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Abidel-Razek, R H (1998) Factors affecting construction quality in Egypt: identification and relative importance. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 5(03), 220–7.

Alkoc, E and Erbatur, F (1998) Site expert: a prototype knowledge-based expert system. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 5(03), 238–51.

Carrillo, P M (1998) Mergers and acquisitions: the impact on information systems and information technology. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 5(03), 276–84.

Goh, B-H (1998) Forecasting residential construction demand in Singapore: a comparative study of the accuracy of time series, regression and artificial neural network techniques. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 5(03), 261–75.

Kumaraswamy, M M (1998) Industry development through creative project packaging and integrated management. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 5(03), 228–37.

Landin, A M and Persson, M H (1998) Evaluation of quality systems for specialist contractors. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 5(03), 210–9.

Loosemore, M (1998) The methodological challenges posed by the confrontational nature of the construction industry. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 5(03), 285–93.

Mattila, K G and Abraham, D M (1998) Linear scheduling: past research efforts and future directions. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 5(03), 294–303.

Mezher, T M and Tawil, W (1998) Causes of delay in the construction industry in Lebanon. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 5(03), 252–60.

  • Type: Journal Article
  • Keywords: claim; delay; Lebanon; project management; schedule; time
  • ISBN/ISSN: 0969-9988
  • URL: http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/links/doi/10.1046/j.1365-232X.1998.00049.x/abs
  • Abstract:
    The present paper presents the major causes of delay in the construction industry in Lebanon and the relative importance of these postponements. A survey of a randomly selected sample of 11 owners, 15 contractors and 10 architectural/engineering (NE) firms from Lebanon was undertaken. The survey included 64 causes of delay, grouped into 10 major groups, in which the participants were asked to indicate their level of importance of each delay. The level of importance of the causes and the groups were measured and ranked by the importance index for owners, contractors and A/E firms. It was found that all three parties generally agreed on the ranking of the major categories of delay factors. Owners had more concerns with regard to financial issues, while contractors ranked contractual relationships highest, and finally, A/E firms ranked project management highest.

Uher, T E and Ritchie, J (1998) Promoting the health of construction workers. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 5(03), 304–11.