Analyzing schedule delay of mega project: Lessons learned from Korea train express

IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 243-256

  Han, Seung Heon ^a   Yun, Sungmin ^a   Kim, Hyoungkwan ^a   Kwak, Young Hoon ^b   Park, Hyung Keun ^c   Lee, Sang Hyun ^d  

^a Yonsei University   (South Korea)

^b GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Chungbuk National University   (South Korea)

^d Korea Rail Network Authority   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Delay analysis; High speed railway; Mega project; Project management; Schedule delays

Indexed keywords

CHANGE ORDER; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORKS; COST OVERRUNS; CRITICAL SECTIONS; DELAY ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS; HI-TECH; HIGH-SPEED RAILWAY; HIGH-SPEED RAILWAYS; IN-DEPTH ANALYSIS; LESSONS LEARNED; MAIN STRUCTURE; MEGA PROJECT; MEGA PROJECTS; PROJECT COMPLETION; PROJECT DELIVERY SYSTEMS; PUBLIC AGENCIES; RAILWAY CONSTRUCTION; SCHEDULE DELAY; SCHEDULE DELAYS; SCHEDULING TOOLS;

PROJECT MANAGEMENT; RAILROAD ENGINEERING; RAILROADS; SPEED;

RAILROAD TRANSPORTATION;

EID: 67349241520     PISSN: 00189391     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TEM.2009.2016042     Document Type: Article

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