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Abdullah, A H, Yaman, S K, Mohammad, H and Hassan, P F (2018) Construction manager’s technical competencies in Malaysian construction projects. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 25(02), 153–77.

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Besaiso, H, Fenn, P, Emsley, M and Wright, D (2018) A comparison of the suitability of FIDIC and NEC conditions of contract in Palestine. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 25(02), 241–56.

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Forsythe, P J (2007) A conceptual framework for studying customer satisfaction in residential construction. Construction Management and Economics, 25(02), 171–82.

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Gavieta, R C and Onate, C E (1997) Building regulations and disaster mitigation: the Philippines. Building Research & Information, 25(02), 120–3.

Giti, D M, K'Akumu, O A and Ondieki, E O (2020) Enhanced role of private sector through public private partnerships in low income urban housing in Kenya. Journal of Financial Management of Property and Construction , 25(02), 293–312.

Graafland, J and Nijhof, A (2007) Transparency, market operation and trust in the Dutch construction industry: an exploratory study. Construction Management and Economics, 25(02), 195–205.

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Hua, G B (2007) Applying the strategic alignment model to business and ICT strategies of Singapore's small and medium-sized architecture, engineering and construction enterprises. Construction Management and Economics, 25(02), 157–69.

Jannadi, M O (1997) An effective safety programme for a concrete product manufacturing plant. Building Research & Information, 25(02), 92–100.

Jolly Cyril, E and Singla, H K (2020) Comparative analysis of profitability of real estate, industrial construction and infrastructure firms: evidence from India. Journal of Financial Management of Property and Construction , 25(02), 273–91.

Kavishe, N, Jefferson, I and Chileshe, N (2018) An analysis of the delivery challenges influencing public-private partnership in housing projects. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 25(02), 202–40.

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Li, H (1997) Determinants of knowledge-based expert system success in construction engineering. Building Research & Information, 25(02), 101–6.

Liu, J, Lin, S and Feng, Y (2018) Understanding why Chinese contractors are not willing to purchase construction insurance. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 25(02), 257–72.

Loffler, M (1997) Foamglass as spacer in multiple-glazing. Building Research & Information, 25(02), 107–10.

Lu, X and Davis, S (2018) Priming effects on safety decisions in a virtual construction simulator. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 25(02), 273–94.

McCord, M (2020) An exploratory investigation into the relationship between energy performance certificates and sales price: a polytomous universal model approach. Journal of Financial Management of Property and Construction , 25(02), 247–71.

Pan, W, Gibb, A G F and Dainty, A R J (2007) Perspectives of UK housebuilders on the use of offsite modern methods of construction. Construction Management and Economics, 25(02), 183–94.

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Sa'eed, A, Gambo, N, Inuwa, I I and Musonda, I (2020) Effects of financial management practices on technical performance of building contractors in northeast Nigeria. Journal of Financial Management of Property and Construction , 25(02), 201–23.

Trigunarsyah, B (2007) Project designers' role in improving constructability of Indonesian construction projects. Construction Management and Economics, 25(02), 207–15.

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Wesz, J G B, Formoso, C T and Tzortzopoulos, P (2018) Planning and controlling design in engineered-to-order prefabricated building systems. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 25(02), 134–52.

• Type: Journal Article
• Keywords: Engineer-to-order; Design process; Last planner system; Planning and control; Design teams; Prefabricated building systems;
• ISBN/ISSN: 0969-9988
• URL: https://doi.org/10.1108/ECAM-02-2016-0045
• Abstract:
  The purpose of this paper is to propose a model for planning and controlling the design process in companies that design, manufacture and assemble prefabricated engineer-to-order (ETO) building systems. This model was devised as an adaptation of the Last Planner® System for ETO multiple-project environments. Design science research, also known as prescriptive research, was the methodological approach adopted in this research. An empirical study was carried out at the design department of a leading steel fabricator from Brazil, in which the proposed model was implemented in six different design teams. The main benefits of the proposed model were shielding design work from variability, encouraging collaborative planning, creating opportunities for learning, increasing process transparency, and flexibility according to project status. Two main factors affected the effectiveness of the implementation process commitment and leadership of design managers, and training on design management and project planning and control core concepts and practices. Some limitations were identified in the implementation process: similarly to some previous studies (Ballard, 2002; Codinhoto and Formoso, 2005), the success of constraint analysis was still limited; some of the metrics produced (e.g. ABI, causes of planning failures) have not been fully used for process improvement; and systematic feedback about project status was not properly implemented and tested. The main contributions of this study in relation to traditional design planning and control practices are related to the use of two levels of look-ahead planning, the introduction of a decoupling point between conceptual and detail design, the proposition of new metrics for the Last Planner® System, and understanding the potential role of visual management to support planning and control.

Zhang, Z, Koh, Z Y and Ling, F (2020) Benchmarking contractors’ financial performance: case study of Singapore. Journal of Financial Management of Property and Construction , 25(02), 183–99.