Identification of the Causes of Construction Delay in Malaysia
Construction delay is unavoidable in developing
countries including Malaysia. It is defined as time overrun or
extension of time for completion of a project. The purpose of the
study is to determine the causes of delay in Malaysian construction
industries based on previous worldwide research. The field survey
conducted includes the experienced developers, consultants and
contractors in Malaysia. 34 causes of the construction delay have
been determined and 24 have been selected using the Rasch model
analysis. The analysis result will be used as the baseline for the next
research to find the causes of delay in the Malaysian construction
industry taking place in Malaysian higher learning institutions.
[1] Leong, M. (2010) The Construction Markert in Malaysia. Frost &
Sullivan.
[2] KPKT, Kementerian Perumahan dan Kerajaan Tempatan. 2010:
Putrajaya.
[3] Murali Sambasivan , Y.W.S., Causes and effects of delays in Malaysian
construction industry, in International Journal of Project Management.
2007. p. 517-526.
[4] Tumi, S.A.H., H. Omran, and A.H.K. Pakir, Cause Of Delay In
Construction Industry In Libya, in The International Conference on
Administration and Business. 2009: University of Bucharest, Romania.
[5] Wa-el Alaghbari, M.R.A.K., Azizah Salim and Ernawati, The significant
factors causing delay of building construction projects in Malaysia.
Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 2007. 14( 2):
p. 192-207.
[6] Sadi A. Assaf, S.A.-H., Causes of delay in large construction projects.
International Journal of Project Management, 2006. 24 p. 349-357.
[7] Acharya, N.K., et al., Analysis of Construction Delay Factor: A Korean
Perspective, in Proceedings of the 7th Asia Pacific Industrial
Engineering and Management Systems Conference 2006. 2006:
Bangkok, Thailand. p. 883-895.
[8] Sweis, G., et al., Delays in construction projects: The case of Jordan.
International Journal of Project Management 2007. 26 p. 665-674.
[9] Ahmed, S.M., et al. Delays in Construction: A Brief Study of the Florida
Construction Industry. in ASC Proceedings of the 39th Annual
Conference. 2003. Clemson University - Clemson, South Carolina.
[10] Le-Hoai, L., Y.D. Lee, and J.Y. Lee, Delay and Cost Overruns in
Vietnam Large Construction Projects: A Comparison with Other
Selected Countries. KSCE Journal of Civil Engineering 2008. 12(6): p.
367-377.
[11] Abdalla M. Odeha, H.T.B., Causes of construction delay: traditional
contracts. International Journal of Project Management, 2002. 20: p. 67-
73.
[12] Mohd Razaki Abdullah1, I.A.R., Ade Asmi Abdul Azis, Causes of
Delay in MARA Management Procurement Construction Projects. 2010.
[13] Arshi Shakeel Faridi and S.M. El-Sayegh, Significant factors causing
delay in the UAE construction industry. Construction Management and
Economics 2006. 24: p. 1167-1176.
[14] Al-Tabtabai, H.M., Cause of delay in construction project in Kuwait.
Engineering Jurnal of the University of Qatar, 2002. 15: p. 19-37.
[15] Drewin, F.J., Construction productivity. 1982, New York: Elsevier. 150.
[16] Osman, S.A., et al., Assessment On Students Performance Using Rasch
Model In Reinforced Concrete Design Course Examination, in Recent
Researches in Education 2011, WSEAS: Penang, Malaysia. p. Penang,
Malaysia.
[17] Ghulman, H.A., AND Mohd Saidfudin Mas'odi Modern measurement
paradigm in Engineering Education: Easier to read and better analysis
using Rasch-based approach, in Engineering Education (ICEED), 2009
International Conference 2010, IEEE Xplore Digital Libary: Kuala
Lumpur, Malaysia
[18] Hamzah, N., et al., Poor Student Performance in Project Management
Course: Was the Exam Wrongly Set? , in World Scientific and
Engineering Academy and Society. 2011: Penang, Malaysia. p. 154-160.
[19] Ramin Sadri, P.T., Pejman Azarsa and Hedayat Ghavam, Improving
Productivity through Mistake-proofing of Construction Processes, in
2011 International Conference on Intelligent Building and Management.
2011: Singapore. p. 280/284.
