Adoption of construction industry 4.0 among small and medium sized contractor in Malaysia

Abstract

The construction industry revolution which entails nothing less than a transformation of humankind that grasps fully by speed and breadth. However, the technological revolution that took place is still not fully acceptable by the construction industry. Therefore, this paper empirically aims to evaluate the application of small and medium industries of industry 4.0 determine the best strategy plan based on the perceived impact of performance on implementation. Three (3) objectives has been discussed include the adoption, perceived performance impact and strategy to overcome the impact by using quantitative methods were used for this study. A total of 50 questionnaires were distributed; however, only 76% (38) respondents answered the question completely. Based on the results, shows that Building Information Modeling has the use of the highest technology that has been used in the construction industry. In addition most of that construction companies need to address the technological impact of perceived materials, materials and tools; processes and operations; business strategies and models; people, organizations and cultures; rules and policies; and public procurement, with the implementation of Revolution 4.0 hampered by system shortages, financial problems, limited demand for innovation among SME players, lack of trust in foreign partners and limited ability to adapt foreign software. Besides that, there is a big difference focusing on categories by referring to the score factor and weighting factor between perceived performance effects and strategies to overcome the impact of the construction industry 4.0. Based on the data obtained, the highest score factor on high impact for Industrial Revolution 4.0 is implementation rules and basics 'with 45.76 with an average weight of 25%. This is categoriez as the most important due to the complexity and interconnectedness previous cross the construction sector needs to collaborate and understand on the emerging trends. However, strategies to control the impact or Industry 4.0, the highest score factor is regulations and policies with 39,104. Meanwhile, based on average weight, the highest was 0.333 or 33% for the „public procurement? and „business model innovation? categories. In short, transforming the construction industry into digitization and digitization may not have much of an impact, but the long-term benefits gained throughout the application should not be forgotten.