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Anastasopoulos, P C, Haddock, J E and Peeta, S (2014) Cost Overrun in Public-Private Partnerships: Toward Sustainable Highway Maintenance and Rehabilitation. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 140(06).

Becker, T C, Jaselskis, E J and El-Gafy, M (2014) Improving Predictability of Construction Project Outcomes through Intentional Management of Indirect Construction Costs. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 140(06).

Chen, Y Q, Zhang, Y B and Zhang, S J (2014) Impacts of Different Types of Owner-Contractor Conflict on Cost Performance in Construction Projects. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 140(06).

El-Abbasy, M S, Senouci, A, Zayed, T, Mirahadi, F and Parvizsedghy, L (2014) Condition Prediction Models for Oil and Gas Pipelines Using Regression Analysis. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 140(06).

Hawas, F and Cifuentes, A (2014) Valuation of Projects with Stochastic Cash Flows and Intertemporal Correlations: Practical Modeling Guidelines. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 140(06).

Ko, C and Chung, N (2014) Lean Design Process. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 140(06).

Lee, H W, Choi, K and Gambatese, J A (2014) Real Options Valuation of Phased Investments in Commercial Energy Retrofits under Building Performance Risks. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 140(06).

Maghrebi, M, Travis Waller, S and Sammut, C (2014) Assessing the Accuracy of Expert-Based Decisions in Dispatching Ready Mixed Concrete. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 140(06).

O’Connor, J T, O’Brien, W J and Choi, J O (2014) Critical Success Factors and Enablers for Optimum and Maximum Industrial Modularization. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 140(06).

  • Type: Journal Article
  • Keywords: Fabrication; Construction industry; Modularization; PPMOF; Prefabrication; Preassembly; Critical sucess factors; Industrial project; Offsite fabrication; Productivity; Project planning and design;
  • ISBN/ISSN: 0733-9364
  • URL: https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)CO.1943-7862.0000842
  • Abstract:
    Modularization is a well-established technique that can improve the construction industry by exporting a portion of site-based work to fabrication shops. However, its application in the industry is limited. The Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) industry needs new approaches to reach higher levels of modularization. The purpose of this study is to determine what changes in current EPC processes are needed to create an optimal environment for a broader and more effective use of modularization. In creating such an nvironment, it is necessary to know the factors that lead to success. The most influential critical success factors (CSFs; 21 total) have been determined by the expertise of a research team who compiled a detailed list by adding CSF enablers. CSF enablers are additional steps that can facilitate accomplishment of the associated CSF. A closer look at the top five CSFs indicates that project teams should pay particular attention to module envelope limitations, team agreement on project drivers, adequate owner-planning resources and processes, timely freeze of scoping and design, and due recognition of possible early completion from modularization. This CSFs analysis and addition of enablers provide guidelines and ways to implement strategies for successful modularization in a project and leverages modularization to benefit capital projects.

Russell, M M, Hsiang, S M, Liu, M and Wambeke, B (2014) Causes of Time Buffer and Duration Variation in Construction Project Tasks: Comparison of Perception to Reality. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 140(06).

West, J (2014) Collaborative Patterns and Power Imbalance in Strategic Alliance Networks. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 140(06).

Zhang, S, Migliaccio, G C, Zandbergen, P A and Guindani, M (2014) Empirical Assessment of Geographically Based Surface Interpolation Methods for Adjusting Construction Cost Estimates by Project Location. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 140(06).