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Knowledge management practices in large construction organisations
Herbert S. Robinson, Patricia M. Carrillo, Chimay J. Anumba, Ahmed M. Al‐GhassaniThis paper aims to investigate how large UK construction organisations manage their knowledge assets. It then proposes STEPS, a mechanism for benchmarking organisation's knowledge…
Current practices in building project contract price forecasting in the UK
Chris Fortune, Owen CoxThe selection and use of the most appropriate building project contract price forecasting model contribute to the provision of strategic advice that clients can use to make…
Use of process maps to develop a management briefing sheet for a design consultancy
Isao T Matsumoto, John Stapleton, Jacqueline Glass, Tony ThorpeProcess mapping can lead to a more holistic understanding of how an organisation works. This paper seeks to discuss how an engineering design consultancy, which had developed a…
Process models implementation in the construction industry: a literature synthesis
Patricia Tzortzopoulos, Martin Sexton, Rachel CooperDifferent process models have been developed by academia and industry to enhance the effectiveness and efficiency of the design and construction activity in response to the need…
Worker safety issues in night‐time highway construction
David Arditi, Mehmet Ayrancioglu, Jonathan Jingsheng ShiThe research presented in this paper aims to investigate highway construction/maintenance professionals' perceptions of the effects of night‐time construction conditions on worker…
Changes in the Danish construction sector: the need for a new focus
Kristian Kristiansen, Stephen Emmitt, Sten BonkeIt was the aim of the analysis to draw an overall picture of the trends towards change in the construction industry, thereby forming a foundation for further analysis and…
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- Professor Chimay Anumba