Every industry in a country is attempting to adopt all of the sophisticated technology that is available in conjunction with the advancement of technology. Abruptly, the establishment of the Construction Industry Master Plan (CIMP) has resulted in initiatives in the implementation of innovative approaches towards a sustainable construction environment via the Industrialised Building System (IBS). However, since the first IBS project in 1964 until today, IBS in Malaysia has been poorly accepted by construction parties due to a failure to adequately manage risks in IBS projects. Therefore, this study aims to focus the contractor’s perspectives on the constraints of IBS implementation in order to assist contractors in their decision-making towards achieving effective project delivery. This study employed a quantitative approach. 85 questionnaires were distributed to local contractors (G1 to G7) that specialised in IBS project and 45 respondents the questionnaires. The results were analysed using the SPSS version 28 and descriptive statistical analysis. According to the results of the analysis, respondents agreed that the main five (5) constraints in implementation of IBS project were high initial cost, required high skilled labour, fluctuation of raw material price, lack of technology implementation and lack of financing.
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To Cite this Article: Saberi, M. H., Zulkifli, N. D., Bakar, N. A., Zainuddin, M. F., & Saidin, M. T. (2022). Constraints in Implementation of Industrialised Building System (IBS) Project: Contractors’ Perspective. International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, 12(8), 1719– 1726.
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