Citation
(2011), "Building productivity in Singapore", International Journal of Productivity and Performance Management, Vol. 60 No. 2. https://doi.org/10.1108/ijppm.2011.07960bab.001
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Copyright © 2011, Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Building productivity in Singapore
Article Type: News From: International Journal of Productivity and Performance Management, Volume 60, Issue 2
An international panel of experts has been formed by the Building and Construction Authority (BCA) of Singapore to review and advise on issues related to construction productivity and the use of prefabrication technology.
Leading experts from The Netherlands, Germany, the UK, the USA, Australia, Japan and Hong Kong, highly regarded in the field of design and construction management, and productive methods such as pre-cast and prefabrication, will be joined by local experts.
They will help to benchmark Singapore’s practices with international ones, and provide advice on issues related to the use of prefabrication and other advanced technologies to improve construction productivity.
The formation of this panel is timely as BCA recently launched the $250 million Construction Productivity and Capability Fund, which was coupled with policy measures to raise the quality of the workforce and enhance the “buildability” framework.
In addition, the Construction Productivity Centre was set up to provide client servicing to construction firms and to support firms’ productivity journey.