7. Construction management and control: the experience of a French company

1991 ◽  
pp. 63-68
Author(s):  
J. Pehuet ◽  
J. Allemand
Keyword(s):  
Construction Management ◽  
And Control

scholarly journals Evaporated Responsibility: The Collapse of the West Gate Bridge in Melbourne on 15 October 1970

2022 ◽  
pp. 13-53
Author(s):  
Wolfgang Seibel
Keyword(s):  
Construction Management ◽  
Royal Commission ◽  
Construction Site ◽  
The West ◽  
Public Authorities ◽  
Governmental Organization ◽  
Under Construction ◽  
Regulatory Powers ◽  
And Control ◽  
Coordination And Control

AbstractOn 15 October 1970, at 11:50AM, part of the West Gate Bridge in Melbourne, span 10-11 of 367 feet length, disintegrated and triggered the collapse of the bridge. Thirty-five men were killed in the disaster. The bridge was still under construction, all those killed were workers or engineers employed on the construction site. The investigation of a Royal Commission revealed a mismatch between an ambitious structural design of the bridge plus an unconventional method of erection and a fragmented, conflict-ridden construction management whose detrimental effects remained unchecked by public authorities. Regulatory powers and enforcement competence had been delegated to a QUANGO—a quasi-non-governmental organization—which diluted responsibility structures and decisively weakened the coordination and control capacity of the agency.

Analysis of Network Technology Application in the Project Construction Management Process

2014 ◽  
Vol 1065-1069 ◽  
pp. 2420-2423
Author(s):  
Zhi Neng Tong
Keyword(s):  
Construction Management ◽  
Present Situation ◽  
Management Process ◽  
Network Technology ◽  
Engineering Project ◽  
Engineering Construction ◽  
Technology Application ◽  
Organization And Management ◽  
Project Construction ◽  
And Control

Method of network plan in project construction has been widely used, it complies with the requirements of the engineering construction management, organization and management is especially suitable for the construction of the project. At present our country network plan technology in engineering project theory and level with the foreign equivalent, but in the application of project management, especially the lag compared the supervision and control in implementing plan, tracking and adjustment, basically still stay on the preparation of the plan. This paper analyzes the present situation of the application of network technology in construction management, puts forward the ways and methods to improve the application of network planning technology.

scholarly journals SYSTEM DYNAMICS MODELING FOR CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT RESEARCH: CRITICAL REVIEW AND FUTURE TRENDS

2019 ◽  
Vol 25 (8) ◽  
pp. 730-741 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mingqiang Liu ◽  
Yun Le ◽  
Yi Hu ◽  
Bo Xia ◽  
Martin Skitmore ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
System Dynamics ◽  
Strategic Management ◽  
Construction Management ◽  
State Of The Art ◽  
Project Planning ◽  
System Dynamics Modeling ◽  
Dynamics Modeling ◽  
Planning And Control ◽  
And Control ◽  
The Impact

As a result of growing complexities in the construction industry, system dynamics modeling (SDM) has been increasingly used in construction management (CM) research to explore complicated causal relationships at the various levels of construction and management processes. Given the rapid growth of SDM applications over the past two decades, a systematic review is needed to ascertain the state of the art and further trends in the area. This paper provides the results of a systematic analysis of 103 papers from 41 selected peer-reviewed journals from 1997 to 2016. The contributions of the papers are first analyzed, structured and formulated in terms of the year of publication, software involved, the combined use with other methods, and research design. With the assistance of the a keyword co-occurrence network analysis, eight research topics involving different internal and external complexities are identified, including: (1) sustainability, (2) project planning and control, (3) performance and effectiveness, (4) strategic management, (5) site and resource management, (6) risk analysis and management, (7) knowledge management, and (8) organization and stakeholder management. The analysis results reveal the pivotal role of SDM in streamlining different complicated casual relationships at the activity, project, and industry levels across the eight topics and its significant potential in uncovering the impact of complicated contextual conditions on project planning and control, effectiveness and performance, strategic management, and sustainability at the project and industry levels. Lastly, trends and recommendations for SDM applications are provided for future CM research. This paper provides a state of the art of SDM in CM applications and insights into opportunities and useful references for the future.

