Table of contents
Evaluating engineering consultants' general capabilities during the pre‐selection process – a Hong Kong study
S. Thomas Ng, Lai‐Kit ChowConsultant pre‐selection is an essential process to distinguish capable candidates before they are invited to submit their technical and fee proposals for consultancy assignments…
Balancing fee and quality in two envelope fee bidding
Derek S. Drew, Sandy L.Y. Tang, Christine K. LuiConsultant commissions in two envelope fee bidding are awarded on the basis of fee and quality (i.e. technical score). Consultants' fees and technical score are combined using a…
An open framework for corporate strategy in construction
Charles Y.J. Cheah, Michael J. GarvinA new conceptual model for corporate strategy in the construction industry is presented that is derived from two principal inputs. First, the fundamental components of the model…
Total quality management in Australian contracting organisations: pre‐conditions for successful implementation
Peter E.D. Love, David J. Edwards, Amrik SohalTotal quality management (TQM) is widely recognised as an enabler for performance improvement in the construction industry. This paper presents empirical findings from eight…
Downtime model development for construction equipment management
Madhav Prasad Nepal, Moonseo ParkDowntime (DT) caused by non‐availability of equipment and equipment breakdown has non‐trivial impact on the performance of construction projects. Earlier research has often…
Critical path determination by incorporating minimum and maximum time and distance constraints into linear scheduling
Alexandros Kallantzis, Sergios LambropoulosA scheduling method for determining the critical path in linear projects is presented, that takes into account maximum time and distance constraints in addition to the commonly…
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