... Decision-Making Trial and Evaluation Laboratory technique was used to evaluate the interrelationships and relative significance of these barriers. Findings The results of the study reveal the most critical cause barriers as “high initial cost”, “rigidity in organisational processes and procedures...

... to identify the important factors affecting bidding decision, some studies have been conducted to develop models that can be used by the construction contractors to decide on a project. Model procedures can be used to avoid errors and randomness during a decision-making process (Leśniak...

...Mustafa Alshawi; Jack Goulding; Susanne Engström; Erika Hedgren Purpose Humans tend to rely on beliefs, assumptions and cognitive rules‐of‐thumb for making judgments and are biased against taking more uncertain alternatives. Such inertia has implications for client organizations' decision making...

... of decision‐making guidelines, for sustainability deliverables in IBS development. Design/methodology/approach A broad range of sustainability factors, as perceived by researchers and practitioners, is identified through a comprehensive literature study. A study of the survey and statistical data analysis...

... measures have the effect, or the requirement, of integrating construction with not only design but financing as well. For the reform to be successful, contractors need to be better financially equipped. Capital structure Decision making Contract workers Financing Construction industry Hong Kong...

... in implementation, etc.) (Polat and Donmez, 2010). This requires identifying the most cost‐beneficial marketing activities for maximising the net benefit to the construction company. Thus, marketing resource allocation problems should be treated as multi‐criteria‐decision‐making (MCDM) problems. In this study...

... via advertising, product branding, etc. the remainders seeks to cultivate new clients (Table I). Marketing Marketing models Decision making Construction industry The construction industry in most countries in the world is one of extreme competitiveness, with high risks and generally...

.... Contractor selection is a multiple criteria decision making wherein several criteria are required to be evaluated simultaneously. This paper aims to propose a decision‐making model. Design/methodology/approach The proposed model utilizes superiority and inferiority ranking (SIR) method and it provides...

... to variation in the final ranking and hence an inconsistent result. Chi‐Ming Tam can be contacted at: bctam@cityu.edu.hk © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2008 Decision support systems Modelling Decision making Construction works Harbours Hong Kong In any major harbour‐front...

... a collaborative working approach to their projects. Construction operations Project planning Decision making The new millennium has seen widespread recognition from research findings and the construction industry itself that the industry must embrace new ways of working if it is to remain competitive...

...Jay Yang; C. Fu; S. Kaya; M. Kagioglou G. Aouad Purpose This paper intends to focus on interoperability issues in IT‐based the lifecycle costing (LCC) applications and on improving LCC decision making based on cost performances of various options of constructing techniques and materials, excluding...

... of public investment projects. A multiple criteria decision making (MCDM) approach was used based on the weighted average multi‐criteria analysis (WAMA) model. The structure (database, model base, and user interface) of the 3PS is presented. A case study, in the northern suburbs of Beirut, shows...

...E.W.L. Cheng; H. Li The main purpose of this study is to provide some empirical evidence to support the consistency measure as an essential component in the analytic hierarchy process (AHP), which is known to be a research method useful to both decision making and empirical research in construction...