Efficiency in real estate development: Is management or robotics the key?

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Asia Pacific Management Review Pub Date : 2025-03-01 DOI:10.1016/j.apmrv.2024.12.005

Yuming Liu , Aidi Hizami bin Alias , Nuzul Azam Haron , Nabilah Abu Bakar , Hao Wang

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Abstract

This study examines the impact of construction robotics (CR) and agile project management (APM) principles on operational efficiency in Chinese commercial residential projects (CRPs). By analyzing 107 CRPs across 21 provinces, including 30 using CR technology, we employ a novel methodology that combines superefficiency SBM-DEA, APM frameworks, and Tobit regression models. The results show that CR implementation improved work efficiency by 2.59% on average. Operational efficiency varied regionally, with the eastern area (mean 0.3963) outperforming the central (0.3651) and western (0.3790) areas. The provinces of Jiangsu and Shanghai demonstrated the highest efficiencies. APM factors significantly influence efficiency: top management commitment negatively (−0.9432) and product owner involvement positively (0.2266). CR implementation in the main structural phase showed the strongest positive correlation (0.0438). Three of the nine typical CR technologies on the project duration's critical path were the most popular among the contractors. The study identified potential improvements in interim payments and inventory balance efficiency. The findings extend APM theory to real estate development, refine technology adoption models in construction, and reveal tensions between contractor priorities and overall project efficiency. Practical implications include recommendations for targeted CR implementation, management restructuring, and policy support. Future research should explore longitudinal effects, broader geographic scopes, and potential mediating variables in CR and APM dynamics in real estate development.

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房地产开发的效率：关键是管理还是机器人？

本研究探讨了建筑机器人（CR）和敏捷项目管理（APM）原则对中国商业住宅项目（crp）运营效率的影响。通过对21个省份的107个crp进行分析，其中30个省份采用了CR技术，我们采用了一种结合超效率SBM-DEA、APM框架和Tobit回归模型的新方法。结果表明，CR的实施使工作效率平均提高了2.59%。作业效率因地区而异，东部（平均0.3963）优于中部（0.3651）和西部（0.3790）。江苏和上海的效率最高。APM因素显著影响效率：最高管理者承诺负向（- 0.9432），产品负责人参与正向（0.2266）。主要结构期CR实施正相关最强（0.0438）。在项目持续时间关键路径上的九种典型CR技术中，有三种在承包商中最受欢迎。这项研究确定了在中期付款和存货结余效率方面可能的改进。研究结果将APM理论扩展到房地产开发，完善了建筑中的技术采用模型，并揭示了承包商优先级与整体项目效率之间的紧张关系。实际影响包括对有针对性的企业社会责任实施、管理重组和政策支持的建议。未来的研究应探索房地产开发中CR和APM动态的纵向效应、更广泛的地理范围和潜在的中介变量。

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期刊介绍： Asia Pacific Management Review (APMR), peer-reviewed and published quarterly, pursues to publish original and high quality research articles and notes that contribute to build empirical and theoretical understanding for concerning strategy and management aspects in business and activities. Meanwhile, we also seek to publish short communications and opinions addressing issues of current concern to managers in regards to within and between the Asia-Pacific region. The covered domains but not limited to, such as accounting, finance, marketing, decision analysis and operation management, human resource management, information management, international business management, logistic and supply chain management, quantitative and research methods, strategic and business management, and tourism management, are suitable for publication in the APMR.