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UK practice in dealing with claims for delay
R.A. HARRIS, S. SCOTTThe paper describes four methods of dealing with delay claims that effectively sum up the main approaches to this problem that have been offered in the literature. This is then…
Empowering innovative improvements through creative construction procurement
MOHAN KUMARASWAMY, MOHAMMED DULAIMIThe heightened state of flux in the construction industry in general and construction procurement strategies in particular, provides welcome opportunities to inject innovative…
Understanding the diffusion and application of new management ideas in construction
MIKE BRESNEN, NICK MARSHALLRecent interest in the UK construction sector in innovative management practices such as partnering, continuous improvement and benchmarking have raised long‐standing questions…
Measuring knowledge management for construction organizations
G.K. KULULANGA, R. McCAFFERThe greatest challenge facing construction executives is how to manage their intellectual capital. The business environment has now entered a knowledge era, where knowledge has…
Leveraging specialty‐contractor knowledge in design‐build organizations
N. GIL, I.D. TOMMELEIN, R.L. KIRKENDALL, G. BALLARDSpecialty contractors have knowledge to contribute to the early design of architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) products. In current practice, however, they are seldom…
Assessment of cost control systems: a case study of Thai construction organizations
CHOTCHAI CHAROENNGAM, EKNARIN SRIPRASERTThe most important function that facilitates construction organizations to accomplish profit maximization is cost control. However, the absence of a well‐established cost control…
Investigating the effect of initial scope establishment on the performance of a project through system dynamics modelling
S. CHRITAMARA, S.O. OGUNLANA, NGUYEN LUONG BACHTraditional construction procurement is generally used for projects with no unusual features and a well‐established scope. In this method, work progresses sequentially because…
An information model for project evaluation
JOHN I. MESSNER, VICTOR E. SANVIDOThis paper presents an organization based information architecture (OBIA) that defines a structure for information needed to address the strategic decision process of evaluating…
UK and US construction management contracting procedures and practices: a comparative study
ADEKUNLE SABITU OYEGOKEThis study provides a framework for comparing construction management contracts in the UK and the US construction practices. It starts by reviewing previous studies on UK and US…
Design and experience with a computer game for teaching construction project planning and control
SAAD H. AL‐JIBOURI, MICHAEL J. MAWDESLEYThis paper describes the development and initial use of a management game to teach project planning and control. It covers all aspects of the game including its design, the choice…
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