ASSESEMENT ON FACTORS DECLINING LABOUR PRODUCTIVTY IN CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS

Objective: Identifying the factors which are affecting the labour productivity and leading to its decline. Defining the major causing factors which minimize 80% of maximum damage done to decline the labour productivity. Methodology: Survey is conducted and data collected through questionnaire followed by reliability test, ranking and Pareto analysis, Pareto analysis is done to indicate the factors which can minimize the damage about 80%. Findings: Results reveals that Cronbach coefficient value 0.7-0.8 which proves that collected data is consistent, factors lack of skilled labour with RII value 0.92, improper planning with RII value 0.83 and malfunctioning of equipment with RII value 0.78 are major that would affect the labour productivity and Pareto analysis shows that factors from efficiency related, management related and technical related are main in declining labour productivity in Indian scenario construction projects. Novelty/Improvement: Decline in labour productivity is concern for resource management which is critical in execution of construction projects. Efficiency and technical related factors proves to be critical in declining the productivity on job site.