Modeling schedule overrun and cost escalation percentages of highway projects using fuzzy approach

Abu El-Maaty, A E; El-Kholy, A M and Akal, A Y (2017) Modeling schedule overrun and cost escalation percentages of highway projects using fuzzy approach. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 24(5), pp. 809-827. ISSN 0969-9988

Abstract

This paper determines the causes of schedule overrun and cost escalation of highway projects showing that insufficient and ineligible technical staff is cause of schedule overrun; and inadequate project planning and execution is cause of cost escalation.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: regression analysis; mathematical modeling; schedule overrun; cost escalation and highway projects; statistical fuzzy model
Index terms: schedule overrun, statistical fuzzy model, mathematical modelling, highway construction, regression analysis, modelling, project planning, cost escalation
Subjects: civil engineering, economics, measurement and scaling, project controls, statistical analysis, control systems, analytical methods
Topics: Engineering Principles, Research Practice, Project Management, Cost Management, Time Control
Descriptive scope: 3 PCA

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