Measuring the complexity of mega construction projects in China—A fuzzy analytic network process analysis

He, Qigai; Luo, Lan; Hu, Yi; Chan, Albert P.C.

doi:10.1016/j.ijproman.2014.07.009

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“…The factors affecting the nature of construction environments are: harsh construction sites, civil commotion/disturbances, topography of the construction/working site, site constraints and storage limitations, availability and supply of labour to the site, hostile political and economic environment, etc. (He et al, 2015). Polluted water recycling and reusing wastes were other factors having significant impacts on the technical performance of projects (Akanni, Oke and Akpomiemie, 2015).…”

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Influences of Cost Factors Affecting Technical Performance of Local Government Projects in Nigeria: A Partial Least Square-Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM) Approach

Gambo¹,

Said²,

Ismail³

2016

JCDC

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Abstract:The technical performance requirements of projects posed a challenge to the sustainable development of small size local government projects particularly in developing countries. Studies in the past focused mainly on the performance of major foreign construction firms mostly owned and operated by expatriates. Very few researches however, have been conducted to assess the relationship between major cost factors affecting technical performance of small size local government projects. This study is aimed at assessing the relationship between major cost factors that affect technical performance of small size local government projects in Nigeria. Survey instruments were administered to major stakeholders in the construction industry comprising of project clients, contractors and consultants using proportionate stratified random sampling method. A Warp partial least square-structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) software algorithm was used for the analysis of collected data. The software is one of the powerful software for data analysis and has an advantage of providing p values based on the structure of the research model. The study concluded that cash flow problem, fraudulent practice and nature of construction environment are the major factors affecting technical performance of local government projects in Nigeria and further recommended the use of mediator variables like pay for performance and advance payment policy to minimise such negative effects. Governments in developing countries should devise a good cash flow policy and impose stringent penalties against any party involved in fraudulent activity.

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Influences of Cost Factors Affecting Technical Performance of Local Government Projects in Nigeria: A Partial Least Square-Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM) Approach

Gambo¹,

Said²,

Ismail³

2016

JCDC

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“…Studying industrial policies, including the construction industries in developing countries, has caught the interest amongst policy makers around the world in the last decade [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10]. However, in many areas of industrial policies, rigorous and systematic evaluations are inadequate.…”

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“…As one of the emerging and energetic construction markets, Chinese construction industry has implemented active and industrial-dominated management polices to level its sustainable development. Existing studies are still insufficient on the evaluation of policies for the industry to accelerate its sustainable growth management [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10]. This research focuses on how to evaluate the current phase of growth management for the construction industry in a developing country.…”

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“…The approaches of industry policy evaluations usually include: surveys; quasi-natural experiments; statistically constructed control groups; and structural econometric modeling [12]. Evaluation records show that sophisticated, systematic and strategic use of evaluation is essential because the complexities of industrial policies put forward many evaluation challenges [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10]. Further, it may be unrealistic to transform the results of one policy assessment to a different context considering different circumstances, geographical dimensions and industry policies.…”

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“…The survey covered many sectors in the 27 member states of the European Union, plus Norway and Switzerland [14]. Although there are studies of construction industrialization with the focuses on drivers and barriers, government initiatives, and plans of actions [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10], there needs to be a distinct evaluation framework focusing on the phases, factors, and mechanism of growth management.…”

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Positioning and Priorities of Growth Management in Construction Industrialization: Chinese Firm-Level Empirical Research

Zhang

Xie

2017

Sustainability

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Abstract:The purpose of this research is to quantitatively evaluate the growth phase, position, and priorities of the industrialization policy management of the construction industry at firm level. The goal is to integrate quantitative dynamics into the policy-making process for sustainable policy development in future China. This research proposes an integrated framework, including growth management model and industrial policy evaluation method, to identify the challenges of construction industrialization and policy management. The research applies the mixed system method, which includes entropy method and average score method, to analyze the growth stage and major impact indexes targeting 327 survey samples. The empirical results show that the proposed conceptual framework and policy evaluation method could effectively determine the growth position and directions of the construction industrialization. For verification purpose, the study uses the local industry data from Shaanxi Province, China. The calculation results substantiate that the construction industry is in the middle section of the third growth phase. The comparison of the results from statistical methods shows that the local construction industry still needs substantial effort in policy management to improve its sustainable industrialization level. As countermeasures, the policy priorities should concentrate on: (1) enhancing effective cooperation among universities, research institutions and enterprises; (2) improving actions towards technology transfer into productivity; and (3) encouraging market acceptance of construction industrialization. This research complements the existing literature of policy evaluation of construction industrialization. Moreover, it provides theoretical and operational steps on industry policy evaluation and growth management framework, with accurate and ample data analysis on firm-level survey. Researchers and policy makers can use this research for further extensions of policy management for construction industrialization.

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Assessing Complexity of Projects

Marle

Vidal

2015

Managing Complex, High Risk Projects

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Measuring the complexity of mega construction projects in China—A fuzzy analytic network process analysis

Cited by 204 publications

References 37 publications

Influences of Cost Factors Affecting Technical Performance of Local Government Projects in Nigeria: A Partial Least Square-Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM) Approach

Influences of Cost Factors Affecting Technical Performance of Local Government Projects in Nigeria: A Partial Least Square-Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM) Approach

Positioning and Priorities of Growth Management in Construction Industrialization: Chinese Firm-Level Empirical Research

Assessing Complexity of Projects

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