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Dynamic scheduling model for the construction industry
Amer Fahmy, Tarek Hassan, Hesham Bassioni, Ronald McCafferBasic project control through traditional methods is not sufficient to manage the majority of real-time events in most construction projects. The purpose of this paper is to…
Investigating the managerial ‘‘nuts and bolts’’ for the construction industry
Jeffrey Boon Hui Yap, Ian Ni ChowManagerial shortfalls can considerably undermine the delivery performance of construction projects. This paper appraises the project management essentials (PMEs) for successful…
Critical success factors for large building construction projects: Perception of consultants and contractors
Hasan Mathar, Sadi Assaf, Mohammad A. Hassanain, Abdullatif Abdallah, Ahmed M.Z. SayedThe literature revealed a limited number of studies on critical success factors (CSFs) in Saudi Arabia. These studies were either outdated, covered limited factors or focused on…
Using the cost of construction work to trigger legislative duties for WHS: the Australian experience
Salman Shooshtarian, Helen Lingard, Peter S.P. WongIn an attempt to create national harmonisation of legislation, a set of model Work Health and Safety (WHS) Regulations were developed in Australia. These regulations require…
Nexus between running costs and building characteristics of commercial buildings: hedonic regression modelling
Devindi Geekiyanage, Thanuja RamachandraTraditionally, early-stage investment decisions on buildings purely based initial capital costs and simply ignored running costs and total lifecycle cost. This was basically due…
Stakeholder management in prefabricated prefinished volumetric construction projects: benchmarking the key result areas
Ibrahim Yahaya Wuni, Geoffrey Qiping ShenPrefabricated prefinished volumetric construction (PPVC) projects are industrialized building systems that are co-created. Thus, effective management of the involved stakeholders…
4D Bridge Information Modelling for management of bridge projects: a case study from India
Aneetha Vilventhan, R. RajaduraiThe rapid development of the construction industry requires effective ways to monitor and control the project, and the use of 4D BIM is found to be very efficient. The purpose of…
Rough MCDM model for green supplier selection in Iran: a case of university construction project
Payam Shojaei, Ana bolvardizadehThe construction industry has a significant function in improving the quality of life in the urban environment; meanwhile, greening the supply chain is becoming a seriously…
How personality traits influence management styles of construction project managers
Florence Y.Y. Ling, Zhe Zhang, Wei Ting WongThis research investigates the dominant personality traits of construction project managers (PMs) and how their personality influences their management styles.
Contractual completeness as a cornerstone to stakeholder management in public private partnership projects in Uganda
Rogers Mwesigwa, Ruth Nabwami, Joseph Mayengo, Gonzaga BasuliraThe purpose of this study is to examine whether contractual completeness is a cornerstone to stakeholder management in Public–Private Partnership (PPP) projects in Uganda.

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