Journal of Management in Engineering: Recent submissions
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Best Practice in the Training, Appointment, and Remuneration of Members of Dispute Boards for Large Infrastructure Projects
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2014)This paper reports part of a qualitative study into evolving practice in the implementation of the dispute adjudication board (DAB) construction dispute resolution technique, a variant of the dispute review board (DRB) ... -
Solution to the Time-Cost-Quality Trade-off Problem in Construction Projects Based on Immune Genetic Particle Swarm Optimization
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2014)The importance of time-cost-quality trade-off in construction projects has been widely recognized by the construction industry. In this paper, we develop an integrated optimization model on the basis of improved time-cost ... -
Extraction of Decision Alternatives in Project Management: Application of Hybrid PSO-SFLA
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2014)Resource-constrained project-scheduling problem (RCPSP) management is a process of scheduling activities based on time and resources to determine an appropriate decision alternative that minimizes the time duration of a ... -
Critical Review of Labor Productivity Research in Construction Journals
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2014)A significant body of literature has been dedicated to research studies on construction labor productivity (CLP) and related issues, and many underlying theories and industrial practices on CLP application have been reported. ... -
Diary Study of Disruption Experiences of Crew Members on a Jobsite
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2014)The specific goal of the study reported in this paper was to derive an understanding of the types of workflow disruptions that trigger fast-improvised decisions and actions by a crew member and how disruptions affect a ... -
Determining the Optimal Premium for ADR Implementation Insurance in Construction Dispute Resolution
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2014)In most of today’s construction projects, disputes are almost inevitable, and the implementation costs associated with dispute resolution are becoming increasingly expensive. One approach to deal with the risk of dispute-related ... -
Discussion of “Methodology for Assessing the Sustainability of Metro Systems Based on Emergy Analysis” by Dezhi Li, Eddie Chi Man Hui, Xing Xu, and Qiming Li
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Theoretical Considerations on Quantitative PPP Viability Analysis
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2014)Public-private partnerships (PPPs) are an innovative procurement model that appeared as an alternative to traditional methods such as public work contracts. The public sector comparator (PSC) allows decision-makers to ... -
Stochastic Revenue and Cost Model for Determining a BOT Concession Period under Multiple Project Constraints
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2014)The concession period is an important issue in the contractual arrangement of build-operate-transfer (BOT) projects, such as highways, bridges, and tunnels. In determining the concession period, it is predominantly the ... -
Whole Life Project Management Approach to Sustainability
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2014)This paper investigates sustainability in building projects from a whole life project management perspective. The objective of the research is to identify unique features of whole life project management and their relationship ... -
Critical Criteria on Client and Customer Satisfaction for the Issue of Performance Measurement
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2014)Successful performance measurement criteria cannot be limited to meeting just the three traditional criteria. Satisfaction is a subjective and critical measurement for the stakeholder performance, but it has rarely been ... -
Performance Measurement in the Public Sector: Example of the Building Administration Authorities in Taiwan
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2014)Modern government, if not well managed, cannot perform well in a pluralist society. Regarding the public administration performance of dealing with construction permits, Taiwan ranked last among the four little dragons in ... -
Proposed Method for Analyzing Infrastructure Investment Decisions Involving Rapidly Evolving Technology: Case Study of LED Streetlights
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2014)Infrastructure projects have typically involved long-term investments in mature technologies characterized by stable performance and cost. However, with the ever-increasing rate of technological innovation, an increasing ... -
Identifying, Recruiting, and Retaining Quality Field Supervisors and Project Managers in the Electrical Construction Industry
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2013)Productivity depends upon many factors including motivation, symmetry between assignments and skills, anticipation of technical challenges during tasks, precise instructions, availability of materials and equipment, ... -
Barriers of Implementing Modern Methods of Construction
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2014)Modern methods of construction (MMCs) offer many benefits, but their uptake is low. Their contribution to the construction industry is also low. As such, this study examined the importance of various barriers to wider ... -
Effects of Contract Announcements on the Value of Construction Firms
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2014)Winning a new contract has an important implication for the sustainable growth and survival of construction firms in competitive market environments. Considering this and the limited literature on market analysis, this ... -
Construction Supervision Mechanism for Public Projects in China: Progress Goal–Oriented Perspective
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2014)Public project plays an important role in China’s economy, and the agent construction system (ACS) has been widely used in public projects since 2004. As a construction management innovation, the ACS improves the management ... -
Factors Influencing Design Iteration with a Focus on Project Duration
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2014)Researchers have identified the dependency structure matrix (DSM) as a potential tool to explicitly identify iteration blocks and to evaluate the resulting sequence. Factors such as duration of activity, duration of rework, ... -
Managing the LEED Analysis for the New Civil and Environmental Engineering Complex at Mississippi State University
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2014)Mississippi State University (MSU) represented by its Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) department is currently in the design–development stage for the construction of a new CEE Complex (CEEC). The CEE is garnering ... -
Factors That Influence the Concession Period Length for Tunnel Projects under BOT Contracts
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2014)This article investigates the factors and corresponding subfactors affecting the length of the concession period for a build-operate-transfer (BOT) tunnel project. It includes five steps, namely, identifying the influential ...