... if the communication issue is addressed through contractual mechanisms, dispute avoidance cannot be achieved unless the parties collaboratively manage project schedules (Alghazali, 2018 ; Cheung and Pang, 2013). Researchers have emphasized that unless there is an in-depth work productivity-level focus on schedule...

... low reliability. This study aims to propose the integrated Smart Twins 4.0 to track and manage metallic formworks used in cast-in-place concrete wall systems using internet of things (IoT) (operationalized by radio frequency identification [RFID]) and building information modeling (BIM), focusing...

... principles. The objective of the game was to enhance learning of lean design management among construction students. Design/methodology/approach After a thorough and comprehensive literature review consisting of secondary data in journal papers, books, thesis references and primary data in the form...

... Haapasalo. Licensed re-use rights only Innovation Industry transformation Construction sector Organisational learning Knowledge management Management Process Construction management Innovation has long been understood as a driver of change in enterprise and market structures, which...

...Sami Wasef Abuezhayeh; Les Ruddock; Issa Shehabat Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate and explain how organizations in the construction sector can enhance their decision-making process (DMP) by practising knowledge management (KM) and business process management (BPM) activities...

... The developed numerical GPR-based scale and deterioration models are expected to help the decision-makers in assessing the corrosiveness of bridge decks accurately and objectively. Hence, they will be able to take the right intervention decision for managing these decks. Mohammed Alsharqawi can be contacted...

...Mustafa Hilal; Tayyab Maqsood; Amir Abdekhodaee Purpose The purpose of this paper is to develop a hybrid conceptual model for building information modelling (BIM) adoption in facilities management (FM) through the integration of the technology task fit (TTF) and the unified theory of acceptance...

...). Such complexity can result in significant risks that need to be managed. Risk management includes six main processes as follows, risk management planning, risk identification, qualitative risk analysis, quantitative risk analysis, risk response planning and risk monitoring and control (PMI, 2012). Quantitative...

...John P. Spillane; Lukumon O. Oyedele Purpose The purpose of this paper is to identify best practice relating to the effective management of materials in an urban, confined construction site, using structural equation modelling. Design/methodology/approach A literature review, case study...

...Aki Pekuri; Laura Pekuri; Harri Haapasalo Purpose – The purpose of this study is to investigate project selection in the context of business management with the specific aim of understanding the role of business models in project selection. The logic followed for making decisions and selecting...

..., the translog production function model takes the following form (Banker et al., 1986 ; Coelli et al., 2005 ; Murillo-Zamorano, 2004): Equation 10 © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2014 Management Construction management Developers need to employ contractors...

...Rami Hughes; David Thorpe Purpose – The purpose of the research discussed in this paper is to ascertain the perception, from the project manager's viewpoint, of factors affecting construction productivity in the State of Queensland, Australia. Design/methodology/approach – The research...

...Olli Teriö; Jaakko Sorri; Kalle Kähkönen; Jukka Hämäläinen Purpose – The primary aim of this study was to better understand the grounds to develop a monitoring and performance measurement method to support the environmental management of construction operations. The practical purpose...

... – which synthesizes these relations – enables explorative research into the effects of leadership on organizational innovativeness. Four case studies, observing the same manager in four comparable projects, explore the effects of each leadership style on a construction project’s innovativeness...

...Lee Bibby; Dino Bouchlaghem; Simon Austin Drives to improve industry performance are being hindered by difficulties in managing the construction design process, preventing the UK construction industry from delivering projects on time, to budget and to the specified quality. This paper reports...

...D. Thorpe This paper describes research into use of Online Remote Construction Management (ORCM) on road construction projects, from the perspective of an industry representative in the research project. The aim of ORCM is to use advanced electronic communication technologies to enhance online real...