Critical review of labor productivity research in construction journals

W Yi, APC Chan - Journal of management in engineering, 2014 - ascelibrary.org
A significant body of literature has been dedicated to research studies on construction labor
productivity (CLP) and related issues, and many underlying theories and industrial practices …

Intuitive robot teleoperation for civil engineering operations with virtual reality and deep learning scene reconstruction

T Zhou, Q Zhu, J Du - Advanced Engineering Informatics, 2020 - Elsevier
Robotic teleoperation, ie, manipulating remote robotic systems at a distance, has gained its
popularity in various industrial applications, including construction operations. The key to a …

Bidding for incomplete contracts: An empirical analysis of adaptation costs

P Bajari, S Houghton, S Tadelis - American economic review, 2014 - aeaweb.org
Procurement contracts are often renegotiated because of changes that are required after
their execution. Using highway paving contracts we show that renegotiation imposes …

Areas of application for 3D and 4D models on construction projects

T Hartmann, J Gao, M Fischer - Journal of Construction Engineering …, 2008 - ascelibrary.org
In recent years more and more construction projects used three-dimensional/four-
dimensional (3D/4D) models to support management tasks. However, project managers still …

Automated identification of substantial changes in construction projects of airport improvement program: Machine learning and natural language processing …

R Khalef, IH El-adaway - Journal of management in engineering, 2021 - ascelibrary.org
Contractual changes—mainly substantial changes—within airport improvement program
(AIP) projects represent a critical risk that could result in severe negative time and cost …

[PDF][PDF] Significant causes and effects of variation orders in construction projects

AH Memon, IA Rahman… - Research Journal of …, 2014 - researchgate.net
Variation Order (VO) is a common phenomenon in construction projects. It involves an
amendment of the original scope of work as in the contract. VO is caused from various …

A quantitative assessment of the cost and time impact of variation orders on construction projects

AA Oladapo - Journal of Engineering, Design and Technology, 2007 - emerald.com
Purpose–Variation orders are a common occurrence in construction projects and their
impacts have been studied by various authors. However, the contribution of project …

Inter-phase feedbacks in construction projects

K Parvan, H Rahmandad, A Haghani - Journal of Operations Management, 2015 - Elsevier
Understanding diverse performance trajectories of projects is of interest to operations
researchers and practitioners. Interactions between multiple phases of a project are …

Managing project scope creep in construction industry

MM Ajmal, M Khan, A Gunasekaran… - Engineering, Construction …, 2022 - emerald.com
Purpose Project scope creep is a nightmare and nearly intolerable task. Most project
managers struggle to curtail the expanse and degree of scope creep. This study examines …

Bidding for incomplete contracts: An empirical analysis

PL Bajari, S Houghton, S Tadelis - 2006 - nber.org
Procurement contracts are often incomplete because the initial plans and specifications are
changed and refined after the contract is awarded to the lowest bidder. This results in a final …