Abstract: Reports are given of: (1) A field investigation of the significant characteristics of current designs and construction methods; (2) development of “bench mark” designs for the inclusion of significant variables; (3) ...

Abstract: Despite a plethora of analytical techniques, especially in the areas of financial return and risk analysis, the ground is studded with failed projects, especially those related to newer technologies. This paper attempts ...

Abstract: Management Confidence Technique (MCT) is an entirely new concept in assessing the risk of project failure. It has been developed by the writer and is presented as a practical tool for formulation of early strategies to ...

Abstract: This paper investigates “concurrent construction” and its potential application in life cycle management of capital projects. The construction industry is under pressure to reduce project delivery times and costs despite ...

Abstract: The work presented in this paper focuses on contractual management of projects using a unique risk-management–driven strategy in which the twin variables of time and cost play a fundamental role. To illustrate the conceptual ...

Abstract: This paper presents the results of a field study of a sample of 15 projects and an equal number of organizations in the Federal Republic of Germany. The study objectives are firstly to elucidate typical approaches currently ...

Abstract: The work described in this paper attempts to review briefly the field of construction equipment replacement with the intent of highlighting the gradual development in the last six decades of quantitative models and associated ...