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Arditi, D and Pattanakitchamroon, T (2008) Analysis Methods in Time-Based Claims. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 134(04), 242–52.

Atalah, A (2008) Effect of Rock Trenching Vibrations on Nearby Structures. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 134(04), 234–41.

Battikha, M G (2008) Reasoning Mechanism for Construction Nonconformance Root-Cause Analysis. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 134(04), 280–8.

Chan, W and Lu, M (2008) Materials Handling System Simulation in Precast Viaduct Construction: Modeling, Analysis, and Implementation. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 134(04), 300–10.

Hegazy, T and Kamarah, E (2008) Efficient Repetitive Scheduling for High-Rise Construction. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 134(04), 253–64.

Karlsson, M, Lakka, A, Sulankivi, K, Hanna, A S and Thompson, B P (2008) Best Practices for Integrating the Concurrent Engineering Environment into Multipartner Project Management. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 134(04), 289–99.

  • Type: Journal Article
  • Keywords: Information technology (IT); Project management; Benefit cost ratios; Construction industry;
  • ISBN/ISSN: 0733-9364
  • URL: https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9364(2008)134:4(289)
  • Abstract:
    The use of the Internet, e-mail, and other technologies has been steadily filtering into the building process, creating a concurrent engineering (CE) environment, and enabling collaborative efforts in the building process. The concurrent engineering environment is established by a variety of tools, including internet accessible servers, e-mail, mobile telephones, and many other existing CE tools. Organizations involved in the construction process recognize the need for assessment of benefits resulting from CE tools, but find the evaluation of these benefits difficult and complicated. The project presented in this paper, “project management and organization in the concurrent engineering environment (ProCE),” is applicable to both researchers and practitioners. The ProCE project developed a measuring model, which may be used by future researchers in this area, attempted to measure benefits derived from using the CE environment in construction design and project management routines, and developed guidelines for best practice implementation by practitioners, based on four case studies. The project included the measurement of both the quantitative and qualitative benefit of CE environment implementation in building construction projects using tools that were readily available through application service providers. Measurement of cost and other quantifiable benefits have been extensively studied. Therefore, the majority of the discussion in the current paper will address the ProCE project’s measurement of qualitative benefits.

Kleiner, B M, Smith-Jackson, T L, Mills, T H, O’Brien, M and Haro, E (2008) Design, Development, and Deployment of a Rapid Universal Safety and Health System for Construction. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 134(04), 273–9.

Stenbeck, T (2008) Quantifying Effects of Incentives in a Rail Maintenance Performance-Based Contract. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 134(04), 265–72.