scholarly journals MEASURING OF CONSULTING ENGINEER EFFICIENCY WHEN USING CONSTRUCTIVE-TECHNOLOGICAL TEMPLATES

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (159) ◽  
pp. 10-18
Author(s):  
O. Menejljuk ◽  
O. Nikiforov
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Public Administration ◽  
Construction Management ◽  
Project Manager ◽  
Construction Process ◽  
Managerial Role ◽  
Technical Effect ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
And Control

Modern innovations in public administration of construction provide significant modernization of the industry on the basis of engineering and project management - the introduction of the role of consulting engineer. This role involves a wide range of communications between all stakeholders in the investment and construction process. It may be relevant to use an information tool for modeling the product and construction processes - design and technological templates - to measure the effectiveness of these communications and, accordingly, to measure the effectiveness of the consulting engineer. The article contains the analysis of reserves of optimization of investment and construction process and the description of possibilities of these reserves realization by means of constructive-technological templates. The main provisions of the concept of " constructive technological template in construction" were described and presented as information tool for construction management. The scheme of software interaction within the concept of "constructive-technological template in construction" and the scheme of knowledge management by the consulting engineer were developed. Indicators and ways to increase the efficiency of interaction between the consulting engineer and stakeholders were shown. The indicators of efficiency of the consulting engineer under the condition of using constructive-technological templates were substantiated. The developed concept and schemes allowed to investigate the interactions of stakeholders in construction production. It is shown that when using the concept of "constructive-technological template in construction" the consulting engineer can perform a triple managerial role at a qualitatively new level. As a BIM manager, he must manage the knowledge of investment and construction activities. As a commercial specialist - must meet the requirements of participants during construction. As a construction project manager, he carries out strategic leadership and operational organization and control of construction production. On this basis, the indicators of economic and technical effect of the consulting engineer as a manager of the investment and construction process were substantiated.

Project management information control systems

1998 ◽  
Vol 25 (4) ◽  
pp. 735-754 ◽  
Author(s):  
Syed Shahid ◽  
Thomas Froese
Keyword(s):  
Project Management ◽  
Construction Management ◽  
Construction Projects ◽  
Problem Analysis ◽  
Information Control ◽  
Management Project ◽  
Management Functions ◽  
And Control ◽  
Flow Of Information ◽  
Cross Reference

Construction managers rely on ready access to a large amount of project information. The entry, processing, and flow of information are important in avoiding problems, delays, and claims on construction projects. This paper describes a study of the extent and nature of project documentation and project information flows within the construction industry. The study mapped various types of project information against the documents that typically provide the information and the construction management functions that provide and access the information. From this analysis, a computer system to support the task of project information management was designed. The problem analysis, requirements specification, system design, and system implementation are described. The system allows construction managers to enter information for a wide variety of project events, cross-reference the various bodies of information, and use the information to monitor and control various aspects of a construction project. The objective of the study was not necessarily to improve upon commercially available project information and documentation tools, but to deepen and formalize our understanding of project information as an input to a larger body of work on integrated project information systems and data standards for the construction industry.Key words: construction management, project management, document control, information flow, databases.

Research on Applied Technology in the Construction Management and Control of Building Engineering

2014 ◽  
Vol 971-973 ◽  
pp. 2120-2122
Author(s):  
Xian Li Cui ◽  
Qing Xue Han ◽  
Xiu Wen Wu
Keyword(s):  
Construction Management ◽  
Control Level ◽  
Practical Significance ◽  
Applied Technology ◽  
Project Construction ◽  
And Control ◽  
Building Engineering

In practical construction management and control of building engineering, there are still some problems affecting the enhancement of project construction management and control level. Therefore, it has certain social practical significance for the author to select the construction management and control of engineering as research object.

