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Aboukhadra, W (2021) Learning organisation, affective commitment and cultural intelligence: the case of expatriates in the Gulf Co-operation Council countries, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Nottingham Trent University.
Adnan, H B (2004) Joint venture projects in Malaysian Construction Industry Factors Critical to success, Unpublished PhD Thesis, School of Property and Construction, Nottingham Trent University.
Agyekum-Mensah, G (2013) The development of an innovative sustainable total planning and control system for construction projects, Unpublished PhD Thesis, School of Architecture, Design and the Built Environment, Nottingham Trent University.
Ahmed Namadi, S i (2019) A framework for collaborative costing in the UK construction industry, Unpublished PhD Thesis, School of Architecture, Design and the Built Environment, Nottingham Trent University.
Alharbi, F (2020) Critical delay factors in housing construction projects in Saudi Arabia: Assessment and solutions, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Nottingham Trent University.
Asnaashari, E (2011) A holistic conceptual model for managing construction logistics in building projects: the case of Iran, Unpublished PhD Thesis, School of Science and Technology, Nottingham Trent University.
Boyal-Seth, H (2011) Assessing the business case for supplier diversity in the construction housing sector, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Nottingham Business School, Nottingham Trent University.
Coupar, G (2009) Modern approaches to repairs and maintenance procurement within the social housing sector, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Nottingham Business School, Nottingham Trent University.
Daniel, E I (2017) Exploratory study into the use of Last Planner® System and collaborative planning for construction process improvement, Unpublished PhD Thesis, School of Architecture, Design and the Built Environment, Nottingham Trent University.
Dowd, V G (1999) The pervading role of risk allocation as the link mechanism between factors of influence and construction procurement practices adopted in the UK construction industry over the period 1965-1995, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Nottingham Trent University.
Dupin, P (2021) Using pull and flow systems to improve production stability in real estate development projects, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Nottingham Trent University.
Grada, M (2007) The impact of economic value added measure in assessing the business performance of UK construction companies, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Nottingham Trent University.
Hackett, V (2017) The impact of a collaborative planning approach on engineering construction performance, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Nottingham Trent University.
Hamza, A (2002) Partnering in the construction industry: an empirical investigation into the critical success factors, Unpublished PhD Thesis, School of Property and Construction, Nottingham Trent University.
Hurst, A G (2009) Management education, training and development of construction managers: will they ever learn?, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Nottingham Business School, Nottingham Trent University.
Idan, C K (2003) Quality function deployment (QFD) in the UK construction industry, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Nottingham Trent University.
Jaafar, T (1992) A unified methodology for project planning risk, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Nottingham Trent University.
Jackson, F (2006) Biodegradable hydraulic fluids: Reducing oil-related pollution in the construction industry, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Nottingham Trent University.
Keats, R J (2014) An exploration of how professional associations advance innovation and promote innovation pedagogy, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Nottingham Trent University.
Khadour, L (2010) Total quality environmental management framework towards sustainability (UK novated D&B principal contractors), Unpublished PhD Thesis, School of Architecture, Design and the Built Environment, Nottingham Trent University.
Khalid, U (2022) Investigation into the development of a human reliability analysis framework for the safety management of construction projects, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Nottingham Trent University.
Kings, S (2002) Pricing documentation for contractors' estimators: Establishing a more effective approach, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Nottingham Trent University.
McLean, M (2014) A longitudinal analysis of a partial mediation model of employee engagement in a knowledge-intensive firm, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Nottingham Business School, Nottingham Trent University.
Musa, M M (2019) A framework for implementing target value delivery to enhance value creation in the construction industry, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Nottingham Trent University.
