Abstract: Preliminary cost estimates for contracted construction, rehabilitation, and maintenance projects are an important part of a transportation agency's planning and budgeting process. Such cost estimates can be developed through ...

Abstract: Construction professionals are recognizing the need to focus on the materials management process as a proactive, identifiable entity that has a significant impact on the cost of construction. In recent years construction ...

Abstract: Construction materials management is generally recognized to be the integrated coordination of materials takeoff, purchasing, expediting, receiving, warehousing and distribution. When these functions are not properly ...

Abstract: When the volume of construction projects let to contract increases significantly, state departments of transportation must critically examine internal construction project management staffing capabilities and accurately ...

Abstract: The construction industry is placing increased emphasis on developing leadership skills for project managers. This paper describes a research project that was executed to analyze the causal influences on the development ...

Abstract: Although the literature documents substantial research on enhancing the performance of construction project managers, one central component has been inadequately researched: leadership behaviors. This study of a major ...

Abstract: Although the construction industry does not yet have a broad base of experience with bar code technology, a wide range of applications has recently been developed by member firms of the Construction Industry Institute. The ...

Abstract: New pen-based development tools have simplified the difficult and expensive task of programming early pen-based applications. This technical note describes the design and development of a pen-based application using one ...

Abstract: The introduction of inexpensive microprocessor‐based computer systems has given county engineers a valuable tool for manipulating, storing, and retrieving timely information. A research project funded by the State of Alabama ...

Abstract: The introduction of inexpensive microcomputer hardware and innovative user‐oriented software packages has had a significant impact on the traditional data processing procedures of the construction industry. Copyrighted ...