Abstracts – Browse Results

Search or browse again.

Click on the titles below to expand the information about each abstract.
Viewing 12 results ...

Del Solar, P, Del Río, M, Villoria, P and Nadal, A (2016) Analysis of Recurrent Defects in the Execution of Ceramic-Coatings Cladding in Building Construction. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 142(04).

Du, J, El-Gafy, M and Zhao, D (2016) Optimization of Change Order Management Process with Object-Oriented Discrete Event Simulation: Case Study. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 142(04).

Jordan Srour, F, Kiomjian, D and Srour, I M (2016) Learning Curves in Construction: A Critical Review and New Model. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 142(04).

Kim, C, Kim, T, Lee, U, Cho, H and Kang, K (2016) Advanced Steel Beam Assembly Approach for Improving Safety of Structural Steel Workers. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 142(04).

Larsson, J, Lu, W, Krantz, J and Olofsson, T (2016) Discrete Event Simulation Analysis of Product and Process Platforms: A Bridge Construction Case Study. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 142(04).

Lucko, G and Kaminsky, J A (2016) Construction Engineering Conference and Workshop 2014: Setting an Industry–Academic Collaborative Research Agenda. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 142(04).

Mirzadeh, I and Birgisson, B (2016) Evaluation of Highway Projects under Government Support Mechanisms Based on an Option-Pricing Framework. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 142(04).

Shen, X and Marks, E (2016) Near-Miss Information Visualization Tool in BIM for Construction Safety. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 142(04).

Szentes, H and Eriksson, P E (2016) Paradoxical Organizational Tensions between Control and Flexibility When Managing Large Infrastructure Projects. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 142(04).

Wang, T, Tang, W, Qi, D, Shen, W and Huang, M (2016) Enhancing Design Management by Partnering in Delivery of International EPC Projects: Evidence from Chinese Construction Companies. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 142(04).

  • Type: Journal Article
  • Keywords: Engineering-procurement-construction (EPC); Partnering; Design management; Project performance; Chinese contractors; International project delivery; Project planning and design;
  • ISBN/ISSN: 0733-9364
  • URL: https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)CO.1943-7862.0001082
  • Abstract:
    The engineering-procurement-construction (EPC) approach has been increasingly adopted in competitive international markets, in which design management is critical to project performances. Existing studies have embraced a partnering strategy to integrate stakeholders’ diverse expertise and need for better solutions to design. This study has quantitatively investigated the cause-effect relationships among partnering, design management, and project outcomes by developing and testing a conceptual model. With the support of data collected from Chinese construction companies as EPC contractors, this study reveals that contractors’ design management should focus on four factors: planning and executing, resolving disputes, optimizing design, and promoting techniques . Path analysis confirms that partnering can not only significantly facilitate design management, thereby improving project outcomes, but also directly promote project performances and create long-term strategic benefits. Canonical correlation analysis further quantifies the different extents to which two groups of partnering critical success factors (CSFs) interact with four design management factors, together with their effects on five indicators of project outcomes. This research has important primary contributions to the body of knowledge by establishing interdisciplinary linkages among knowledge areas of partnering, design management and international project delivery, demonstrating the multiorganizational dynamics in delivering international EPC projects on a holistic view. Understanding the in-depth underlying causes to improve design management will be crucial for EPC contractors to optimally integrate all stakeholders’ resources into designs by considering project lifecycle processes.

Xiong, W, Zhang, X and Chen, H (2016) Early-Termination Compensation in Public–Private Partnership Projects. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 142(04).

Zhang, L and El-Gohary, N M (2016) Discovering Stakeholder Values for Axiology-Based Value Analysis of Building Projects. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 142(04).