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Anson, M and Siu, M F (2020) Augmented Balance Point Diagrams for Matching Site and Concrete-Supply Resources. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 146(04).
Franco-Duran, D M and de la Garza, J M (2020) Performance of Resource-Constrained Scheduling Heuristics. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 146(04).
Idowu, O S and Lam, K C (2020) Conceptual Quantities Estimation Using Bootstrapped Support Vector Regression Models. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 146(04).
Javanmardi, A, Abbasian-Hosseini, S A, Liu, M and Hsiang, S M (2020) Improving Effectiveness of Constraints Removal in Construction Planning Meetings: Information-Theoretic Approach. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 146(04).
- Type: Journal Article
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- ISBN/ISSN: 0733-9364
- URL: https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)CO.1943-7862.0001790
- Abstract:
Timely identification and removal of constraints is critical for improving workflow reliability. Construction project managers need to spend a significant amount of working time in various types of planning meetings to discuss, analyze, and remove constraints. However, the amount of uncertainty associated with each constraint, mutual information shared among constraints, and any information gained by addressing those constraints are not necessarily known with any great accuracy or precision. This research used a bridge construction project as a case study to collect empirical data on detailed weekly meeting minutes over 18 weeks and the planned and actual starting and finish times of 475 activities. An information-theoretic approach was used to develop a framework to measure the amount of uncertainty and information sharing among constraint discussions. A Chow–Liu tree was then developed to help project managers optimize the sequence of topics discussed so that meeting time may be spent more productively. Results from this particular study indicate that weekly planning meetings need to strategically address issues of equipment availability, design and working method clarification, and prerequisite work readiness since removing those constraints could improve workflow reliability by 5.6%, 4.9%, and 3.6%, respectively. The contribution to the body of knowledge of this research was the development of a framework to utilize an information theoretic–based approach to measure information exchange, uncertainty, and sharing in construction planning meetings. The method can be applied to other construction projects, and the findings can help project managers plan and run meetings more effectively.
Joseph Garcia, A and Mollaoglu, S (2020) Individuals’ Capacities to Apply Transferred Knowledge in AEC Project Teams. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 146(04).
Karakhan, A A, Gambatese, J and Simmons, D R (2020) Development of Assessment Tool for Workforce Sustainability. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 146(04).
Lingard, H and Oswald, D (2020) Safety at the Front Line: Social Negotiation of Work and Safety at the Principal Contractor–Subcontractor Interface. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 146(04).
Liu, Q, Xu, N, Jiang, H, Wang, S, Wang, W and Wang, J (2020) Psychological Driving Mechanism of Safety Citizenship Behaviors of Construction Workers: Application of the Theory of Planned Behavior and Norm Activation Model. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 146(04).
Lowe, B D, Albers, J, Hayden, M, Lampl, M, Naber, S and Wurzelbacher, S (2020) Review of Construction Employer Case Studies of Safety and Health Equipment Interventions. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 146(04).
Lu, W, Guo, W and Zhu, Q (2020) Effect of Justice on Contractor’s Relational Behavior: Moderating Role of Owner’s Asset Specificity. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 146(04).
Nnaji, C, Gambatese, J, Karakhan, A and Osei-Kyei, R (2020) Development and Application of Safety Technology Adoption Decision-Making Tool. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 146(04).
Phang, T C H, Chen, C and Tiong, R L K (2020) New Model for Identifying Critical Success Factors Influencing BIM Adoption from Precast Concrete Manufacturers’ View. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 146(04).
Rezvani, A, Ashkanasy, N and Khosravi, P (2020) Key Attitudes: Unlocking the Relationships between Emotional Intelligence and Performance in Construction Projects. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 146(04).
Salas, R, Hallowell, M, Balaji, R and Bhandari, S (2020) Safety Risk Tolerance in the Construction Industry: Cross-Cultural Analysis. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 146(04).
Serugga, J, Kagioglou, M and Tzortzopoulos, P (2020) Value Generation in Front-End Design of Social Housing with QFD and Multiattribute Utility Theory. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 146(04).
Shang, L and Abdel Aziz, A M (2020) Stackelberg Game Theory-Based Optimization Model for Design of Payment Mechanism in Performance-Based PPPs. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 146(04).
Zhang, J, Xiang, P, Zhang, R, Chen, D and Ren, Y (2020) Mediating Effect of Risk Propensity between Personality Traits and Unsafe Behavioral Intention of Construction Workers. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 146(04).
Zhong, B, Li, H, Luo, H, Zhou, J, Fang, W and Xing, X (2020) Ontology-Based Semantic Modeling of Knowledge in Construction: Classification and Identification of Hazards Implied in Images. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 146(04).