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Abdul-Aziz, A (2001) Unraveling of BOT Scheme: Malaysia's Indah Water Konsortium. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 127(06), 457–60.

AbouRizk, S, Knowles, P and Hermann, U R (2001) Estimating Labor Production Rates for Industrial Construction Activities. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 127(06), 502–11.

Allouche, E N, Ariaratnam, S T and AbouRizk, S M (2001) Applications of Horizontal Characterization Techniques in Trenchless Construction. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 127(06), 476–84.

Gerber, J K and Yacoubian, G S (2001) Evaluation of Drug Testing in the Workplace: Study of the Construction Industry. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 127(06), 438–44.

Hegazy, T and Ersahin, T (2001) Simplified Spreadsheet Solutions. I: Subcontractor Information System. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 127(06), 461–8.

Hegazy, T and Ersahin, T (2001) Simplified Spreadsheet Solutions. II: Overall Schedule Optimization. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 127(06), 469–75.

Isidore, L J and Back, W E (2001) Probabilistic Optimal-Cost Scheduling. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 127(06), 431–7.

  • Type: Journal Article
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  • ISBN/ISSN: 0733-9364
  • URL: https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9364(2001)127:6(431)
  • Abstract:
    During the planning and execution of construction projects, it often becomes necessary to shorten the duration of the project. A widely used technique for reducing the duration of a project is commonly referred to as least-cost scheduling. This procedure is based on deterministically arriving at the shortest project duration for the minimum cost possible. There is, however, one major problem with the typical application of this technique. It does not address the variability inherent in the duration and cost of the project activities. Thus, the resulting compressed schedule value cannot be applied with any stated level of statistical confidence. This paper presents a new procedure that addresses some of the major shortcomings of least-cost scheduling. It does so by accounting for the variability inherent in the duration and cost of the scheduled activities by simultaneously applying range estimating and probabilistic scheduling to the historical data. The resulting data set is then analyzed to provide a compressed schedule duration and cost estimate that have a higher overall confidence of being achieved.

Lowe, D J and Skitmore, R M (2001) Human Effects in Construction Contract Price Forecasting: Experience and Experiential Learning Styles. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 127(06), 485–93.

Pena-Mora, F and Park, M (2001) Dynamic Planning for Fast-Tracking Building Construction Projects. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 127(06), 445–56.

Pheng, L S and Chuan, C J (2001) Just-in-Time Management of Precast Concrete Components. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 127(06), 494–501.