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Triangulation in construction management research
PETER E.D. LOVE, GARY D. HOLT, HENG LIThere has been considerable debate in the construction management (CM) literature as to which research methodology is the most appropriate to CM research problems. This paper…
Development and application of a hybrid genetic algorithm for resource optimization and management
O.O. UGWU, J.H.M. TAHResource selection/optimization problems are often characterized by two related problems: numerical function and combinatorial optimization. Although techniques ranging from…
Axiomatic design in the customizing home building industry
KURT PSILANDERThe developer would find a tool very useful that systematically and reliably analyses customer taste in terms of functional requirements (FRs). Such a tool increases the…
Automated excavation in construction using robotics trajectory and envelop generation
FUAD MRAD, M. ASEM ABDUL‐MALAK, SALAH SADEK, ZIAD KHUDRRobotic industrial applications are very well established in the manufacturing industry, while they are relatively in their infancy phase in the construction sector. The need for…
Managing the commissioning of building services
KEITH POTTS, MIKE WALLThe commissioning of building services is very much the ‘Cinderella’ activity in the construction cycle, many complaints are heard but few praises sung. This paper examines the…
The unmanageability of construction and the theoretical psycho‐social dynamics of projects
ALAN WILDThe article ‘researches’ construction fragmentation from the assumption that construction projects are ‘unmanageable’ (Mintzberg, 1982) in conventional terms, in an attempt to…
Critical success factors of the BOOT procurement system: reflections from the Stadium Australia case study
MARCUS JEFFERIES, ROD GAMESON, STEVE ROWLINSONRecent trends in the provision of infrastructure development indicate that the private sector is playing an increasingly important role in the procurement process. This trend has…
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