Swot Analysis Of Construction Industry

Market overview (1) : Egypt is one of the largest populous country in Africa and the Middle East, and according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the populations increased by 15.7%, from 75.2 millions in 2008 to 89.2 millions in 2015 and this leading to increase the demand for new housing. Construction industries play an important role in Egyptian economy about 7% to the Egypt's GDP. it register a little expansion throughout the time of political turmoil according to the Central Bank of Egypt(CBE), the industry's yield rise by only 2.9% in 2011 , and 4.9% in 2012 while in 2013 due to political and social turmoil there is a weakening in the business environments and elevated unemployment's rate. Structures of construction industry

Belladen and EAMAR enter into the construction industry as an international contractors ,entry barriers defined by Porter's as. Capital requirements: land price investment and raw material s are very high and these deter new entrants to the industry and limit the market entry of big organizations. Cost disadvantage independent of size: limit entry due to obstacles for easy accessible to raw materials and favorable locations. Access to distribution channels: difficulties to access limit the entrance of newcomers. Regulatory and legal restrictions: governmental rules enhancement and legal protections e.g. patent can offer the recipient with protection. The bargaining power of customers (“buyers”) (6) : Constructions developer has a higher information quality to make a decision and there are few developer and construction client compared to the a lot of services provider existing to deliver projects in the other hands the decline in the demands of the developer and clients for construction project due to higher costs of building. The threat of substitute (7) :Novel and promising innovative method and processes within the construction industry are at a

Multiple suggestions can applied to improve the industry such as : Plan the work and work the plan: . Planning is crucial without a plan, there will be confusion with consequential downtime, this can be applied by Looking at what needed to be done and the way to do it perfectly , availability of construction materials on-site and the whole project staff must be completed, the presence of right tool and equipments applying the safety concern for the project (9) . make the project constructible , easier, cheaper and faster to get an efficient production.(10) .meaningful the amount of cubic yard of concrete used and the labor $'s spent is helpful to identify any issue and take a corrective actions which can be applied by converting the quantities ( Tons, etc) to the "earn Value" which be able to report in work hours, labor costs($) or whole costs ($) (11) .Changes in material technologies (12) : changes in the liquid applied water proof systems , cold weather admixture, in the partition of concrete, autoclaved aerated concretes which consists of small stonework like unit and a diversity of particularly manufactured shape and pre assembled wall section, this insulations system allow the fast constructions, and the accuracy