Current Labour Processes and Management of Subcontractors: Impacts on Productivity in the Housing Construction Industry
The research aims to assess the impact of current work processes and management of subcontractors on productivity in the housing construction industry.
Grants and funding:
AHURI Ltd
It seeks to test the hypothesis that delays in housing construction are at least partly caused by difficulties in the work processes and/or management systems of subcontractors by tracking the current use and practices of subcontractors. The findings promises widespread implications for Australia’s residential housing construction sector and associated policies addressing the undersupply of housing.
Key people
Key RMIT researchers: Tony Dalton, Ron Wakefield and Ralph Horne