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Gannon, M J and Smith, N J (2011) An effective outline business case to facilitate successful decision-making. Construction Management and Economics, 29(02), 185–97.

Hung, Y-H, Smith-Jackson, T and Winchester, W (2011) Use of attitude congruence to identify safety interventions for small residential builders. Construction Management and Economics, 29(02), 113–30.

Kim, Y-W and Kim, S-C (2011) Cost analysis of information technology-assisted quality inspection using activity-based costing. Construction Management and Economics, 29(02), 163–72.

  • Type: Journal Article
  • Keywords: activity-based costing; cost analysis; personal digital assistant; quality inspection
  • ISBN/ISSN: 0144-6193
  • URL: https://doi.org/10.1080/01446193.2010.538708
  • Abstract:
    One of the critical factors in quality control is the efficient management of quality field inspections. A method was developed to assess the cost impact of process improvements in construction jobsite management. Through the development of a prototype quality inspection system together with project database and mobile technology, the efficiency of a quality inspection system as a pilot study is examined. A time-driven activity-based costing (ABC) is used in evaluating the quantifying process costs attributable to the implementation of a new field inspection system. Inspection costs were reduced when the current inspection process is replaced by a new inspection prototype process using a project database and mobile technology. The cost analysis results also show that a new approach (1) identifies the inspection activities before and after the re-engineering process; (2) computes the cost driver rate before and after the re-engineering process; and (3) enables the performance of the scenario analysis by manipulating the volume of cost drivers under different scenarios.

Liu, A M M, Fellows, R and Tuuli, M M (2011) The role of corporate citizenship values in promoting corporate social performance: towards a conceptual model and a research agenda. Construction Management and Economics, 29(02), 173–83.

Styhre, A (2011) In the circuit of credibility: construction workers and the norms of "a good job". Construction Management and Economics, 29(02), 199–209.

Teo, M M and Loosemore, M (2011) Community-based protest against construction projects: a case study of movement continuity. Construction Management and Economics, 29(02), 131–44.

Yang, J, Shen, P Q, Bourne, L, Ho, C M-F and Xue, X (2011) A typology of operational approaches for stakeholder analysis and engagement. Construction Management and Economics, 29(02), 145–62.