Status dan Tahap Penggunaan Jentera dan Mesin di kalangan Kontraktor G7 di Malaysia

Authors

  • Mohamed Nor Azhari Azman Fakulti Pendidikan Teknikal dan Vokasional, Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris, 35900 Tanjong Malim, Malaysia
  • Fardila Mohd Zaihidee Fakulti Pendidikan Teknikal dan Vokasional, Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris, 35900 Tanjong Malim, Malaysia
  • Mohd Nasrun Mohd Nawi Pusat Pengajian Pengurusan Teknologi dan Logistik, Kolej Perniagaan, Universiti Utara Malaysia, 06010 Sintok, Malaysia
  • Kamarul Anuar Mohamad Kamar Lafarge Malaysia Berhad, 3, Jalan SS21/39, 47400 Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia
  • Zuhairi Abd Hamid Construction Research Institute of Malaysia, Construction Industry Development Board, 55200 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • Ramlee Mustapha Fakulti Pendidikan Teknikal dan Vokasional, Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris, 35900 Tanjong Malim, Malaysia
  • Khuan Wai Bing Fakulti Pengurusan dan Ekonomi , Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris, 35900 Tanjong Malim, Malaysia
  • Tee Tze Kiong Fakulti Pendidikan Teknikal dan Vokasional, Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris, 35900 Tanjong Malim, Malaysia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11113/jt.v70.2612

Keywords:

Machine, machinery, construction site, foreign worker

Abstract

The wide use of machine and machinery in the construction industry can reduce the dependency on foreign workers. The Construction Industry Development Board is formulating a strategic plan to promote the use of machine and machinery in the construction industry. Therefore, this study aims to study the level and status of the usage machine and machinery among the G7 contractors at construction sites. The instrument used in the study consist of questionnaire and interviews. Based on the literature findings, there are 9 types of machine and 9 types machinery used in the construction industry. The percentage use of machine and machinery as well as the level of mechanisation for each phase of construction is at level 1, where the machine and machinery is still driven by the operator and do not involved high technology. The main recommendation in this study is to provide training on the latest information on machine and machinery and CPD (Continue Professional Development) training to promote the use of machine and machinery. In addition, the offering better incentives such as tax breaks and loan facilities should be awarded and provided by the government to activate the economic growth.

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Published

2014-08-27

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Vol. 70 No. 1: September 2014

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Science and Engineering

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Status dan Tahap Penggunaan Jentera dan Mesin di kalangan Kontraktor G7 di Malaysia. (2014). Jurnal Teknologi (Sciences & Engineering), 70(1). https://doi.org/10.11113/jt.v70.2612