[1] Leong, M. (2010) The Construction Markert in Malaysia. Frost &
Sullivan.
[2] KPKT, Kementerian Perumahan dan Kerajaan Tempatan. 2010:
Putrajaya.
[3] Murali Sambasivan , Y.W.S., Causes and effects of delays in Malaysian
construction industry, in International Journal of Project Management.
2007. p. 517-526.
[4] Tumi, S.A.H., H. Omran, and A.H.K. Pakir, Cause Of Delay In
Construction Industry In Libya, in The International Conference on
Administration and Business. 2009: University of Bucharest, Romania.
[5] Wa-el Alaghbari, M.R.A.K., Azizah Salim and Ernawati, The significant
factors causing delay of building construction projects in Malaysia.
Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 2007. 14( 2):
p. 192-207.
[6] Sadi A. Assaf, S.A.-H., Causes of delay in large construction projects.
International Journal of Project Management, 2006. 24 p. 349-357.
[7] Acharya, N.K., et al., Analysis of Construction Delay Factor: A Korean
Perspective, in Proceedings of the 7th Asia Pacific Industrial
Engineering and Management Systems Conference 2006. 2006:
Bangkok, Thailand. p. 883-895.
[8] Sweis, G., et al., Delays in construction projects: The case of Jordan.
International Journal of Project Management 2007. 26 p. 665-674.
[9] Ahmed, S.M., et al. Delays in Construction: A Brief Study of the Florida
Construction Industry. in ASC Proceedings of the 39th Annual
Conference. 2003. Clemson University - Clemson, South Carolina.
[10] Le-Hoai, L., Y.D. Lee, and J.Y. Lee, Delay and Cost Overruns in
Vietnam Large Construction Projects: A Comparison with Other
Selected Countries. KSCE Journal of Civil Engineering 2008. 12(6): p.
367-377.
[11] Abdalla M. Odeha, H.T.B., Causes of construction delay: traditional
contracts. International Journal of Project Management, 2002. 20: p. 67-
73.
[12] Mohd Razaki Abdullah1, I.A.R., Ade Asmi Abdul Azis, Causes of
Delay in MARA Management Procurement Construction Projects. 2010.
[13] Arshi Shakeel Faridi and S.M. El-Sayegh, Significant factors causing
delay in the UAE construction industry. Construction Management and
Economics 2006. 24: p. 1167-1176.
[14] Al-Tabtabai, H.M., Cause of delay in construction project in Kuwait.
Engineering Jurnal of the University of Qatar, 2002. 15: p. 19-37.
[15] Drewin, F.J., Construction productivity. 1982, New York: Elsevier. 150.
[16] Osman, S.A., et al., Assessment On Students Performance Using Rasch
Model In Reinforced Concrete Design Course Examination, in Recent
Researches in Education 2011, WSEAS: Penang, Malaysia. p. Penang,
Malaysia.
[17] Ghulman, H.A., AND Mohd Saidfudin Mas'odi Modern measurement
paradigm in Engineering Education: Easier to read and better analysis
using Rasch-based approach, in Engineering Education (ICEED), 2009
International Conference 2010, IEEE Xplore Digital Libary: Kuala
Lumpur, Malaysia
[18] Hamzah, N., et al., Poor Student Performance in Project Management
Course: Was the Exam Wrongly Set? , in World Scientific and
Engineering Academy and Society. 2011: Penang, Malaysia. p. 154-160.
[19] Ramin Sadri, P.T., Pejman Azarsa and Hedayat Ghavam, Improving
Productivity through Mistake-proofing of Construction Processes, in
2011 International Conference on Intelligent Building and Management.
2011: Singapore. p. 280/284.
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countries including Malaysia. It is defined as time overrun or
extension of time for completion of a project. The purpose of the
study is to determine the causes of delay in Malaysian construction
industries based on previous worldwide research. The field survey
conducted includes the experienced developers, consultants and
contractors in Malaysia. 34 causes of the construction delay have
been determined and 24 have been selected using the Rasch model
analysis. The analysis result will be used as the baseline for the next
research to find the causes of delay in the Malaysian construction
industry taking place in Malaysian higher learning institutions.", keywords = "Causes of construction delay, construction projects,
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