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Anderson, S D, Patil, S S, Gibson, G E and Sullivan, G R (2004) Owner–Contractor Work Structures: Process Approach. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 130(05), 680–90.
Chinowsky, P S and Diekmann, J E (2004) Construction Engineering Management Educators: History and Deteriorating Community. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 130(05), 751–8.
Hanna, A S and Gunduz, M (2004) Impact of Change Orders on Small Labor-Intensive Projects. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 130(05), 726–33.
Hassanein, A and Moselhi, O (2004) Planning and Scheduling Highway Construction. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 130(05), 638–46.
Jung, Y and Woo, S (2004) Flexible Work Breakdown Structure for Integrated Cost and Schedule Control. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 130(05), 616–25.
Li, K Y K and Chan, A T (2004) Management of Radon in Tunnel Drilling. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 130(05), 699–707.
Mattila, K G and Bowman, M R (2004) Accuracy of Highway Contractor’s Schedules. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 130(05), 647–55.
Park, M and Peña-Mora, F (2004) Reliability Buffering for Construction Projects. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 130(05), 626–37.
- Type: Journal Article
- Keywords: Reliability; Buffeting; Simulation; Construction management; Project management; construction; project management; reliability;
- ISBN/ISSN: 0733-9364
- URL: https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9364(2004)130:5(626)
- Abstract:
Buffering is a common practice in project planning. Project managers or schedulers have used a time contingency to guarantee the completion time of either an activity or a project. This traditional buffering, however, often fails to protect the project schedule performance, resulting in an unnecessary resource idle time. To deal with this problem, reliability buffering, a simulation-based buffering strategy, is presented. Reliability buffering aims to generate a robust construction plan that protects against uncertainties by reducing the potential impact of construction changes. The effectiveness of reliability buffering is examined by simulating a dynamic project model that integrates the simulation approach with the network scheduling approach. The research results indicate that reliability buffering can help achieve a shorter project duration without driving up costs by pooling, resizing, relocating, and recharacterizing contingency buffers. A case study of bridge construction projects also demonstrates how construction projects can benefit from reliability buffering in real world settings. Although further validation is needed, reliability buffering can potentially impact the planning and control of construction projects by improving the consideration of construction feedbacks and characteristics in buffering, and serving as an input to a dynamic project model.
Scott, S and Harris, R A (2004) United Kingdom Construction Claims: Views of Professionals. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 130(05), 734–41.
Senghore, O, Hastak, M, Abdelhamid, T S, AbuHammad, A and Syal, M G (2004) Production Process for Manufactured Housing. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 130(05), 708–18.
Touran, A, Atgun, M and Bhurisith, I (2004) Analysis of the United States Department of Transportation Prompt Pay Provisions. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 130(05), 719–25.
Trigunarsyah, B (2004) Constructability Practices among Construction Contractors in Indonesia. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 130(05), 656–69.
Wong, C H (2004) Contractor Performance Prediction Model for the United Kingdom Construction Contractor: Study of Logistic Regression Approach. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 130(05), 691–8.
Zhang, X (2004) Improving Concessionaire Selection Protocols in Public/Private Partnered Infrastructure Projects. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 130(05), 670–9.
Zhong, D, Li, J, Zhu, H and Song, L (2004) Geographic Information System-Based Visual Simulation Methodology and Its Application in Concrete Dam Construction Processes. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 130(05), 742–50.