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Evaluating the critical success criteria for prefabricated prefinished volumetric construction projects

Ibrahim Yahaya Wuni (Department of Building and Real Estate, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong SAR, China)
Geoffrey Qiping Shen (Department of Building and Real Estate, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong SAR, China)
Robert Osei-Kyei (School of Computing Engineering and Mathematics, Western Sydney University, Sydney, Australia)

Journal of Financial Management of Property and Construction

ISSN: 1366-4387

Article publication date: 1 February 2021

Issue publication date: 27 July 2021

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Abstract

Purpose

Prefabricated prefinished volumetric construction (PPVC) is a game-changing construction method that transforms the fragmented site-based construction of buildings into an integrated production, integration and assembly of value-added volumetric building components. Where circumstances merit, the effective implementation of PPVC leverages significant gains in time, cost, quality, productivity and sustainability performance of construction projects. As PPVC is increasingly becoming mainstream, it is imperative to identify the critical success criteria (CSC) for measuring PPVC project success. The purpose of this study is to identify, rank and benchmark the CSC for measuring PPVC project success.

Design/methodology/approach

This study adopted a quantitative research design where the potential CSC for PPVC projects were evaluated. A comprehensive literature and pilot expert review identified 18 CSC for measuring PPVC project success. Based on a questionnaire survey of international PPVC experts, the 18 CSC were analyzed and prioritized using mean score analysis and weighting function.

Findings

Based on mean index assessment, the top five CSC for PPVC projects were identified as adherence to project schedules, meeting project quality specification, meeting safety requirements, client and owner satisfaction and cost savings and profitability. Further analysis grouped the 18 CSC into six principal success criteria (PSC), comprising time performance, cost performance, quality performance, environmental and safety performance, stakeholder satisfaction and supply chain performance. Based on weighted analysis of the six PSCs, quality performance, time performance and environmental and safety performance obtained the highest weights.

Research limitations/implications

The research results are limited by the following limitations. First, although adequate, the sample size was relatively smaller. Second, the generalized analysis overlooked the geospatial sensitivities of the CSC.

Originality/value

The results constitute the first exclusive quantitative ranking and prioritization of the CSC for PPVC projects. The outputs of this study will enable practitioners to reliably and accurately evaluate the performance levels of PPVC projects. A framework of the CSC for measuring the success of PPVC projects was developed.

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Acknowledgements

This project forms part of a large PhD research project entitled “A best practice framework for implementing PPVC projects” from which other publications have been produced with different objectives and scopes but sharing the same background and methodology. The authors acknowledge the Research Grants Council, University Grants Committee (RGC, UGC) of Hong Kong and the Hong Kong Polytechnic University for funding this research (PF17 – 649). We also wish to acknowledge the experts whose valuable experience, knowledge and time generated the data for the study.

Citation

Wuni, I.Y., Shen, G.Q. and Osei-Kyei, R. (2021), "Evaluating the critical success criteria for prefabricated prefinished volumetric construction projects", Journal of Financial Management of Property and Construction, Vol. 26 No. 2, pp. 279-297. https://doi.org/10.1108/JFMPC-03-2020-0013

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Emerald Publishing Limited

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