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TABLE OF CONTENT
CHAPTER
1
DESCRIPTION
PAGE
TITLE
i
DECLARATION
ii
DEDICATION
iii
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
iv
ABSTRACT
v
TABLE OF CONTENT
vii
LIST OF TABLES
xi
LIST OF FIGURES
xii
LIST OF APPENDICES
xiii
INTRODUCTION
1.1
Background
1
1.1.1 Advantages of Industrialised
3
Building System
2
1.2
Problem Statement
5
1.3
Aim and Objectives
7
1.4
Scope of the Project
8
LITERATURE REVIEW
2.1
Introduction
9
2.2
Definition of Industrialised Building
9
System (IBS)
2.3
Classification of Building System
11
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2.4
2.3.1 Classification of IBS
12
Strength, Weakness, Opportunity and
14
Threat in IBS
2.4.1 The Strength of IBS
14
2.4.2 Weakness in IBS
16
2.4.3 Opportunities in IBS
17
2.4.4 Impediments to Progress of IBS
19
in Malaysia
2.5
Implementation of IBS by Other Countries
20
2.5.1 The European Code
21
2.5.2 Germany
21
2.5.3 The Netherlands
22
2.5.4 United Kingdom
23
2.5.5 United States of America (USA)
24
2.6
Implementation of IBS in Malaysia
25
2.7
Roadmap to the Successful Implementation
27
of IBS in Malaysia
2.7.1 Strategic Plan Using the Strategic
28
Management Process
2.8
Strategy Formulation Framework
30
2.8.1 Strength-Weakness-Opportunity-
31
Threat (SWOT) Matrix
2.8.2 The Strategic Position and Action
32
Evaluation (SPACE) Matrix
2.8.3 The Quantitative Strategic Planning
34
Matrix (QPSM)
2.9
3
Conclusion
35
METHODOLOGY
3.1
Introduction
36
3.2
Literature Review
38
3.3
Questionnaire
38
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3.4
3.5
4
Method of Analysis
39
3.4.1 Average Index
39
3.4.2 Mean
40
3.4.3 Median
41
3.4.4 Mod
41
Strategy Formulation
42
RESULT AND ANALYSIS
4.1
Introduction
43
4.2
Data Analysis and Result
43
4.2.1 Questionnaire Information
44
4.2.2 Respondent Validity and
45
Sample Size
4.2.3 Data Analysis for Part A
46
4.2.4 Data Analysis for Part B
47
4.2.5 Data Analysis for Part C
49
4.2.5.1 Period of Involvement in the
51
Construction Projects Using
IBS
4.2.5.2 Numbers of Projects
52
Implementing IBS
4.2.5.3 Types of Development
53
Projects That Implements IBS
4.2.6 Data Analysis for Part D
4.2.6.1 Strength of IBS in the
54
54
Construction Industry
4.2.6.2 Weakness of IBS in the
59
Construction Industry
4.2.6.3 Opportunity of IBS in the
62
Construction Industry
4.2.6.4 IBS Threat in the
Construction Industry
65
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4.2.6.5 Strength Weakness Opportunity
Threat (SWOT) Matrix for the
Strategy Formulation for IBS
4.2.6.6 SO (Strength- Opportunity)
68
70
Strategy
4.2.6.7 WO (Weakness-Opportunity)
72
Strategy
4.2.6.8 ST (Strength-Threat) Strategy
73
4.2.6.9 WT (Weakness-Threat)
74
Strategy
4.2.7 Data Analysis for Part E
4.2.7.1 Standardisation of Material
75
75
for the IBS Components
4.2.7.2 Standardisation of IBS
76
Components Sizing
4.2.8 Data Analysis for Part F
4.2.8.1 Manufacturing and
78
79
Machineries
4.2.8.2 Installation Procedures
5
83
DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION
5.1
Introduction
85
5.2
To Determine the Strength, Weakness,
86
Opportunity and Threat in IBS
5.3
To Formulate Strategies for the
87
Implementation of 50% of IBS
5.4
To Suggest the Strategic Implementation
88
Plan
5.5
Recommendation
References
Appendices
89
91
95
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LIST OF TABLES
TABLE NO.
2.1
TITLE
Building system classification according to relative
PAGE
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weight of component (Majzub,1977).
4.1
Types of IBS system used in developer firm
49
4.2
The strength of IBS (Internal factor)
55
4.3
The weakness of IBS (Internal factor)
59
4.4
Opportunity of IBS (External factor)
62
4.5
The threat of IBS (External factor)
65
4.6
Standardisation of concrete grade for IBS components
75
4.7
Standardisation of IBS sizing
77
4.8
The manufacturing and machinery requirement for
79
IBS productions
4.9
The requirement for the installation procedure for IBS
components
83
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LIST OF FIGURES
FIGURE NO.
TITLE
PAGE
2.1
Types of building system in Malaysia
11
2.2
The strategy formulation analytical framework
30
2.3
The SWOT Matrix
31
2.4
The SPACE Matrix
33
3.1
Methodology flowchart
37
4.1
Pie chart of ways of distributing questionnaire
44
4.2
Respondents’ job position distribution
46
4.3
Distribution of respondents working experience
47
4.4
Distribution of sources of information on IBS
48
4.5
Period of involvement using IBS
51
4.6
Number of projects implementing IBS
52
4.7
Types of development projects that implement IBS
53
4.8
SWOT strategy formulation
69
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LIST OF APPENDICES
APPENDICES
TITLE
PAGE
A
Technical paper
95
B
Questionnaire Form
102