CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT

The job cost coding system must match the way the company buys out a construction project and tracks the costs on the project. Looking at the cost codes in Figure 2-6, we see that 02610 Site Conc.-Labor and 02620 Site Conc.-Concrete have been included under 02000 Site Work. The contractor set[r]

This construction negotiation game simulates a contract negotiation between a utility, "CMG Gas" and a design/construct firm, "Pipeline Constructors, Inc." [4] The negotiation involves only two parties but multiple issues. Participants in the game are assigned to represent o[r]

considerable. In turn, the congestion associated with these waits represents increased costs, poor productivity and, in the end, project delays. Schedules made without consideration for such bottlenecks can be completely unrealistic.
Resource constrained scheduling is of particular importance[r]

Figure 9-4 Example of an Impossible Work Plan
Forgetting a necessary precedence relationship can be more insidious. For example, suppose that installation of dry wall should be done prior to floor finishing. Ignoring this precedence relationship may result in both activities being scheduled a[r]

duration for an activity not on the critical path might result in that activity suddenly becoming critical. As a result of the focus on only a single path, the PERT method typically underestimates the actual project duration.
As a second problem with the PERT procedure, it is incorrect to as[r]

Production function. In microeconomics, the relationship between the output of a process and the necessary resources is referred to as the production function. In construction, the production function may be expressed by the relationship between the volume of construction and a fact[r]

In the monitoring and control stage of the construction process, the construction manager has to keep constant track of both activities' durations and ongoing costs. It is misleading to think that if the construction of the facility is on schedule or ahead of schedule, the cos[r]

The causes of injuries in construction are numerous. Table 13-2 lists the reported causes of accidents in the US construction industry in 1997. A similar catalogue of causes would exist for other countries. The largest single category for both injuries and fatalities are individual f[r]

Today, there is a more urgent need to train managers in project management than ever before. If India has to reach its ambitious growth targets, projects have to be completed on time and within bud- get. Projects have to incorporate best practices from the public and[r]

In the past couple of decades, precision agriculture has emerged as a promising field to increase crop productivity. For instance, the Robotic Weeding Project under development at the Department of Agricultural Engineering, University of Aarhus, Denmark, is devoted to building an autonomous vehic[r]

Using mean score method, this paper identifies six key CSFs for partnering in Vietnamese construction, including financial security, commitment from top management, mutual[r]

Develop scientific arguments and propose solutions to improve the management of investment projects on infrastructure construction in the form of PPP in Vietnam.

Document present costs associated with constructed facilities; approaches to cost estimation; types of construction cost estimates; effects of scale on construction cost; unit cost method of estimation; methods for allocation of joint costs; historical cost data...

26 PROJECT MANAGEMENT FOR ENGINEERING AND CONSTRUCTION
Maslow proposed that humany are a wanting animal and their wants become needs. It is the quest to satisfy their needs that drives or motivates people. The needs include basic physical and psychological needs, which a[r]

specified in ASTM C 494-92, Corps of Engineers CRD-C 87-93, and AASHTO M 194-87, the Standard Specifications for chemical admixtures for concrete.
Special Consideration for Cold-Weather Construction
Cold weather can damage a concrete structure by freezing of fresh concrete before the ce[r]

The forward-looking “Cirkelstad” project of Holcim Netherlands is an example of a successful solution. It breaks new ground in the field of sustainable construction as sustainability becomes increasingly important when it comes to awarding public contracts. In cooperation with selected partne[r]

Doctoral thesis summary: Organizing management accounting information system to strengthen management of construction costs in the enterprises of Song Da corporation

Doctoral thesis summary: Organizing management accounting information system to strengthen management of construction costs in the enterprises of Song Da corporation

TABLE 1.1 Level of Equipment Use by Type of Construction Types of Construction Level of Use Work Activities Residential Light Finish site work, foundation excavation, ground material mov[r]

In a matrix organization, the members of the functional departments may be accustomed to a single reporting line in a hierarchical structure, but the project manager coordinates the activities of the team members drawn from functional departments. The functional structure within the matrix organiz[r]