There are many challenges facing construction managers in today’s world compared to the past years. Most of the industries are centuries old, and most of these challenges are direct the impact of ongoing construction operations, which results in some peripheral activities. Many of the problems are not construction issues but hey must be addressed by the construction manager of the construction project.
These challenges and difficulties that are experienced in the construction sites include safety, changes in the nature of work, and time constraints, among others. Some of the non-constructive disadvantages that may be experienced include environmental concerns, government regulations, and legal issues, among others (Kerzner, 2017).
More so, there are so many barriers to entering the construction industry. The stagnant labor production in the sector is the one that has led to these problems. The heavy competition is pointing to shrinking profit management as well as constraints on reinvestment in good practices as well as in new technology. With the firms working with a razor size profit a surprise can wipe out the whole earnings in the firm. The reasons why these problems exist are as a result of design complexity. As designs grow to be more complex, the higher efficiency most of these organizations are struggling to catch up (Meredith, 2011).
With the new technology construction industry should also move from analogous to digital technologies. The new digital technologies are at a more significant percentage affecting the industry. Therefore, as a way of providing new opportunities to be able to address the poor productivity as well as reduced performance in the industry digitization process should be an option. It is a matter of when but it should happen as soon as possible to be able to curb the challenges in the construction industry (Winch, 2010). The application of the new manufacturing technologies, which are proven as well as best practices, will enable the sector to improve the profit margin and drive positive outcomes.
References
Meredith, J. R., & Mantel Jr, S. J. (2011). Project management: a managerial approach. John Wiley & Sons.
Winch, G. M. (2010). Managing construction projects. John Wiley & Sons.
Kerzner, H., & Kerzner, H. R. (2017). Project management: a systems approach to planning, scheduling, and controlling. John Wiley & Sons.
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