Persad, K R (1989) Management of the preconstruction process for highway projects using manpower demand prediction models. PhD thesis, University of Texas at Austin, USA.
Abstract
The design of a comprehensive microcomputer-based system for managing pre-construction activities and programs in a State Department of Highways is described. Project-related activities from conception to award of a construction contract are researched and structured. Performance on a large sample of projects is analyzed, and models for predicting engineering manhours and durations are developed. Alternative models for estimating manpower demand across a long-term program are presented. The results are integrated in a modularized management system for planning and control of pre-construction projects and programs. This is the first identified formal investigation of the requirements for managing the pre-construction process. Managerial experience is captured and systematized. The trade-offs between organizational needs and project objectives are identified in the system design. Models for forecasting engineering performance are quantified. The results advance current knowledge of management of engineering activities.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Doctoral) |
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| Thesis advisor: | O'Connor, J T |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | duration; highway; estimating; forecasting; manpower |
| Index terms: | management system, highway construction, estimating, prediction model, program, construction contract, duration, forecasting, investigation, pre-construction |
| Subjects: | civil engineering, contract type, project delivery, prediction and forecasting, management, project controls, financial and cost management, data collection methods, software systems |
| Topics: | Cost Management, Engineering Principles, Project Management, Procurement, Organizational Design, Digital Applications, Research Practice, Time Control |
| Descriptive scope: | 3 PCA |
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