Department of Building
School of Design and Environment
National University of Singapore
10 Kent Ridge Crescent
Singapore
Research Interests
• Construction Productivity and Quality
• International Construction Marketing and Strategic Management
• Project Management: Best of East and West
Selected Publication List
• Gao S and S P Low (2015) Toyota Way style human resource management in large Chinese construction firms: A qualitative study, International Journal of Construction Management, 15(1):17-32.
• Singhaputtangkul N and S P Low (2015) Modelling a decision support tool for buildable and sustainable building envelope designs, Buildings, 5(2):521-535.
• Low S P, S Gao and K L Tiong (2015) Applying lean production principles to facilitate design of ramp-up factories, Facilities, 33(5):280-301.
• Chin B W A, S Gao and S P Low (2015) An institutional approach to understanding post-project reviews in the construction industry, International Surveying Research Journal, 5(1):1-19.
• Babatunde O K and S P Low (2015) Cross-cultural management and TQM implementation through ISO 9001: Findings from Chinese firms in the Nigerian construction industry, In Proceedings of the 19th International Conference on ISO and
TQM, S Ho (ed.), 7-9 April 2015, Nairoibi, Kenya, pp1-8 (won the Best Sub-theme Paper Award).
• Low S P, S Gao and J L Lin (2015) Converging Early Contractor Involvement (ECI) and Lean Construction Practices for productivity enhancement. Some preliminary findings from Singapore, International Journal of Productivity and Performance
Management, 64(4):831-852.
• Zhao X B, B G Hwang and S P Low (2015) Enterprise risk management in international construction firms: drivers and hindrances, Engineering, Construction & Architectural Management, 22(3):347-366.
• Dang T H G and S P Low (2014) Critical factors affecting the efficient use of public investments in infrastructure in Vietnam, ASCE Journal of Infrastructure Systems, 20(4):1-10.
• Gao S and S P Low (2014) The Last Planner System in China’s construction industry. A SWOT analysis on implementation, International Journal of Project Management, 32(5):1260-1272.
• Wu P, S P Low, B Xia and J Zuo (2014) Achieving transparency in carbon labelling for construction materials – Lessons from current assessment standards and carbon labels, Environmental Science & Policy, 44(4):11-25.
• Low S P, S Gao and W L Tay (2014) Comparative study of project management and critical success factors of greening new and existing buildings in Singapore, Structural Survey, 32(5):413-433.
• Zhao X B, B G Hwang and S P Low (2014) Enterprise Risk Management in construction firms: A proposed implementation framework, In Proceedings of the 19th International Symposium on the Advancement of Construction Management and Real
Estate, L Y Shen et al. (eds.), 1-3 November 2014, Chongqing University, Chongqing, China, pp917-924.
• Zhao X B, B G Hwang and S P Low (2014) Understanding Enterprise Risk Management Maturity in construction firms, In Proceedings of the 19th International Symposium on the Advancement of Construction Management and Real Estate, L Y Shen et al. (eds.), 1-3 November 2014, Chongqing University, Chongqing, China, pp905-915 (won an Excellent Paper Award).
• Low S P, S Gao and Y L See (2014) Strategies and measures for implementing ecolabelling schemes in Singapore’s construction industry, Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 89:31-40.
• Gao S and S P Low (2014) The Toyota Way model: an alternative framework for lean construction, Total Quality Management & Business Excellence, 25(6):664-682.
• Zhao X B, B G Hwang and S P Low (2014) Enterprise risk management implementation in construction firms: An organizational change perspective, Management Decision, 52(5):814-833.
• Deng X P, S P Low and X B Zhao (2014) Project system vulnerability to political risks in international construction projects: the case of Chinese contractors, Project Management Journal, 45(2):20-33.
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