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Perceived claim sources in the Nigerian construction industry

A. Olanrewaju, AbdulLateef; J. Anavhe, Paul - In: Built Environment Project and Asset Management 4 (2014) 3, pp. 281-295

Purpose – With the increase in the cases of construction claims in Nigeria, many projects have remained uncompleted, while many of those completed receive poor client satisfaction. The purpose of this paper is to investigate how construction claims are managed. Design/methodology/approach –...

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An investigation of the conflict management strategies in international construction joint ventures of Sri Lanka

Thilakarathne, Niraj; Rathnasinghe, Akila Pramodh; … - In: Journal of financial management of property and construction 28 (2023) 3, pp. 273-292

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Optimal structural design of residential cogeneration systems in consideration of their operating restrictions

Wakui, Tetsuya; Yokoyama, Ryohei - In: Energy 64 (2014) C, pp. 719-733

peripheral devices are an electric water heater and an air-cooled heat exchanger. The optimization results reveal that the …

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Optimal selection of concrete anchors for connection cost reduction

Olsen, Jake; Lee, Zu-Hsu; Pong, Wenshen - In: Construction Management and Economics 25 (2007) 4, pp. 423-434

A proprietary product such as a post-installed concrete anchor has a unique place in the engineering community that includes product design, manufacturing, testing, evaluation and design for expected service conditions. An economic model in a non-linear integer programming form is proposed for...

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Holistic decision system for human resource capability identification

Lin, Chinho; Hsu, Ming‐Lung - In: Industrial Management & Data Systems 110 (2010) 2, pp. 230-248

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to provide an integrated group decision support system (GDSS) that will select the appropriate human resource (HR) capabilities for a firm by using existing decision algorithms and information technology (IT) software systems. Design/methodology/approach...

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Factors affecting affordable housing cost in Saudi Arabia

Assaf, Sadi A.; Bubshaitr, Abdulaziz A.; … - In: International Journal of Housing Markets and Analysis 3 (2010) 4, pp. 290-307

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to discuss the main factors that affect the construction cost of affordable housing in Saudi Arabia. Design/methodology/approach – A survey of 14 consultants, 16 contractors and five real estate investors was performed. The survey included 34 different...

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Collaborative spaces : at the intersection of design and management

Bachnik, Katarzyna; Moll, Isa; Montaña, Jordi - In: Journal of enterprising communities : people and places … 16 (2022) 1, pp. 26-45

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Target costing and designing to targets in construction

Pennanen, Ari; Ballard, Glenn; Haahtela, Yrjänä - In: Journal of Financial Management of Property and Construction 16 (2011) 1, pp. 52-63

Purpose – Target costing determines the cost of a building before design. The cost of the product is based on the customer's requirements for the product's performance and the customer's willingness to pay for such performance. However, if the designers cannot achieve the target cost, the...

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Integrated project teams’ performance in managing unexpected change events

Moore, David R.; Dainty, Andrew R.J. - In: Team Performance Management: An International Journal 5 (1999) 7, pp. 212-222

Growing emphasis on meeting client needs and improving project performance within the construction industry has led to increasing use of fully integrated “design and build” (D&B) construction project teams. Advocates of the D&B system contend that integrating design and construction this way...

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Towards a business model framework to increase collaboration in the freight industry

Vargas, Alix; Patel, Shushma; Patel, Dilipkumar - In: Logistics 2 (2018) 4, pp. 1-32

Collaboration in the freight industry has not been widely adopted mainly due to the perceived barriers in competition … resulting in a lack of trust among fleet operators. Collaboration in this sector has significant benefits, including the … existing logistics assets. A review of the literature to establish the critical aspects of freight collaboration was undertaken …

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