Abstract: Construction engineering and management (CEM) research over the past 50 years has focused on extending and applying management and computer science approaches to minimize cost during the implementation phase of construction ...

Abstract: Global construction projects that involve collaboration between participants from multiple countries can often lead to conflicts and delays due to different cultural perceptions of acceptable levels of safety among the ...

Abstract: Global construction projects that involve collaboration between participants from multiple countries often result in unique challenges, and costs due to cross-national interactions. Case studies performed to investigate ...

Abstract: This paper introduces an extant, theoretical, social-psychological model that explains the sense-making processes of project managers confronted with a new technology to improve our understanding of project-based innovation ...

Abstract: Knowledge representation and reasoning techniques derived from artificial intelligence (AI) research permit computers to generate plans, not merely analyze plans produced by humans. They explicitly represent knowledge about ...

Abstract: Construction planning, engineering, management and maintenance are receiving increasing attention as possible application domains for knolwedge‐based expert systems. Although oportunities for this new computer technology ...

Abstract: Multinational engineering consultants, contractors, and real estate developers work on projects in various countries, encountering many challenges that arise from cross-national differences. These projects frequently bring ...

Abstract: Previous research, funded by the U.S. Department of Transportation and carried out at MIT, demonstrated modeling approaches that could be used to determine the most effective allocation of risk between owner and contractor, ...