Impact of Supervision on Rework in Construction Industry

Abstract

The role of supervision plays a vital role in the construction projects. Supervision due to unskilled labours is believed to be one of the major causes of rework. Therefore, skilled supervisors along with experience play an important role in reducing the amount of rework due to construction defects. This paper shows the quality of site supervision in India as it is related to the levels of experience and skill of a supervisor. Hence, the paper gives the fair idea about the relationship between the quality of site supervision and rework in construction industry. Based on site data collection considering five building construction sites in India, this paper suggests that the principal cause of rework during construction is due to the unskilled supervision without experience which leads to the defects in construction industry.