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Managing waste and cost in the construction industry: A case study of the road construction industry
A thesis submitted to the Institute of Distance Learning, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Commonwealth Executive Master of Business Administration, October, 2011
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| spelling | oai:ir.knust.edu.gh:123456789/4206 Managing waste and cost in the construction industry: A case study of the road construction industry Sagoe, Augustine A thesis submitted to the Institute of Distance Learning, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Commonwealth Executive Master of Business Administration, October, 2011 Construction is a vital connection to the infrastructure and growth of industry in Ghana. Building roads, bridges and other constructed facilities play an important role in shaping society’s future. Consequently, the construction Industry produces a vast quantity of waste which is environmentally unfriendly, and costly to project budgets. This thesis aimed to find out how much construction waste is costing construction project budgets, and attempted to make recommendations to the industry on how profits can be maximized and how the waste can be minimized. For the empirical investigation, a mixed methodology was used which combined questionnaire and interview data from stakeholders in the road construction sector, together with documentary and observational data, to examine the issue of construction waste and cost management. The research revealed that a number of construction companies in Ghana do not adhere to international best practices and standards. Practices such as site waste management plan, waste minimization strategies were found to be non- existent in these companies. A number of recommendations were made to improve the practices of the construction firms in Ghana. For example, the need to train every construction employee on waste management, the need of government agencies to monitor and enforce rule of waste management in the construction industry. KNUST 2012-07-05T12:33:53Z 2023-04-19T15:37:30Z 2012-07-05T12:33:53Z 2023-04-19T15:37:30Z 2011-10-05 Thesis https://ir.knust.edu.gh/handle/123456789/4206 en application/pdf |
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| title | Managing waste and cost in the construction industry: A case study of the road construction industry |
| title_full | Managing waste and cost in the construction industry: A case study of the road construction industry |
| title_fullStr | Managing waste and cost in the construction industry: A case study of the road construction industry |
| title_full_unstemmed | Managing waste and cost in the construction industry: A case study of the road construction industry |
| title_short | Managing waste and cost in the construction industry: A case study of the road construction industry |
| title_sort | managing waste and cost in the construction industry a case study of the road construction industry |
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