THE LOW-TRUST ROUTE TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT: INTER-FIRM RELATIONS IN THE UK ENGINEERING CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY IN THE 1980S AND 1990S

1996 ◽  
Vol 33 (6) ◽  
pp. 787-808 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marek Korczynski
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Construction Industry ◽  
Engineering Construction ◽  
The Uk

scholarly journals Special issue editorial - Construction 4.0: Established and emerging digital technologies within the construction industry

2021 ◽  
Vol 26 ◽  
pp. 758-762
Author(s):  
Nashwan Dawood ◽  
Farzad Pour Rahimian
Keyword(s):  
Virtual Reality ◽  
Construction Industry ◽  
Digital Technologies ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Building Information Modelling ◽  
Engineering Construction ◽  
Architectural Engineering ◽  
Digital Twins ◽  
Building Information ◽  
The Uk

This special issue of ITCON brought together ten papers on Construction 4.0 related topics. These papers are drawn from papers presented at the 20th International Conference on Construction Applications of Virtual Reality (CONVR 2021) held at Teesside University, Middlesbrough TS1 3JN, the UK, in October 2020. CONVR is one of the world-leading conferences in the areas of Virtual Reality, augmented reality and building information modelling. Each year, more than 100 participants from all around the globe meet to discuss and exchange the latest developments and applications of virtual technologies in the architectural, engineering, construction and operation industry (AECO). The conference is also known for having a unique blend of participants from both academia and industry. The overarching theme for CONVR2020 was "Enabling the development and implementation of Digital Twins."

scholarly journals A Case Study of a Negotiated Tender within a Small-to-Medium Construction Contractor: Modelling Project Cost Variance

Buildings ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (6) ◽  
pp. 260
Author(s):  
James Ellis ◽  
David John Edwards ◽  
Wellington Didibhuku Thwala ◽  
Obuks Ejohwomu ◽  
Ernest Effah Ameyaw ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Construction Industry ◽  
Study Data ◽  
Review Literature ◽  
Third Party ◽  
Open Book ◽  
Competitive Tendering ◽  
Construction Contractor ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Insight Into

This research explores the failure of competitively tendered projects in the UK construction industry to procure the most suited contractor(s) to conduct the works. Such work may have equal relevance for other developed nations globally. This research seeks to teach clients and their representatives that “lowest price” does not mean “best value”, by presenting a case study of a successfully negotiated tender undertaken by a small-to-medium enterprise (SME) contractor; SME studies are relatively scant in academic literature. By applying the “lessons learnt” principle, this study seeks to improve future practice through the development of a novel alternative procurement option (i.e., negotiation). A mixed philosophical stance combining interpretivism and pragmatism was used—interpretivism to critically review literature in order to form the basis of inductive research to discuss negotiation as a viable procurement route, and pragmatism to analyse perceptions of tendering and procurement. The methods used follow a three-stage waterfall process including: (1) literature review and pilot study; (2) quantitative analysis of case study data; and (3) qualitative data collection via a focus group. Our research underscores the need to advise clients and their representatives of the importance of understanding the scope of works allowed within a tender submission before discounting it based solely on price. In addition, we highlight the failings of competitive tendering, which results in increased costs and project duration once the works commence on site. These findings provide new contemporary insight into procurement and tendering in the construction industry, with emphasis on SME contractors, existing relationships, and open-book negotiation. This research illustrates the adverse effects of early cost estimates produced without first securing a true understanding of project buildability and programming. Our work concludes with a novel insight into an alternative procurement option that involves early SME contractor involvement in an open-book environment, without the need for a third-party cost control.

scholarly journals Analysis of Time Delay and Cost Overrun in Road Construction

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (9S3) ◽  
pp. 901-907
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Time Delay ◽  
Construction Industry ◽  
Road Construction ◽  
Cost Overrun

Road construction is the important division in the construction industry and the most predominant part of a society. The roadway defines the development of a country or a state and brings in the economic development of the same. The reasons for choosing a project on the roadways are its vast scope of day to day development and progress in this area. Thus it is clearly seen that roadways is the most essential in todays world without which progress and development cannot take place at full fledge. Therefore any delay in completion of a road constructing project may have its impact in degrading of a society. Also at the same time the budget overrun or cost overrun of such project is highly unbearable.

scholarly journals Existing problems and measures in safety management of chemical engineering

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuepeng Liu ◽  
Zhigang Zhang ◽  
Quan Yang ◽  
Qiang Zhang ◽  
Zhen’an Liu
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Chemical Industry ◽  
Chemical Engineering ◽  
Safety Management ◽  
Pollution Prevention ◽  
Construction Process ◽  
Technical Problems ◽  
Engineering Construction ◽  
Technical Requirements ◽  
Management Personnel

For a country, the industry is a very important system, the embodiment of the country's comprehensive national strength, the country's economic development level and the development of science and technology level has direct impact on industry. The development of chemical industry also has great impetus to the national economic development. The technical requirements for chemical engineering are particularly high. Because of the danger of the chemical itself, safety becomes the first thing to notice in the construction process. In order to prevent the occurrence of danger in the actual construction process, the safety of chemical engineering construction is made, and the effective safety management is the most critical step. A reliable safety management is the guarantee for the smooth construction of the construction, so the early safety management becomes the key to the development of the chemical industry. Chemical engineering is an extremely complex and changeable system, and the kinds of problems involved are very many, which requires the construction personnel to pay more attention to ensure the safety. In order to implement the safety management measures in the process of chemical engineering construction, it is necessary for the management personnel to strictly control the whole construction process. In case of any problem, we should deal with it in a timely manner and pay more attention to the details. We should pay attention to fire prevention, pollution prevention and anti-explosion prevention. Technical personnel should pay more attention to technical problems and eliminate safety hazards. The construction company must also strengthen the personal quality of the project management personnel and other issues. It is necessary to examine personal responsibility and safety awareness and avoid unnecessary losses caused by various construction safety issues to the company[1].

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