MODELLING LABOUR INTENSIVE CONSTRUCTION AND ITS EFFECT ON

MODELLING LABOUR INTENSIVE CONSTRUCTION AND ITS EFFECT ON A DEVELOPING ECONOMY Research Student – M. A. Wibowo Supervisor – Dr M. J. Mawdesley BACKGROUND The construction industry plays a significant role in underpinning continuing development in developed and developing countries. It provides the necessary public infrastructure and private physical structures for many productive activities. The choice of method used (labour intensive, equipment based) will affect the industry itself, employment (local/national), society and the economy (local/national) TECHNIQUES APPLIED • System Theory (Soft and Hard System) • Input-Output Table of National Economy • Data collection in Indonesia (survey and questionnaire) THE AIM • To investigate modelling labour intensive construction and its effect on a developing economy; • To use the model to compare labour intensive and equipment based methods and theirs effect on an economy; • To provide “Hard System Model” as basis for decision support system • To use the model for future decision support system to assist institutional body about construction investment FUTURE DEVELOPMENT • Calibration of the model • Decision support system to assist institutional decisions about construction investment Nottingham Centre for Infrastructure School of Civil Engineering University of Nottingham www. civeng. nottingham. ac. uk/swe (+44) 115 951 3904 evxmaw 3@nottingham. ac. uk