CE 18: Construction Methods and Project Management
Assignment No. 3
Name: Datuin, Dominic R.
Year/Section: CE -V
Date: January 27, 2020
Topic: Challenges in Construction Industry and Recommended Solution.
Way to Success
Challenges in Construction Industry Recommended Solution
Labor Shortage 1. Provide them double or more
income and salary than being
employed in our own land.
2. Having a trained workforce. “An
investment in your employees’ skill
sets is an investment in your
company” –Redshift by Autodesk
3. Use Contingent Workers, some of
them has ability to do task with high
quality and performance. Also some
of them well trained than other
permanent worker.
Sustainability 1. Use of other material that have
quality and affordable cost.
2. Segregate waste efficiently, waste
management is a key area of concern
within the construction industry
today.
3. Keep your equipment running
efficiently to sustain a task.
Productivity 1. Focus on unproductive time.
Because some of workers spend
their remaining time on
unproductive activities, such as
waiting for equipment and materials,
waiting for instructions or waiting
for work areas to be ready.
2. Better Communication, poor
communication between supervisors
and workers can result in
unnecessary mistakes, causing
productivity suffer.
3. Don’t blame your workers
Safety issue 1. Pay attention to safety, implement
safety protocols from the start.
2. Safety training to ensure a safe and
healthy work environment.
3. Make sure employees have the right
tools and have regular equipment
inspections. Tool box meeting
Use of technology 1. Take advantage of technology
2. Improve training for new technology
release
3. Improve collaboration, and tackle
more complex projects.
Corruption/Local Politics 1. Conduct an activity analysis to
estimate cost of materials needed.
2. Improve audit of cost work.
3. Take note all receipt and activity to
make sure the no one can access the
back account.