Reliability and stability buffering approach: Focusing on the issues of errors and changes in concurrent design and construction projects

Journal of Construction Engineering and Management

Volumn 132, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 452-464

  Lee, Sanghyun ^a   Peña Mora, Feniosky ^b   Park, Moonseo ^c  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^c Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Change management; Fast track construction; Scheduling; Simulation

Indexed keywords

CHANGE MANAGEMENT; CIVIL INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS; FAST TRACK CONSTRUCTION; STRATEGIC UTILIZATION;

CIVIL ENGINEERING; CONCURRENT ENGINEERING; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; ERROR STATISTICS; SCHEDULING; UNCERTAIN SYSTEMS;

PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

EID: 33646192032     PISSN: 07339364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9364(2006)132:5(452)     Document Type: Article

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