... distance on project outcomes. Findings The PDM enables a valid and reliable assessment of the perceptual distance between client and contractor in projects. Moreover, the PDM shows that project outcomes suffer if parties have different perceptions of project objectives, project managers’ competences...

... This paper presents a structured and prioritized view on the supply chain risk portfolio in this sector: first, the authors identified and categorized the key supply chain risks in the recent literature. Next, the authors surveyed large-scale project managers across multiple industries, mainly coming from...

.../approach Using a single case study approach, semi‐structured interviews with contract and project managers identify behavioral patterns. An analysis of categorical experiments and Spearman's correlation tests on 118 surveys from Taiwanese project contracting corporations generalizes the case findings...

... and alignment of the whole project supply chain. Timo Ala‐Risku can be contacted at: timo.ala‐risku@tkk.fi © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2010 Tracking Project management Inventory management Telecommunications Supply chain management Communication technologies Installation...

... Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2008 Supply Project management Corporate strategy United Kingdom Manufacturing industries Shipbuilding industry In recent years there has been increased interest in the question of how individual suppliers and extended supply chains/networks might...

...@samsung.com © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2007 Six sigma Supply Chain management Project management Despite the extensive use of SCM solutions and process innovation to improve global business operation, in 2004 the company still felt that its supply chain operations had significant...

... managers involved in large cost reimbursable projects. Managers should manage more carefully the eight key areas of concerns identified. Recommended solutions targeting each area of concerns from the lessons learnt in the €6bn London Heathrow Airport Terminal 5 construction project give a basis...

... outcomes which are all too frequently attributed to the complex nature of the project or the inflexibility of the software when in most cases the problems are internal to the businesses involved and the project management process. Originality/value This paper provides practical tips for improving...

... Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2004 Supply chain management Construction industry Partnership Project management The general debate about supply chain management and best practice has also impacted on the academic and practitioner literature within the UK construction industry...