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Edwards, D J and Yisa, S (2001) Modelling the magnitude of plant downtime: a tool for improving plant operations management. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 8(03), 225–32.

Edwards, D J, Nicholas, J and Sharp, R (2001) Forecasting UK construction plant sales. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 8(03), 171–6.

Moore, D R (2001) William of Sen to Bob the Builder: non-cognate cultural perceptions of constructors. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 8(03), 177–84.

Ren, Z, Anumba, C J and Ugwu, O O (2001) Construction claims management: towards an agent-based approach. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 8(03), 185–97.

  • Type: Journal Article
  • Keywords: claim justification; claim negotiation; claim quantification; claims management; multiagent systems; risk management
  • ISBN/ISSN: 0969-9988
  • URL: http://www.ingentaconnect.com/search/expand?pub=infobike://bsc/ecam/2001/00000008/00000003/art00198&unc=
  • Abstract:
    Disputes are now considered endemic in the construction industry. They often arise from the poor resolution of claims in the course of construction projects. Efforts have been geared towards reducing the incidence of claims. These efforts are of two kinds: those that seek answers from basic principles and legal issues at the pre-construction phase and those that attempt to solve the problems through claims management procedures at the construction phase. This paper reviews the developments in claims management and highlights the deficiencies in current claims management approaches. It focuses on the need for improvement of the efficiency of claims negotiation and suggests the use of multiagent systems as an approach to achieve it. The potential benefits of the suggested approach are discussed in the concluding section of the paper.

Sönmez, M, Yang, J B and Holt, G D (2001) Addressing the contractor selection problem using an evidential reasoning approach. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 8(03), 198–210.

Ugwu, O O, Anumba, C J and Thorpe, A (2001) Ontology development for agent-based collaborative design. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 8(03), 211–24.