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Burleson, R C, Haas, C T, Tucker, R L and Stanley, A (1998) Multiskilled Labor Utilization Strategies in Construction. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 124(06), 480–9.

Camfield, F E (1998) Guidelines for Quarrystone Armor Units. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 124(06), 465–6.

Diekmann, J E and Featherman, W D (1998) Assessing Cost Uncertainty: Lessons from Environmental Restoration Projects. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 124(06), 445–51.

Finke, M R (1998) A Better Way to Estimate and Mitigate Disruption. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 124(06), 490–7.

  • Type: Journal Article
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  • ISBN/ISSN: 0733-9364
  • URL: https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9364(1998)124:6(490)
  • Abstract:
    The construction industry has a difficult time prospectively identifying, with accuracy, either the scope or magnitude of change-caused disruption at the activity level. This difficulty increases contractors' risks when negotiating change orders, makes owners more suspicious of contractors' negotiating positions, increases the chances that change orders will not be settled and will turn into claims or disputes, and makes it more difficult for contractors to foresee and mitigate the disruptive effects of change orders. This article proposes a methodology which will solve these problems by (1) qualitatively identifying the scope of possible disruption, thereby limiting the scope of application of any disruption estimating methodology; (2) within this scope of possible disruption, quantifying disruption using an improved factor-based estimating methodology; and (3) yielding activity-specific estimates of disruption. The proposed methodology recognizes the specific characteristics of the interacting activities, and more realistically models the process by which disruption occurs. Activity-specific estimates of disruption will allow contractors to mitigate disruption by taking advantage of available float to selectively postpone some combination of the disrupting and/or disrupted activities.

Harper, R S and Koehn, E (1998) Managing Industrial Construction Safety in Southeast Texas. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 124(06), 452–7.

Kale, S and Arditi, D (1998) Business Failures: Liabilities of Newness, Adolescence, and Smallness. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 124(06), 458–64.

Konchar, M and Sanvido, V (1998) Comparison of U.S. Project Delivery Systems. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 124(06), 435–44.

Molenaar, K R and Songer, A D (1998) Model for Public Sector Design-Build Project Selection. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 124(06), 467–79.

Sonmez, R and Rowings, J E (1998) Construction Labor Productivity Modeling with Neural Networks. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 124(06), 498–504.