- Type: Thesis
- Keywords: design management; developing countries; lean construction; value management; Nigeria
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- URL: http://irep.ntu.ac.uk/id/eprint/44174/
- Abstract:
The general view of most construction challenges points towards an inability to deliver value. Value creation has not been established enough in the construction industry, regardless of past initiatives to improve it. The literature review highlights the importance of practices that promote value creation, such as target value design (TVD), which has roots in both lean construction and value management, both of which support project environments with favourable features to generate value. With recent reports of TVD successes in various countries, researchers suggest more studies are needed on its wider applications in other procurement routes employing evidence-based decisions, especially in developing countries. However, the application of TVD in the Nigerian construction industry (NCI) has not been fully explored. Additionally, it is not clear how the current design management practices in the NCI align with the underlying benchmarks and practices of TVD. Attempting to develop an appropriate approach that advances current practice is challenging, largely due to a lack of empirical supportive data. Globally, the basic principles of TVD take time to comprehend and can seem discouraging when implemented for the first time on actual projects; the different levels of collaboration can be easily confused and wrongly used interchangeably in TVD projects, and there is also a need for TVD projects to report on value generation and quality as past research has focused more on cost and time savings. In view of these challenges, this study of the NCI was undertaken to explore the current design management practices in relation to TVD, to implement TVD and to develop and test a framework to support construction stakeholders in the implementation of TVD. The applied nature of Design Science Research (DSR) was deemed appropriate for this research. Both qualitative and quantitative methods were used in this investigation. Data were collected from across the building, highways infrastructure and rail sectors of the NCI through observing 17 projects, conducting four in-depth case studies, conducting 101 interviews, and analysing 189 questionnaire survey responses. Initial results revealed a limited awareness of TVD, and that some fundamental TVD practices recognized by the literature partially aligned with current NCI design management practices. From the case studies findings, the level of implementation of individual TVD benchmarks ranged up to 81%. This is the first recorded case of TVD implementation in the NCI, with findings that support evidence of a positive impact in the literature. TVD has been successfully applied in both design and build and traditional procurement routes, especially at the construction stage of public and private sector projects concerning provisional and prime cost sums. Additionally, TVD in bid process was reported as beneficial as it fostered the early participation of selected tenderers during the tender process. Results reveal that TVD flourishes with both face to face and virtual collaboration. The major conclusion is that value creation can be improved using a more structured process. The findings have highlighted the need for a guide to assist NCI professionals, thus prompting the development of the Framework for Implementing Target Value Delivery (FFITVD) with additional embedded processes and strategy enhancing its contribution, which have not been addressed in other frameworks. Thus, this framework expands over and beyond previous frameworks, which focused more on the pre-design and design stages of projects. Testing the FFITVD on a live construction project revealed that the framework is comprehensive enough to be understood by stakeholders and has the capability of sustaining the implementation of TVD. This research has continued to influence research in the USA, academics in the UK and practice in the NCI.
Owen, K J (2002) Success factors in the procurement of privately financed tolled transportation infrastructure projects in the UK, Unpublished PhD Thesis, School of Property and Construction, Nottingham Trent University.
Payne, B (1998) Project risk analysis, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Nottingham Business School, Nottingham Trent University.
Pritchard, C (2005) Skin cancer prevention in the house building industry, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Nottingham Trent University.
Rashid, K B A (1998) The processes of construction procurement in Malaysia: Identification of constraints and development of proposed strategies in the context of 'vision 2020', Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Nottingham Trent University.
Sarhan, S (2018) Institutional waste within the UK construction industry: an exploratory study, Unpublished PhD Thesis, School of Architecture, Design and the Built Environment, Nottingham Trent University.
Sharif, A (1996) A functional analysis of building procurement systems and strategies in an international context, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Nottingham Trent University.
Taylor, M S (2021) Strategic management accounting practices in medium sized UK construction companies: a mixed-methods approach, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Nottingham Trent University.
Ward, A D (2016) Development of a contextualised understanding of the diffusion of innovation among quantity surveyors in the UK construction industry, Unpublished PhD Thesis, School of Architecture, Design and the Built Environment, Nottingham Trent University.