Types and Stages of the Construction Management

2013 ◽  
Vol 405-408 ◽  
pp. 3376-3379
Author(s):  
Hai Xie ◽  
Zhi Jun Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Project Management ◽  
Construction Management ◽  
Time Management ◽  
Construction Project ◽  
Management Decision ◽  
Construction Project Management ◽  
Best Value ◽  
Management Decision Making ◽  
And Control ◽  
Bidding Process

Construction management or construction project management (CPM) is the overall planning, coordination, and control of a project from beginning to completion. CPM is aimed at meeting a clients requirement in order to produce a functionally and financially viable project. CPM is project management that applies to the construction sector. The construction industry is composed of five sectors: residential, commercial, civil, industrial, and environmental. A construction manager holds the same responsibilities and completes the same processes in each sector. All that separates a construction manager in one sector from one in another is the knowledge of the construction site. This may include different types of equipment, materials, subcontractors, and possibly locations. A contractor is assigned to a construction project once the design has been completed by the architect or is still in progress. This is done by going through a bidding process with different contractors. The contractor is selected by using one of the three selection methods: low-bid selection, best-value selection, or qualifications-based selection. A construction manager should have the ability to handle public safety, time management, decision making, mathematics, and human resources.

scholarly journals A three-dimensional intelligent engineering management and control system for the construction of a long-span valve hall project based on a microservice architecture

PLoS ONE ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (12) ◽  
pp. e0261012
Author(s):  
Qinghe Zeng ◽  
WeiHua Ming ◽  
Jin Luo ◽  
SongAn Zhang ◽  
Wei Hu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Control System ◽  
Control Systems ◽  
Construction Management ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Engineering Management ◽  
Engineering Structures ◽  
Entire Process ◽  
Long Span ◽  
And Control ◽  
Microservice Architecture

Three-dimensional intelligent engineering management and control systems (EMCS) based on the browser/server (B/S) model are an important part of intelligent engineering development. These systems are used for solving the difficulties encountered in engineering management with frequent cross-specialties and are vital tools for data exchange and service sharing among multiple departments. Currently, most engineering management and control systems are based on service-oriented architectures (SOAs). The integration mechanism and high coupling of SOAs leads to the reduction in system expansibility, service quality and service safety of the engineering system, making it difficult for these architectures to serve the construction of long-span valve hall engineering. To address these concerns, the management and application technology of the multidisciplinary data of valve hall engineering based on a microservice architecture (MSA) is proposed to improve the management efficiency of engineering data. A 3D integration modeling method for valve hall engineering structures and geological environments is proposed to establish the topological association between engineering structures and geological environments, without increasing the amount of model data required. A 3D intelligent engineering management and control technology for the entire process of the construction of long-span valve hall engineering is proposed, which realizes the entire process simulation and control of engineering construction based on WebGL technology. Accordingly, a three-dimensional intelligent engineering management and control system for the entire construction process of a long-span valve hall project in Southeast China is established, which can effectively manage and apply the data, display and analyze the three-dimensional model, and control and make decisions regarding the construction schedule. This study provides support for the construction of "smart engineering", promotes information communication and transmission between different project units, and speeds up the transformation from traditional construction management relying on drawings to three-dimensional intelligent construction management based on cloud services.

scholarly journals Case Study of Sustainability of the PIPS Best Value Program at the University of Minnesota

2008 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 73
Author(s):  
Kenneth Sullivan ◽  
Dean Kashiwagi
Keyword(s):  
Research Group ◽  
Construction Management ◽  
University Of Minnesota ◽  
Best Value ◽  
Standard Operating ◽  
The University ◽  
And Control ◽  
Process Structure

This is a case study testing the hypothesis that the best value PIPS process is a sustainable process/structure. The best value PIPS process has been tested 450 times over 13 years. However, the process/structure has not been sustainable, meaning that users have been successful at individual tests, but unable to imbed the system into their organization and standard operating procedures. It has been resisted because it minimizes the need for construction management, simplifies the delivery process and transfers both risk and control to the contractors. The University of Minnesota approached the Performance Based Studies Research Group (PBSRG) to test and implement the process. Unlike other research clients, they agreed to meet the requirements for sustainability: implementing a long term strategic plan, using and instructing a core team, running tests before full implementation, and implementing continuous education to both client professionals and contractors. This study shows the results of the hypothesis testing.

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