Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management: Volume 27 Issue 4

Enhancing the value of facilities information management (FIM) through BIM integration

Christaline Wijekoon, Anupa Manewa, Andrew David Ross

Building information modelling (BIM) provides a robust platform for information management in built environment facilities. However, one of the consequences of the limited…

Integrated priority decision index for risk assessment in chaos: cost overruns in transport projects

Farman Afzal, Shao Yunfei, Muhammad Sajid, Fahim Afzal

Cost overrun is inherent to project chaos, which is one of the key drivers of project failure. The purpose of this paper is to explore the critical elements of complexity-risk…

Research on production process optimization of precast concrete component factory based on value stream mapping

Shuqiang Wang, Jia Tang, Yiquan Zou, Qihui Zhou

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the process optimization of a precast concrete component production line by using value stream mapping.

The impact of digital transformation on formal and informal organizational structures of large architecture and engineering firms

Marcella M. Bonanomi, Daniel M. Hall, Sheryl Staub-French, Aubrey Tucker, Cinzia Maria Luisa Talamo

The purpose of this paper is to understand the impact of digital technologies adoption on the forms of organization of large architecture and engineering (A/E) firms. Network…

Comparing optimization modeling approaches for the multi-mode resource-constrained multi-project scheduling problem

Marimuthu Kannimuthu, Benny Raphael, Palaneeswaran Ekambaram, Ananthanarayanan Kuppuswamy

Construction firms keep minimal resources to maintain productive working capital. Hence, resources are constrained and have to be shared among multiple projects in an…

Causes of delay in construction projects: a quantitative analysis

Elisabeth Viles, Natalia Carolina Rudeli, Adrian Santilli

The purpose of this paper is to perform a quantitative analysis of the literature in order to determine the main causes of delay in construction projects.

Selecting project delivery methods for water treatment plants

Jeffrey Feghaly, Mounir El Asmar, Samuel Ariaratnam, Wylie Bearup

The purpose of this paper is to identify key project delivery method selection factors to assist water industry decision-makers in selecting the most appropriate delivery method…

Measuring regional differences of construction productive efficiency in China: A distance friction minimization approach

Ming Luo, Hongqin Fan, Guiwen Liu

As one of the pillar sectors, China’s construction industry (CE) is not efficient in productivity with large regional gaps over the past decades. It is crucial for stakeholders to…

Does megaproject social responsibility improve the sustainability of the construction industry?

Hanyang Ma, Zheming Liu, Saixing Zeng, Han Lin, Vivian W.Y. Tam

Since megaproject social responsibility (MSR) has received increasing attention in megaproject management and plays critical roles in megaproject practices, the purpose of this…