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Evaluation of quality systems for specialist contractors
ANNE M. LANDIN, MATS H. PERSSONQuality systems are being adopted by the Swedish building industry to an increasing degree. The present paper examines two categories of specialist contractors — electrical…
Factors affecting construction quality in Egypt: identification and relative importance
REFAAT H. ABDEL‐RAZEKThe present paper explains the details of a study that was carried out in Egypt. The study involved the participation of 159 construction professionals representing traditional…
Industry development through creative project packaging and integrated management
MOHAN M KUMARASWAMYThe findings from a set of related investigations into construction megaproject management were integrated into models, frameworks and basic guidelines that would help to improve…
SITE EXPERT: a prototype knowledge‐based expert system
EDIZ ALKOC, FUAT ERBATURThe present paper reports on the development of SITE EXPERT: a prototype knowledge‐based expert system. It is an advisory system. SITE EXPERT is intended to be used for…
Causes of delays in the construction industry in Lebanon
TOUFIC M. MEZHER, WISSAM TAWILThe present paper presents the major causes of delays in the construction industry in Lebanon and the relative importance of these postponements. A survey of a randomly selected…
Forecasting residential construction demand in Singapore: a comparative study of the accuracy of time series, regression and artificial neural network techniques
BEE‐HUA GOHIt is widely believed that the construction industry is more volatile than other sectors of the economy. Accurate predictions of the level of aggregate demand for construction are…
Mergers and acquisitions: the impact on information systems and information technology
P.M. CARRILLORecently, there have been significant corporate changes within the major contracting organizations in the UK. Mergers and acquisitions are creating large, pan‐European…
The methodological challenges posed by the confrontational nature of the construction industry
M. LOOSEMOREThe confrontational nature of the construction industry is as much a threat to effective research as it is to effective construction management. In methodological terms, it…
Linear scheduling: past research efforts and future directions
KRIS G. MATTILA, DULCY M. ABRAHAMSince the early 1960s, there have been different techniques to schedule linear projects, but for the most part, these have been overshadowed by the critical path method (CPM)…
Promoting the health of construction workers
THOMAS E UHER, JAN RITCHIEThe present paper reports on research which attempted to ascertain the attitudes of the management and site personnel of general contractors and subcontractors on the issue of…
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