... et al., 2005). © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2016 Australia Innovation Construction works Construction systems Construction materials Construction operations Innovation needs to be carefully defined to distinguish the concept from other related ones...

... recurrent. The purpose of this paper is to analyze the influence of climate on standard construction work activities through a case study. Design/methodology/approach – By studying the extent at which some weather variables impede outdoor work from being effectively executed, new maps and tables...

... Publishing Limited 2015 Malaysia Construction Industry Procurement Supply chain management Construction works Construction systems Supply chain (SC) can be viewed as a network of firms engaged in complex activities and multi processes (Arshinder et al., 2006 ; Sundram et...

... fabricated and installed in building construction. Work-hours (WHs) are time spent installing corresponding square meters of formwork or fabricating and installing kilograms of reinforcement. ASTM International recently introduced ASTM E2691-09, a Standard Practice For Job Productivity...

...; the agreement on the access right and Intellectual Property Right (IPR); the liability and payment arrangement according to the type of contract and in relation to the integrated procurement; and the use of open international standards. Europe Hospitals The Netherlands Construction works Response...

... China Construction works Communication With the globalization of the world economy and rapid development of the Chinese economy, more and more funds from home and abroad have been poured into the construction industry. Since 1998, active fiscal policy in which investments are regarded...

... the accelerated schedule. Construction works Motor roads United States of America Transportation Time measurement A vast majority of US roadway projects are now reconstruction and rehabilitation projects. For example, most of the infrastructure of the US interstate highway infrastructure...

... 2007 Case studies Construction works The intrinsic complexity, uncertainty and dynamics of most construction projects have resulted in difficulties for the management of these projects (Nguyen et al., 2004). Furthermore, the continuous demands for various requirements...

... of the construction work is now done by subcontractors and the head contractors primarily act as project managers. Originality/value The concept of using Pareto analysis/histogram for managing quality has been around for a considerable period of time. This paper converts it into a more efficient and useful...

... capabilities are combined within and across organisations (Naim and Barlow, 2003 ; Sexton and Barrett, 2004 , 2005 ; Winch, 2003a). Construction works Knowledge sharing Process analysis Process planning First, it was reasoned that adapting practices used in similar industry settings might...

... system. Construction works Design management Procurement Training methods Project teams Project management Clients are increasingly adopting design and build type procurement routes in favour of traditional contracts to reduce their risks associated with construction projects...

... is the corresponding author and can be contacted at: derek.thomson@gcal.ac.uk © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2006 Design calculations Problem solving Structural design Construction works Value chain Despite its awareness of the need to deliver value in this broad sense, Saxon (2002) notes...

... occurrence. Contrary to an earlier presupposition, design scope freezing was also identified as being a significant factor that can contribute to rework. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2004 Australia Construction works Production costs Costs Time and schedule overruns, quality...

... procurement principles. Presents a structured best value based contractor selection framework to optimize realizable value in public sector construction projects. © MCB UP Limited 2003 Contract costs Construction works Value chain Public finance Unique project specific scenarios...

... Limited 2003 Contract workers Subcontracting Construction works Performance monitoring Multiple regression analysis The culmination of a three‐year research study of contractor performance in Japan, the UK and the USA is presented. This paper reports one of the principal aspects...

... a sample problem, this paper demonstrates how overtime and overmanning should be objectively and correctly designed using standard charts prevalent in the industry. © MCB UP Limited 2003 Work design Construction works Labour utilization Overtime The purpose of this paper is to present...

...ZDZISŁAW HEJDUCKI; JULIUSZ MROZOWICZ This paper presents and describes basic properties of construction work organization methods which use time couplings. In addition, fundamental methods of construction work organization, which enable the scheduling and synchronization of construction works...