2021 | OriginalPaper | Buchkapitel
6. Research Design and Methodology
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Waste Reduction in Precast Construction
Abstract
The objectives of this research were discussed in Chapter One. In Chapter Two, literature of the Singapore’s construction industry in terms of productivity advancement was reviewed to provide an understanding of the issues, effectiveness of measures taken and outlook of productivity growth in the years to come. In Chapter Three and Four, an extensive literature review of how precast construction and lean construction came about, factors that causes construction wastes in precast construction and the implementation of lean to streamline the total manpower requirements were discussed. The conceptual model was then set up in Chapter Five.