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Agbulos, A, Mohamed, Y, Al-Hussein, M, AbouRizk, S and Roesch, J (2006) Application of Lean Concepts and Simulation Analysis to Improve Efficiency of Drainage Operations Maintenance Crews. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 132(03), 291–9.

El Wardani, M A, Messner, J I and Horman, M J (2006) Comparing Procurement Methods for Design-Build Projects. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 132(03), 230–8.

El-Diraby, T E (2006) Web-Services Environment for Collaborative Management of Product Life-Cycle Costs. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 132(03), 300–13.

  • Type: Journal Article
  • Keywords: Life cycle cost; Information technology (IT); Knowledge-based systems; Internet; Project management;
  • ISBN/ISSN: 0733-9364
  • URL: https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9364(2006)132:3(300)
  • Abstract:
    There is an increasing need for effective tools for managing life cycle costs (LCC) of civil products. This paper presents a web-based semantic system for managing products’ life cycle costs. The basic architecture of the proposed system represents costs as a hierarchy of cost elements. Each cost element has a dollar value that could be deterministic, probabilistic, or fuzzy. Several factors (also represented in hierarchies) can have a set of impacts on the values of these costs. Through the analysis of different impact possibilities and probabilities, a decision maker can study various alternative scenarios and define the optimum set of costs and their values. A set of web services are used to capture cost elements, factors, and their impacts. The semantic nature of the system allows for it to be an integral part of a corporate memory system, where decision makers will be able to document and access lessons learned about LCC optimization. Finally, the proposed system includes a framework for a LCC-centered supply chain, where all stakeholders can collaborate in optimizing product LCC.

Ellis, R D and Lee, S (2006) Measuring Project Level Productivity on Transportation Projects. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 132(03), 314–20.

Hinze, J, Devenport, J N and Giang, G (2006) Analysis of Construction Worker Injuries That Do Not Result in Lost Time. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 132(03), 321–6.

Kaiser, M J (2006) Offshore Decommissioning Cost Estimation in the Gulf of Mexico. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 132(03), 249–58.

Lee, D and Arditi, D (2006) Automated Statistical Analysis in Stochastic Project Scheduling Simulation. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 132(03), 268–77.

Soetanto, R, Dainty, A R, Glass, J and Price, A D (2006) Empirical Evaluation of Structural Frame Performance Criteria: Realizing the Potential of Hybrid Concrete Construction. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 132(03), 278–90.

Tang, W, Duffield, C F and Young, D M (2006) Partnering Mechanism in Construction: An Empirical Study on the Chinese Construction Industry. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 132(03), 217–29.

Wibowo, A (2006) CAPM-Based Valuation of Financial Government Supports to Infeasible and Risky Private Infrastructure Projects. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 132(03), 239–48.

Zhang, H, Li, H and Tam, C M (2006) Particle Swarm Optimization for Preemptive Scheduling under Break and Resource-Constraints. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 132(03), 259–67.