Scientometric Review of Construction Project Schedule Studies: Trends, Gaps and Potential Research Areas

Derbe, Gebrehana; Li, Yashuai; Wu, Di; Zhao, Qiuhong

doi:10.3846/jcem.2020.12317

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“…Many databases can be preferred for mapping bibliographic data such as Dimensions Database, Google Scholar, Web of Science and Scopus. Google Scholar can cause double citation counts and results in inadequate data for scientometric analysis [16]. Scopus, which is one of the most comprehensive databases, does not lead to double counting problems and includes a wider range of the latest publications than Web of Science [17][18][19].…”

Section: Selection Of Research Databasementioning

confidence: 99%

An Overarching Review on Delay Analyses in Construction Projects

Cevikbas

Işık

2021

Buildings

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Numerous studies have been conducted by researchers on the delay analysis topic, which is one of the primary areas of scientific study due to the effects of delays on time and cost in construction projects. Following fruitful contributions made by the researchers, it is believed to be extremely important to summarize the existing studies in terms of being a road map for future studies and practitioners. In this context, not only does this study aim to detect the most significant authors, sources, organizations and countries contributing to the improvement of delay domain in the construction industry concerning delay analyses worldwide but also to provide the researchers with extensive insights concerning the prominent research themes, trends and gaps in the literature. Hence, 168 documents related to delay analyses from 1982 to 11 February 2021 were detected through the Scopus Database and the Web of Science Database, and scientometric analyses were conducted via VOSviewer software. By evaluating the related research, two main research areas were detected in this field, namely; improving the delay analysis methods and resolving the disputes before they occur. This study is believed to make theoretical and practical contributions in that it examines the delay analysis topic in all aspects such as prominent institutions, countries, authors and sources, synthesizes the data and highlights possible research domains, gaps and trends concerning the delay analysis topic in construction industry.

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Section: Selection Of Research Databasementioning

confidence: 99%

An Overarching Review on Delay Analyses in Construction Projects

Cevikbas

Işık

2021

Buildings

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“…Derbe et al (2020) developed a scientometric review of construction project schedule (CPS) studies. In their study, a total of 332 articles were retrieved from the Scopus database using title, abstract and keywords with respect to CPS and filtered by document type, language type and abstract content.…”

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Comparative study of academic research on project management in Iran and the World with text mining approach and TF–IDF method

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Ghaaderi

Shokrani

2021

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PurposeThe purpose of this study is to compare the trend of academic project management research in Iran and the World in five-year periods with a text mining approach and TF–IDF method.Design/methodology/approachThe research population consists of 1205 theses presented between 2000 and 2019 in Iranian universities. The central library website of the mentioned universities was used for data collection, and the text mining approach with the TF–IDF method was used for data analysis.FindingsThe remarkable results of this study include: Concrete structures are the most frequent among structural systems, Risk Management is the most frequent among PMBOK Knowledge Areas, Design-build (DB) system is the most frequent among Project Delivery Systems, Engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) is the most frequent among DB Project Delivery Systems, Financial Management is the most frequent among specialized construction knowledge areas, Soft Skills is the most frequent among Global Trends, Contracting Companies is the most frequent among Project Parties, Construction Projects is the most frequent among Project Areas, Power Plant and Refinery is the most frequent among Project Subjects, Optimization is the most frequent among Problem-Solving Approaches, Fuzzy Logic is the most frequent among Novel Algorithms and Motivation is the most frequent among Soft Skills.Originality/valueThe innovative aspect of this research is that for the first time, text mining has been used to analyze academic research on project and construction management, and also for the first time, academic research on construction industry in Iran has been compared with global research.

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“…Large construction projects are characterized by their complexity in terms of organization, as they consist of hundreds of activities and require numerous resources. To successfully manage important project objectives, scheduling efforts must be applied to ensure that a project is completed within the contract requirements [1]. Schedule management concentrates on the processes that are essential to appropriately deliver critical project aspects, such as time, cost, resources, etc.…”

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Resilient Scheduling as a Response to Uncertainty in Construction Projects

2021

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Complex construction projects are developed in a dynamic environment, where uncertainty conditions have a great potential to affect project deliverables. In an attempt to efficiently deal with the negative impacts of uncertainty, resilient baseline schedules are produced to improve the probability of reaching project goals, such as respecting the due date and reaching the expected profit. Prior to introducing the resilient scheduling procedure, a taxonomy model was built to account for uncertainty sources in construction projects. Thence, a multi-objective optimization model is presented to manage the impact of uncertainty. This approach can be described as a complex trade-off analysis between three important features of a construction project: duration, stability, and profit. The result of the suggested procedure is presented in a form of a resilient baseline schedule, so the ability of a schedule to absorb uncertain perturbations is improved. The proposed optimization problem is illustrated on the example project network, along which the probabilistic simulation method was used to validate the results of the scheduling process in uncertain conditions. The proposed resilient scheduling approach leads to more accurate forecasting, so the project planning calculations are accepted with increased confidence levels.

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Scientometric Review of Construction Project Schedule Studies: Trends, Gaps and Potential Research Areas

Cited by 15 publications

References 119 publications

An Overarching Review on Delay Analyses in Construction Projects

An Overarching Review on Delay Analyses in Construction Projects

Comparative study of academic research on project management in Iran and the World with text mining approach and TF–IDF method

Resilient Scheduling as a Response to Uncertainty in Construction Projects

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