Jeffrey Boon Hui Yap

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors identify the causes of design changes and the implications on the Malaysian construction projects measured in terms of cost and time, and suggest recommendations on how to overcome the related problem with project learning and effective communication in building construction.

TL;DR: The problems facing the construction industry have hindered the progress and the development of this vital sector, particularly in developing countries as discussed by the authors, and to investigate the salient issues, two authors in their paper, 2

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors investigated the effect of rework on schedule and cost performance, to explore the causes of rew and to propose effective measures to minimise the occurrence of Rework in building construction projects in Malaysia.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors identify the specific causes of design changes and their implications on the time-cost performance of Malaysia-based building projects and identify the five most significant causes: lack of coordination among various professional consultants, change of requirements/specification, addition/omission of scope, erroneous/discrepancies in design documents and unforeseen ground conditions.

TL;DR: In this article, a meta-analysis of 52 common causes of delay identified from the literature review, 20 highly-cited causes are categorised under client-, contractor-, consultant, labour and equipment-, material-related.