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Awad, A and Fayek, A R (2013) Adaptive Learning of Contractor Default Prediction Model for Surety Bonding. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 139(06), 694–704.
Badu, E, Owusu-Manu, D, Edwards, D J and Holt, G D (2013) Analysis of Strategic Issues Underpinning the Innovative Financing of Infrastructure within Developing Countries. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 139(06), 726–37.
Brodetskaia, I, Sacks, R and Shapira, A (2013) Stabilizing Production Flow of Interior and Finishing Works with Reentrant Flow in Building Construction. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 139(06), 665–74.
- Type: Journal Article
- Keywords: Computer aided simulation; Construction management; Contractors; Lean construction; Subcontractors; Production management; Computer-aided simulation; Construction management; Contractors; Flow control; Lean construction; Production management; Subcontract
- ISBN/ISSN: 0733-9364
- URL: https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)CO.1943-7862.0000595
- Abstract:
Interior and finishing activities in building construction exhibit high degrees of variation as a result of uncertainty in supply chains, variations in work quantities, client changes, and lack of predictability of the production capacity of subcontracting trades. Decisions must constantly be made concerning effective utilization of available resources. Reentrant workflow patterns, where a trade crew returns multiple times to the same space, make production control particularly difficult. We present a method for pull flow control at the operational level through real-time prioritization of pending work packages and daily regulation of crew assignments and trades’ production capacities. Application of various heuristics was evaluated using discrete-event simulation of a representative construction project. The experimental results emphasize the importance of dynamic control of allocation of production resources to those mature activities that ensure subsequent (downstream) flow. The most successful policy was to use the second reentrant activity as a bottleneck and to regulate the capacity of the trade with reentrant flows to ensure sufficient feeding of new work to successive crews.
Cariaga, I and El-Diraby, T E (2013) Assessing the market potential for housing construction products in Mexico. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 139(06), 717–25.
Chen, Q, Jin, R and Soboyejo, A (2013) Understanding a Contractor’s Regional Variations in Safety Performance. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 139(06), 641–53.
Cho, Y, Wang, C and Zhuang, Z (2013) Framework for Empirical Process to Improve Nonnuclear Gauge Performance in Hot-Mix Asphalt Pavement Construction. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 139(06), 601–10.
Chong, H Y, Zin, R M and Chong, S C (2013) Employing Data Warehousing for Contract Administration: e-Dispute Resolution Prototype. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 139(06), 611–9.
Kim, Y A, Ryoo, B Y, Kim, Y and Huh, W C (2013) Major Accident Factors for Effective Safety Management of Highway Construction Projects. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 139(06), 628–40.
Le, Y, Wang, Y, Luo, C and Peng, Y (2013) Integration of Financial and Contract Management on the Shanghai Expo Construction Program. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 139(06), 738–48.
Park, T, Kim, B and Kim, H (2013) Real Option Approach to Sharing Privatization Risk in Underground Infrastructures. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 139(06), 685–93.
Russell, J S (2013) Shaping the Future of the Civil Engineering Profession. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 139(06), 654–64.
Solla, M, González-Jorge, H, Varela, M and Lorenzo, H (2013) Ground-Penetrating Radar for Inspection of In-Road Structures and Data Interpretation by Numerical Modeling. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 139(06), 749–53.
Xia, B, Molenaar, K, Chan, A, Skitmore, M and Zuo, J (2013) Determining Optimal Proportion of Design in Design-Build Request for Proposals. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 139(06), 620–7.
Yeung, J F Y, Chan, A P C, Chan, D W M, Chiang, Y H and Yang, H (2013) Developing a Benchmarking Model for Construction Projects in Hong Kong. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 139(06), 705–16.
Yu, W, Wang, K and Wang, M (2013) Pricing Strategy for Best Value Tender. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 139(06), 675–84.