Arditi, D and Koseoglu, H (1983) Factors affecting success in network applications in a developing country. Construction Management and Economics, 1(1), pp. 3-16. ISSN 01446193
Abstract
In the absence of any method of measurement by which the impact of network planning on profitability can be assessed, it is hypothesized that user satisfaction offers a 'subjective' measure of success in network applications. Various implementation characteristics and success as defined above were measured in a sample of construction companies in a developing country. The data collected indicated that neither site managers nor head-office planners were totally satisfied in most respects; further, the entire phenomenon of network planning and control was perceived differently by site managers and planners. Statistical analysis indicated that the degree ofdetail and the mode ofpresentation; the duration and extent of usage; site autonomy and the degree of formalization in site manager - head-office planner relationships; the extent of R & D activities; and finally the reason why networks were introduced in the first place seemed to affect success in network implementation.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | construction industry; construction planning; critical path method; developing countries; Network analysis; scheduling |
| Index terms: | statistical analysis, network analysis, construction planning, implementation, duration, construction industry, profitability, planner, site manager, construction company, method of measurement, scheduling, developing country, critical path method, user satisfaction |
| Subjects: | practitioner, client relations, organization, profession, financial and cost management, economic analysis, construction planning, data science, data analysis and analytics, contractual arrangements, operations research, development economics, industry analysis, project controls |
| Topics: | Research Practice, Business Strategy, Cost Management, Procurement, Stakeholder Management, Roles and Professions, International Construction, Time Control, Site Management |
| Descriptive scope: | 4 PCTA |
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