Risk Management Perceptions and Trends of U.S. Construction

Kangari, Roozbeh

doi:10.1061/(asce)0733-9364(1995)121:4(422)

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“…A similar result was obtained in Japan (Sawada, 2000) and the US (Kangari, 1995). In another study, Stasiowski et al (1994) found that most design firms spend 25-50% of design man-hours redesigning details that have already been designed on other projects and correcting errors found during design reviews.…”

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Causes, effects and remedies of errors in Nigerian construction documents

Sunday¹,

Afolarin²

2013

OTMCJ

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o r g a n i z a t i o n , t e c h n o l o g y a n d m a n a g e m e n t i n c o n s t r u c t i o n · a n i n t e r n a t i o n a l j o u r n a l · 5(1)2013 676Errors entail different meanings and usages depending on how it is conceptualized. The purpose of this paper is to determine the causes, effects and remedies of the errors in Nigerian construction documents. A structured questionnaire was administered on ninety consultants (Builders, architects, engineers and quantity surveyors) obtained from regulatory bodies of each profession. Forty four questionnaires were returned and this gives a response rate of 49%. The findings of the research show that clients are the major stakeholders responsible for the generation of errors in Nigerian construction documents. The causes of the errors are lack of adequate documentation, poor communication, negligence and changes to specifications among others and the effects on construction projects include project abandonment, delays, rework, dissatisfaction by project owners and lack of confidence in project consultants. The suggested solutions include provision of comprehensive information, good communication among project teams, effective and efficient project management, constructability, design review management and adequate financial provision. The study recommends that clients should allow adequate time for the preparation of construction documents and adopt appropriate procurement method. The designers were advised to engage in partnering while preparing construction documents. .a a d e n u g a · c a u s e s , e f f e c t s a n d r e m e d i e s o f e r r o r s i n n i g e r i a n c o n s t r u c t i o n d o c u m e n t s · pp 676-686

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Causes, effects and remedies of errors in Nigerian construction documents

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2013

OTMCJ

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“…Risks obviously exist in the nature of the construction industry and cannot be easily eliminated (Kangari, 1995). Hence, some studies were carried out to investigate the resolution of risks in construction project.…”

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A Conceptual Study of Key Barriers in Construction Project Coordination

Hai¹,

Yusof²,

Ismail³

et al. 2012

JOMS

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The complexity of the nature of construction makes it one of the most adverse businesses that has ever existed. Construction projects have often suffered from high fragmentation, large waste, poor productivity, cost and time overruns, and conflicts and disputes for a long time. Thus, many new and innovative management and procurement systems in construction are introduced such as partnering, joint venture, alliances, supply chain management, enterprise resource planning (ERP), just in time (JIT), and total quality management (TQM) to meet these challenges. However, these construction management and procurement systems are meaningless without coordination, a vital managerial principle and activity, which provides the best cooperation among team members. Although coordination plays crucial functions throughout the building process especially during the design and construction stages, some failures in construction projects adopting coordination principles are still observed. Hence, a study is carried out to investigate the key barriers of coordination in construction project. Through the literature review, five groups of key barriers are established in this paper, including the nature of construction, traditional contractual arrangement, construction participants, characteristic of organization and construction management approach. The investigation of these key barriers is expected to assist the construction players in coordinating their projects towards a better implementation of the innovative management and procurement systems. Lastly, worthwhile new research topics are suggested by this paper in developing the coordination key performance indicator (KPI) and critical success factor on construction project for further studies.

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“…The questionnaire design were undertaken in the phase consisted of literature review of past research focused on risks in construction and IBS housing project. 27 construction risks were compiled from previous similar studies conducted in the USA [7] and Hong Kong [1] and from an interview with experienced personnel involved in IBS projects it was reduced to 12 risks based on IBS project in Malaysia construction situation. Table 1 shows 12 risks types in IBS project included in the questionnaires.…”

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The Contractor Perception Towers Industrialised Building System Risk in Construction Projects in Malaysia

Hassim¹,

Jaafar²,

Sazalli³

2009

American Journal of Applied Sciences

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Abstract:The use of IBS (Industrialised Building System) has attracted a lot of countries like Singapore, Sweden, Germany, Japan and the United Kingdom. This system can replace the conventional building system which is labour oriented. However, since the first project of IBS in year 1964 till today, IBS in Malaysia is not well accepted by the construction parties because of failure to adequately deal with risks in the IBS projects. To address this matter, this study had identified the risks faced by contractor in IBS construction projects. The risk identification techniques used were brainstorming, analysis of journal and conference papers and discussion with practitioners and data were collected by a questionnaire survey on contractors. It was found that there are twelve major risks in construction using IBS which are; acts of God, change in work and defective design, changes in government regulation, contractor competence, delayed payment and resolving contractual issues, financial failure-any party, labour and equipment productivity, labour, equipment and material availability, quality of work, safety, site access/right of way and suppliers/manufacturers poor performance. Therefore, it is hoped that the finding of this research could assist Malaysian contractors in making risk management planning besides improving decisions making to achieve project.

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Risk Management Perceptions and Trends of U.S. Construction

Cited by 148 publications

References 2 publications

Causes, effects and remedies of errors in Nigerian construction documents

Causes, effects and remedies of errors in Nigerian construction documents

A Conceptual Study of Key Barriers in Construction Project Coordination

The Contractor Perception Towers Industrialised Building System Risk in Construction Projects in Malaysia

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