Methods to overcome the effects of fluctuation in cement prices to local contractor
Construction sector is one of the largest economy sectors that contributed to the development and prosperous of Malaysia. Cement is a major and essential component of the construction industry in Malaysia. On the average, cement and cement-related products such as cement sand bricks, plasters, concr...
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| description | Construction sector is one of the largest economy sectors that contributed to the development and prosperous of Malaysia. Cement is a major and essential component of the construction industry in Malaysia. On the average, cement and cement-related products such as cement sand bricks, plasters, concrete roof tiles, reinforced concrete piles, concrete culvert and others comprise fifty percent of the material used in a project. This study is about the methods to overcome the effects of fluctuation in cement prices to local contractor. The selected respondents on this study are contractors, engineers and suppliers in Johor Bahru and Kuala Lumpur. Covering cases were from year 2005 to 2010. All data were analyzed using Microsoft Excel 2003. The result indicated that (50%) methods to overcome the effects of fluctuation in cement prices to local contractor which is introduce more flexible contracting management to accommodate price changes is the most chosen among the respondents. |
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| spelling | UMPir25722021-06-23T07:54:34Z http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/2572/ Methods to overcome the effects of fluctuation in cement prices to local contractor Suhaila, Sulong HD Industries. Land use. Labor Construction sector is one of the largest economy sectors that contributed to the development and prosperous of Malaysia. Cement is a major and essential component of the construction industry in Malaysia. On the average, cement and cement-related products such as cement sand bricks, plasters, concrete roof tiles, reinforced concrete piles, concrete culvert and others comprise fifty percent of the material used in a project. This study is about the methods to overcome the effects of fluctuation in cement prices to local contractor. The selected respondents on this study are contractors, engineers and suppliers in Johor Bahru and Kuala Lumpur. Covering cases were from year 2005 to 2010. All data were analyzed using Microsoft Excel 2003. The result indicated that (50%) methods to overcome the effects of fluctuation in cement prices to local contractor which is introduce more flexible contracting management to accommodate price changes is the most chosen among the respondents. 2010-11 Undergraduates Project Papers NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/2572/1/SUHAILA_BT_SULONG.PDF Suhaila, Sulong (2010) Methods to overcome the effects of fluctuation in cement prices to local contractor. Faculty of Civil Engineering, & Earth Resources, Universiti Malaysia Pahang . |
| spellingShingle | HD Industries. Land use. Labor Suhaila, Sulong Methods to overcome the effects of fluctuation in cement prices to local contractor |
| title | Methods to overcome the effects of fluctuation in cement prices to local contractor |
| title_full | Methods to overcome the effects of fluctuation in cement prices to local contractor |
| title_fullStr | Methods to overcome the effects of fluctuation in cement prices to local contractor |
| title_full_unstemmed | Methods to overcome the effects of fluctuation in cement prices to local contractor |
| title_short | Methods to overcome the effects of fluctuation in cement prices to local contractor |
| title_sort | methods to overcome the effects of fluctuation in cement prices to local contractor |
| topic | HD Industries. Land use. Labor |
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