project management for construction chapter 12

... of Construction and Project Management for Automated Schedule Updating," Project Management Journal, Vol. 16, 1985, pp. 57-76. Back 9. For an example of a prototype interactive project management ... information in project records? 9. Prepare a schedule progress report on planned versus actual expenditure on a project (similar to that in Figure 12- 5) for the...

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... on project management. Chapters 1 to 3 present an overview of the construction management and design process which should be of interest to anyone engaged in project management for construction. ... firms that perform construction work for others, and is estimated to be approximately 85% of all construction 1 Project Management for Construction Fundamental Con...

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... temporarily assigned to a project. The following principles should be observed: 27 2. Organizing for Project Management 2.1 What is Project Management? The management of construction projects requires ... between the two so that modern management techniques developed for general management may be adapted for project management. The basic ingredients for a proj...

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... Pre -Project Planning Even before design and construction processes begin, there is a stage of "pre -project planning" that can be critical for project success. In this process, the project ... needs. Example 3-14: The Project Definition Rating Index (PDRI) for Building Projects The Construction Industry Institute has developed rating indexes for different types...

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... of freight delivery for very large projects. Example 4-5: Freight delivery for the Alaska Pipeline Project [7] 94 Figure 4-2: Freight Delivery for the Alaska Pipeline Project Example 4-6: ... Materials Management. To illustrate the type of trade-offs encountered in materials management, suppose that a particular item is to be ordered for a project. The amount of time re...

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... or may not exist. For example, in construction projects, the accounts for basic costs may be classified according to (1) labor, (2) material, (3) construction equipment, (4) construction supervision, ... 5.3 to 5.6) 3. Adjust for inflation index 4. Adjust for local index of construction costs 5. Adjust for different regulatory constraints 6. Adjust for local factors...

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... -$55,000 +13,795 +14,316 +14,861 +15,434 +16,036 -$55,000 +13,138 +12, 985 +12, 837 +12, 697 +12, 564 +5,000 Note: B-Tax CF refers to Before-Tax Cash Flow; A-Tax CF refers to After-Tax Cash Flow Example 6-4: Inflation and the Boston Central Artery Project ... by substituting Y t for A t in Eq. (6.17). Hence, [NPV] 8% ) = -55,000 + (13,138)(P|F, 8%, 1) + (12, 985)(P|F, 8%, 2)...

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... Au, T., and C. Hendrickson, "Profit Measures for Construction Projects," ASCE Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, Vol. 112, No. CO-2, 1986, pp. 273-286. 2. Brealey, R. ... 900,000 600,000 1,000,000 100,000 Back to top 7.9 Construction Financing for Contractors For a general contractor or subcontractor, the cash flow profile of expenses and incomes...

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... bulk of information associated with construction projects, formal organization of the information is essential so as to avoid chaos. Virtually all major firms in the arena of project management ... the scope and alternatives for organizing project information. Back to top 14.2 Accuracy and Use of Information Numerous sources of error are expected for project information. Wh...

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... expected 5. What might a project manager do to insure completion of the project by the originally planned completion time? 12. For the project defined in Problem 1 from Chapter 10, suppose that ... First, we generate uniformly distributed random variables, u i in the interval from zero to one. Numerous techniques can be used for this purpose. For example, a general formula...

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