Integrated models for construction planning: object flow and relationship

Alshawi, Mustafa; Hassan, Zeeshan

doi:10.1046/j.1365-232x.1999.00105.x

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“…Another common motivation that has informed the development of project control models is the need for integration. For example, Alshawi and Hassan (1999), Gorog (2009) and Cho et al (2010) developed different models that integrated the schedule and cost information with resource information in order to achieve efficient planning of construction processes. These studies focused on the project planning process instead of on the control process during project execution.…”

Section: Project Control Models and Techniquesmentioning

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Construction project control in the UK: Current practice, existing problems and recommendations for future improvement

Olawale

Sun

2015

International Journal of Project Management

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The aim of this study is to address the main deficiencies with the prevailing project cost and time control practice for construction projects in the UK. A questionnaire survey was carried out with 250 top companies to establish the current practice and identify existing problems. This was followed by in-depth interviews with 15 experienced practitioners from these companies in order to gain further insights of the identified problems, and their experience of good practice on how these problems can be tackled. On the basis of these interviews and synthesis with existing literature, a list of 65 good practice recommendations have been developed for the key project controls tasks: planning, monitoring, reporting and analysing. The Delphi method was then used, with the participation of a panel of 8 practitioner experts, to evaluate these improvement recommendations and to establish the degree of their relevance. After two rounds of the Delphi, these recommendations are put forward as "critical", "important", or "helpful" measures for improving project control practice in the UK construction industry.

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Section: Project Control Models and Techniquesmentioning

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Construction project control in the UK: Current practice, existing problems and recommendations for future improvement

Olawale

Sun

2015

International Journal of Project Management

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“…Contemporary literature has also reported on mechanisms of quantifying designs for improving buildability. These include the buildable design appraisal system (BDAS) in Singapore (BCA, 2005), the multi-attribute system developed by Zin et al (2004) in Malaysia, the cognitive models proposed for buildability assessment in steel frame structures (2004), the fuzzy QFD system which support buildable design decision making (2003), as well as the automatic system of construction planning and buildability evaluation system "CONstruction PLANning (CONPLAN)", which works under a computer-integrated environment (Hassan, 1997;Alshawi and Hassan, 1999). The quantification approach enables evaluation and comparisons of buildability attributes objectively by eliminating entrenched beliefs and prejudices of different stakeholders.…”

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A comparative study of buildability perspectives between clients, consultants and contractors

Lam

Wong

2011

Construction Innovation

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If you would like to write for this, or any other Emerald publication, then please use our Emerald for Authors service information about how to choose which publication to write for and submission guidelines are available for all. Please visit www.emeraldinsight.com/authors for more information. About Emerald www.emeraldinsight.comEmerald is a global publisher linking research and practice to the benefit of society. The company manages a portfolio of more than 290 journals and over 2,350 books and book series volumes, as well as providing an extensive range of online products and additional customer resources and services.Emerald is both COUNTER 4 and TRANSFER compliant. The organization is a partner of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and also works with Portico and the LOCKSS initiative for digital archive preservation. AbstractPurpose -This paper aims to highlight the similarities and differences in the buildability perspectives held by the client and the design team (collectively known as the design decision-making group) and the contractor (known as the execution group). Design/methodology/approach -Buildability attributes were identified through a questionnaire survey, followed by factor analysis to consolidate them into nine buildability factors. These were then presented to 31 construction experts (comprising clients, consultants and contractors), who ranked the buildability factors in association with common construction systems using the analytical hierarchy process. Findings -Whilst the consensus was on "enabling design requirements to be easily visualised and co-ordinated by site staff" to make designs buildable, clients and design teams differed from contractors in perspectives such as overcoming site restrictions, achieving standardisation and flexibility. When applied to construction systems, clients and design teams ranked precast systems higher than contractors, who favoured in situ systems. Research limitations/implications -Since the research was conducted in Hong Kong, the interpretation of the findings should be based on this contextual background as described in the paper. Originality/value -This paper highlights the common and different perspectives of the design decision-making group and the execution group in evaluating buildability and the reasons underlying their decisions. It paves the way for meaningful benchmarking of an important attribute affecting all construction stakeholders. The results form part of the development of a Buildability Assessment Model for use in Hong Kong, which is a useful tool for benchmarking buildability of designs, as in other countries (e.g. Singapore) which see the benefits of this important attribute on project performance.

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“…Chapter 2 Literature Review could increase. Therefore, selecting the most cost-effective way to complete a project within time and resources limits is desirable for project planners (Alshawi et al 1999).…”

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Overall benefit-duration optimization and its genetic algorithim application in construction project scheduling

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Integrated models for construction planning: object flow and relationship

Cited by 4 publications

References 17 publications

Construction project control in the UK: Current practice, existing problems and recommendations for future improvement

Construction project control in the UK: Current practice, existing problems and recommendations for future improvement

A comparative study of buildability perspectives between clients, consultants and contractors

Overall benefit-duration optimization and its genetic algorithim application in construction project scheduling

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