Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management: Volume 13 Issue 1

The impact of a design management training initiative on project performance

L. Bibby, S. Austin, D. Bouchlaghem

Over recent years there has been a significant drive away from traditional procurement routes where contractors find themselves with an increasing responsibility for the control…

Managing subcontractor supply chain for quality in construction

Khalid Karim, Marton Marosszeky, Steven Davis

To provide a decision support tool for long‐term management of subcontractor supply chain for achieving better quality in construction.

A problem‐solving approach to value‐adding decision making in construction design

D.S. Thomson, S.A. Austin, D.S. Root, A. Thorpe, J.W. Hammond

To illustrate the use of a Value Adding Toolbox by construction industry designers when addressing customer value expectations using problem solving.

Embedding good practice sharing within process improvement

Kwan S. Jeong, Michail Kagioglou, Richard Haigh, Dilanthi Amaratunga, Mohan L. Siriwardena

Construction firms need to improve the way in which they manage their processes. Focusing on good practice and knowledge sharing within and across organisational boundaries, the…

A novel multiple linear regression model for forecasting S‐curves

Karl Blyth, Ammar Kaka

Cash flow forecasting is an indispensable tool for construction companies, and is essential for the survival of any contractor at all stages of the work. A simple and fast…

Building competence to manage contractual claims in international construction environment: The case of Finnish contractors

Adekunle Sabitu Oyegoke

This study was motivated by a belief that existing knowledge on management of a contractual claim in international contracting practice is different from a standardised local…

Special Issue on Law in the built environment

Editorial

Ronald McCaffer