencing the adoption of emerging technologies in construction supply chain management. The study adopted a quantitative approach using a closed ended questionnaire. Data was collected via simple random sampling from 73 construction firms, though 52 were properly filled and returned for the analysis. The data was analysed using mean score item to ascertain the degree to which barriers influence the adoption of emerging technologies by construction firms. The barriers were grouped into three categories, technological, organisational and environmental barriers. The study revealed that the major technological barrier is lack of technical expertise within the organization, organisational barriers is resistance to change from employees and for to environmental regulatory compliance issues. Therefore, it becomes imperative to invest in training and developing partnerships with educational institutions for continuous learning and government to review and update local content requirements to balance domestic growth with technological advancement.
Factors Affecting Project Planning Efforts in Akwa-Ibom State
(School of Environmental Technology International Conference 2016, Federal University of Technology Minna, Niger State, Nigeria., 2016-05-12) Olubajo, Oluseun Olukemi; Idoro, Godwin; Jimoh, Richard Ajayi
All construction projects are unique and the amount of effort invested into planning activities will depend on the nature or the character of that project; as no two construction projects are identical. This prompted an investigation to evaluate the factors affecting the efforts invested into project planning activities at the pre-contract stage in Akwa Ibom state. The aim of the study is to evaluate the factors affecting efforts invested in project planning amongst selected consultants. A field survey involving 92 project consultants was adopted to achieve this objective. Data was collected using structured questionnaires and analysed using mean and relative importance index. It was discovered that the demands of the client, the clients budget and the construction method to be adopted ranked highest amongst others as having more impact on the measure of efforts invested in planning and indirectly on the performance of the construction Projects. The study suggests that all stakeholders collaborate more frequently by building stronger partnerships and aligning all actors as an integrated supply chain.
Reviewing Emerging Technologies Adoption Among Construction Project Managers in Nigeria
(School of Environmental Technology, Federal University of Technology Minna. PMB 65, Minna, Niger State Nigeria., 2024-10-14) Shehu, Aminu Muhammad; Jimoh, Richard Ajayi; Adefemi, Aka; Olubajo, Oluseun Olukemi
Though emerging technologies are available to improve project performance, project managers in the Nigerian construction sector avoid their adoption. This have resulted in the rate of failed projects within the Nigerian construction sector due to poor coordination of construction tasks relying on obsolete process. Hence, the review of literature to ascertain the influencing factors of project managers avoidance in implementing emerging technologies in their professional practice. Using thematic analysis, four (4) influencing themes were identified in the literature namely; technology, organizational, environmental and socio-cultural related factors. These themes evidenced the influencing factors in emerging technologies adoption among project managers in the Nigerian construction industry. The potentials of emerging technologies adoption on project managers performance in the construction industry is impacted in terms of cost, quality and time of successful projects delivery. However, technology avoidance behaviour of project managers will lead to project abandonment, continued inadequate automated evaluation, monitoring of construction project performance Therefore, the study recommends that stakeholders in the Nigerian construction industry must continue to navigate through the barrier factors limiting construction project managers adoption of technology to lower the rate of failed and abandoned projects in the Nigerian construction industry.