Appau, K A (1994) An integrated model of computer-aided cost estimating/scheduling in construction management. PhD thesis, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA.
Abstract
Cost estimating and scheduling are traditionally performed separately in the construction process. The research discusses the culture of construction that causes non-integration between cost estimating and scheduling processes, and also analyzes a comprehensive managerial approach based on a theoretical framework of vertical and horizontal integrations for cross-functional relationships to integrate the two functions. A pattern of parallelism between processes of the two functions was identified, and concurrent engineering as a cooperative concept in the manufacturing industry was adopted for the development of an integrated model. The proposed integrated model is a change of improvement to the current conventional cost estimating and scheduling practices. The model reorients focus on the overall optimization of cost estimating/scheduling processes instead of an individual function.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Doctoral) |
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| Thesis advisor: | Templer, J A |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | culture; optimization; concurrent engineering; estimating; integration; manufacturing; scheduling |
| Index terms: | integration, construction process, estimating, scheduling, cost estimating, manufacturing industry, concurrent engineering, integrated model |
| Subjects: | organizational analysis, building construction, industry analysis, engineering methods, operations research, analytical methods, financial and cost management |
| Topics: | Site Management, Organizational Design, Time Control, Cost Management, Information Management, Engineering Principles, Research Practice |
| Descriptive scope: | 2 PC |
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