Journal of Management in Engineering: Recent submissions
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Guidelines for Warranty Contracting for Highway Construction
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2002)This paper presents guidelines for implementing the construction warranty contracting method in the highway construction industry. A logical, step-by-step method for effectively applying the warranty contracting program ... -
Information Technology Planning Framework for Japanese General Contractors
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2002)Developments in information technology (IT) continue to have a significant impact on the architectural/engineering/construction (A/E/C) industry. However, the issue of whether A/E/C organizations are receiving adequate ... -
Maintainability Implemented by Third-Party Contractor for Public Owner
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2002)This case study presents an overview of a well-defined corporate maintainability program that is implemented by a third-party contractor for facilities at a National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) site. The ... -
Project Management Process Maturity (PM)2 Model
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2002)This paper presents the project management process maturity -
Software Development Cost Estimation for Infrastructure Systems
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2002)Modern infrastructure systems, ranging from transportation to water and sewer systems, are becoming increasingly dependent on software. The role it plays in these systems is primarily to integrate and manage elements that ... -
Relationship between Personality Traits and Performance for Engineering and Architectural Professionals Providing Design Services
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2002)One of the prominent trends in business organizations today is the attention placed on individual personality traits as a means of predicting job performance. As such, the current study investigates the relationship of ... -
Applying Evidential Reasoning to Prequalifying Construction Contractors
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2002)A contractor prequalification process is a typical multiple criteria decision-making problem that embraces both quantitative and qualitative criteria. When facing such problems, a decision maker may need to provide uncertain, ... -
Framework of Success Criteria for Design/Build Projects
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2002)Success has always been the ultimate goal of every activity, and a construction project is no exception. Due to the ambiguous definition of project success and the different perceptions of participants toward this concept, ... -
Cost Structure and Profitability of Design Services Industry
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2002)This paper is a financial analysis of several key parameters that affect the cost structure of design firms in the United States. Using results of surveys conducted over the past 15 years, we have examined the cost trends ... -
Illustrative Benchmarking Rework and Rework Costs in Swedish Construction Industry
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2002)Following several studies investigating the causes of construction rework among some projects in the Swedish construction industry, we conducted this study in cooperation with R&D West, a group of construction companies ... -
Incentive Mechanisms for Project Success
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2002)The principles of incentive contracting are long standing. In recent years, however, there has been a greater emphasis on the need to use incentives whenever possible. Consequently, there is a growing requirement for a ... -
Process Model for Administrating Construction Claims
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2002)Claims for additional costs and time extensions result from a variety of events occurring during the course of construction. To enhance the chances of success, contractors submitting claims must closely follow the steps ... -
Framework for Competency and Capability Assessment for Resource Allocation
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2002)This paper proposes a decision process that engineering organizations can use to make human resource allocation decisions. This type of systematic approach will assist organizations in determining accurate predictions of ... -
Prototype Model for Build-Operate-Transfer Risk Assessment
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2002)The build-operate-transfer (BOT) approach for project delivery, where the private sector has to finance, design, build, operate, and maintain the facility and then transfer it to the government after a specified concession ... -
Performance Modeling for Contractor Selection
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2002)This paper proposes a contractor selection system that incorporates the contractor’s performance prediction as one of the criteria for selection. This research was developed working with an owner organization that was ... -
Perceptions of Construction Professionals Concerning Important Skills of Effective Project Leaders
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2002)The purpose of this study was to identify the most important skill of an effective project leader as perceived by the significant actors in the construction industry. A total of 120 questionnaires drawn from six ... -
Improving Satisfaction through Conflict Stimulation and Resolution in Value Management in Construction Projects
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2002)Value management is a goal-setting process that aims to satisfy the client’s project requirements. However, goals cannot always be easily identified or agreed upon due to conflicts among project participants and/or objectives. ... -
Option Coverage Techniques for Environmental Projects
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2002)Environmental firms are faced both with the prospect of liability claims that may arise long after activities at a project have been completed and the impact of catastrophic events that can severely threaten a firm’s ... -
Infrastructure of Partnering for Construction Projects
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2001)This paper highlights the importance of establishing an infrastructure for partnering. First, a structure of partnering is suggested. The structure represents the ability to develop and disseminate resources that can be ...