Assaf, S; Al Musallami, A I and Al Sughaiyer, M (1996) Value engineering in public construction projects in Saudi Arabia. Building Research & Information, 24(3), pp. 152-159. ISSN 0961-3218
Abstract
Ways of expanding the use of value engineering in Saudi Arabia are explored after a detailed survey had been carried out. It was found that value engineering was in limited use since it has been introduced in 1981. The main reason for the lack of adoption being unfamiliarity with the concept among public sector organizations, as well as local architectural/engineering firms in the Kingdom.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | construction; Saudi Arabia; training; value engineering |
| Index terms: | value engineering, Saudi Arabia, public sector organization, survey, engineering firm, public construction |
| Subjects: | firms, administrative law, building construction, value management, Geography, data collection methods |
| Topics: | Roles and Professions, Research Practice, Legal Issues, Geographical Context, Cost Management, Engineering Principles |
| Descriptive scope: | 3 PCE |
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