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Akintoye, A (2000) Analysis of factors influencing project cost estimating practice. Construction Management and Economics, 18(01), 77-89.

Arditi, D and Mochtar, K (2000) Trends in productivity improvement in the US construction industry. Construction Management and Economics, 18(01), 15-27.

Craig, R (2000) Re-engineering the tender code for construction works. Construction Management and Economics, 18(01), 91-100.

Edwards, D J, Holt, G D and Harris, F C (2000) A model for predicting plant maintenance costs. Construction Management and Economics, 18(01), 65-75.

  • Type: Journal Article
  • Keywords: maintenance cost; plant; productivity; tracked hydraulic excavators
  • ISBN/ISSN: 0144-6193
  • URL: https://doi.org/10.1080/014461900370960
  • Abstract:

    A model is presented that predicts the total cost of plant maintenance (i.e. direct cost of maintenance plus indirect cost of lost production) and is derived studying a random sample of tracked hydraulic excavators. Analysis is based on the machine history file data of 33 plant items, modelled using multiple regression (MR) analysis. Validation of the model was determined via the combination of an observed high R2 at 0.94 and various statistical tests which confirmed the prerequisites of a rigorous MR analysis. Machine weight, type of industry and company attitude towards predictive maintenance were found to be the best predictor variables of total plant maintenance cost. The paper also discusses reasons underlying the inclusion of predictor variables in the final model, and concludes with clear directions for future research in this field.

Fielden, S L, Davidson, M J, Gale, A W and Davey, C L (2000) Women in construction: the untapped resource. Construction Management and Economics, 18(01), 113-21.

Fraser, C (2000) The influence of personal characteristics on effectiveness of construction site managers. Construction Management and Economics, 18(01), 29-36.

Garnett, N and Pickrell, S (2000) Benchmarking for construction: theory and practice. Construction Management and Economics, 18(01), 55-63.

Hughes, W, Hillebrandt, P and Murdoch, J (2000) The impact of contract duration on the cost of cash retention. Construction Management and Economics, 18(01), 11-4.

Kim, J-C, Kim, D-H, Kim, J-J, Ye, J-S and Lee, H-S (2000) Segmenting the Korean housing market using multiple discriminant analysis. Construction Management and Economics, 18(01), 45-54.

Treloar, G J, Love, P E D, Faniran, O O and Iyer-Raniga, U (2000) A hybrid life cycle assessment method for construction. Construction Management and Economics, 18(01), 5-9.

Walker, A and Newcombe, R (2000) The positive use of power on a major construction project. Construction Management and Economics, 18(01), 37-44.

Zarkada-Fraser, A and Skitmore, M R (2000) Decisions with moral content: collusion. Construction Management and Economics, 18(01), -11.