Construction Innovation: Volume 4 Issue 2

Improving project processes: best practice case study

M. Sarshar, R. Haigh, D. Amaratunga

This paper describes SPICE (Structure Process Improvement for Construction Enterprises), which is a process improvement framework for construction organizations. SPICE is a five…

Survey of information technology applications in construction

W. El‐Ghandour, M. Al‐Hussein

Information technology in construction (ITC) has become a key topic in the last two decades, gaining wide acceptance and is being implemented in the construction research domains…

Public Project Programming System (3PS): a decision support system for public sector investment

T. Mezher, M.A. Abdul‐Malak, S. Arnaout, Z. Bassil

Public investment programming is a complex exercise and involves a number of factors. These include social, economical, environmental, technological and political factors. In…

Nurturing a learning organization in construction: a focus on strategic shift, organizational transformation, customer orientation and quality centered learning

Peter E.D. Love, Jimmy C. Huang, David J. Edwards, Zahir Irani

The construction industry resides in a period of intense introspection as it seeks to improve its performance and productivity. Yet, yielding such improvements requires each…