Identifying the Factors which affects the Labour Productivity and Improving the Labour Productivity in Construction using Statistical Tests

Construction is the second largest industry after agriculture in India. The most challenging issue in construction industry is effective productivity and good labour performance. The performance of labour is affected by many factors and is usually linked to the performance of time, cost, work pressure, safety measures and quality. Proper labour management increases productivity and makes the project to complete on time with optimum cost. The main objective of this project is to identify the factors which affects the labour productivity in construction using Chi-square test of independence using SPSS software and appropriate solutions are given for all impacts. In this paper, a thorough literature review was conducted and a total of 20 papers were analyzed based on labour productivity. Through a systematic review of selected research papers major research areas such as factors affecting labour productivity and methods for labour productivity improvement are identified