Validating site selection criteria for precast manufacturing plant in Malaysia

The Malaysian Government has endorsed the usage of Industrialised Building System (IBS) in domestic projects none of the studies have contributed to the location decision for precast manufacturing plant which required proper location to improve the local economic activity development.The study in th...

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Main Authors: Azman, Mohamed Nor Azhari, Mohd Nawi, Mohd Nasrun, S. Ahamad, Mohd Sanusi, Kiong, Tee Tze
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Language:English
Published: AENSI 2014
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Online Access:https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/10989/1/Fulpaper%20Nasrun%20AJBAS%202014_462-468.pdf
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author Azman, Mohamed Nor Azhari
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S. Ahamad, Mohd Sanusi
Kiong, Tee Tze
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description The Malaysian Government has endorsed the usage of Industrialised Building System (IBS) in domestic projects none of the studies have contributed to the location decision for precast manufacturing plant which required proper location to improve the local economic activity development.The study in this research determines the precast manufacturing plant site selection criteria from literature review. The 15 site selection criteria 47 attributes were validated by conducting a workshop where the participants were from academicians, manufacturers, policy makers contractors.Statistical tests for coefficient of reliability, Cronbach’s alpha shows 0.877 acceptance level.The criteria attributes were rank based on the respondents.The new preference ranking criteria by the respondents are costs, economy markets, infrastructure, transportation optimum distance, capacity, l sites, labour, resources utilization, safety, work suitability, competition, inter-industry linkage, environmental risk, population political criteria.
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spelling uum-109892016-04-17T07:57:36Z https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/10989/ Validating site selection criteria for precast manufacturing plant in Malaysia Azman, Mohamed Nor Azhari Mohd Nawi, Mohd Nasrun S. Ahamad, Mohd Sanusi Kiong, Tee Tze TH Building construction The Malaysian Government has endorsed the usage of Industrialised Building System (IBS) in domestic projects none of the studies have contributed to the location decision for precast manufacturing plant which required proper location to improve the local economic activity development.The study in this research determines the precast manufacturing plant site selection criteria from literature review. The 15 site selection criteria 47 attributes were validated by conducting a workshop where the participants were from academicians, manufacturers, policy makers contractors.Statistical tests for coefficient of reliability, Cronbach’s alpha shows 0.877 acceptance level.The criteria attributes were rank based on the respondents.The new preference ranking criteria by the respondents are costs, economy markets, infrastructure, transportation optimum distance, capacity, l sites, labour, resources utilization, safety, work suitability, competition, inter-industry linkage, environmental risk, population political criteria. AENSI 2014-04-25 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/10989/1/Fulpaper%20Nasrun%20AJBAS%202014_462-468.pdf Azman, Mohamed Nor Azhari and Mohd Nawi, Mohd Nasrun and S. Ahamad, Mohd Sanusi and Kiong, Tee Tze (2014) Validating site selection criteria for precast manufacturing plant in Malaysia. Australian Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences, 8 (5). pp. 462-468. ISSN 1991-8178 http://www.ajbasweb.com/
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S. Ahamad, Mohd Sanusi
Kiong, Tee Tze
Validating site selection criteria for precast manufacturing plant in Malaysia
title Validating site selection criteria for precast manufacturing plant in Malaysia
title_full Validating site selection criteria for precast manufacturing plant in Malaysia
title_fullStr Validating site selection criteria for precast manufacturing plant in Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Validating site selection criteria for precast manufacturing plant in Malaysia
title_short Validating site selection criteria for precast manufacturing plant in Malaysia
title_sort validating site selection criteria for precast manufacturing plant in malaysia
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