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Burns, S A, Liu, L and Feng, C-W (1996) The LP/IP hybrid method for construction time-cost trade-off analysis. Construction Management and Economics, 14(03), 265-76.

Edum-Fotwe, F T, Price, A D F and Thorpe, A (1996) A review of financial ratio tools for predicting contractor insolvency. Construction Management and Economics, 14(03), 189-98.

Gidado, K (1996) Project complexity: the focal point of construction production planning. Construction Management and Economics, 14(03), 213-25.

Type: Journal Article
Keywords: complexity; construction planning; productivity ; project management ; work flow
ISBN/ISSN: 0144-6193
URL: https://doi.org/10.1080/014461996373476
Abstract:
Construction production planning is a paramount preoccupation of contractors and the process is rapidly increasing in difficulty with a continuous loss in confidence by clients. Today, one of the difficult issues facing practitioners in planning is that of a continuous increase in the complexity of construction projects. There seems to be no available tool or technique for assessing project complexity; consequently practitioners tend to neglect or subjectively assume its effect on project managerial objectives. This paper proposes an approach that measures the complexity of the production process in construction. The approach enables the construction practitioner to focus his or her attention on the issue of project complexity from the beginning through to the end of a project. By using a literature search and structured interviewing of practitioners, the paper has defined project complexity and identified the factors that influence its effect on project success in relation to estimated production time and cost.

Horner, R M W and Zakieh, R (1996) Characteristic items: a new approach to pricing and controlling construction projects. Construction Management and Economics, 14(03), 241-52.

Ming, C S, Runeson, G and Skitmore, M R (1996) Changes in profit as market conditions change: a historical study of a building firm. Construction Management and Economics, 14(03), 253-64.

Shirazi, B, Langford, D A and Rowlinson, S M (1996) Organizational structures in the construction industry. Construction Management and Economics, 14(03), 199-212.