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Delaney, F T and Wamuziri, S C (2002) Efficiency and performance effects of mergers and acquisitions in the construction industry. Journal of Financial Management of Property and Construction, 7(03), 141–50.

Jayantha, W M and Ganesan, S (2002) Econometric analysis of office space market's response to service sector growth in Hong Kong. Journal of Financial Management of Property and Construction, 7(03), 175–96.

Kehinde, J O and Aiyetan, O A (2002) A study of the nature of contractual claims in building contracts in Nigeria. Journal of Financial Management of Property and Construction, 7(03), 197–202.

Kishk, M (2002) Towards effective consideration of non-financial factors in the design and management of construction assets. Journal of Financial Management of Property and Construction, 7(03), 163–74.

Pasquire, C L and Gibb, A G F (2002) Considerations for assessing the benefits of standardisation and pre-assembly in construction. Journal of Financial Management of Property and Construction, 7(03), 151–62.

  • Type: Journal Article
  • Keywords: standardisation; pre-assembly; benefit evaluation; project cost data; pilot study; capital cost
  • ISBN/ISSN: 1366-4387
  • URL: http://www.emeraldinsight.com/journals.htm?issn=1366-4387
  • Abstract:
    This paper describes the findings of a six-month, pilot study funded by the EPSRC under the Meeting the Client's Needs through Standardisation (MCNS) LINK programme. The research explored the needs and opportunities for identifying and evaluating the benefit of standardisation and pre-assembly to the construction industry. The pilot study focused principally on pre-assembly in the Mechanical sector, drawing data from both manufacturing and construction processes. A principal aim of the study was to take a snapshot of how construction clients could derive greater benefit from pre-assembly. This was much broader in concept than the case studies within the Mechanical sector but nonetheless sufficiently related to maintain cohesion in the research. The principal conclusions of the pilot study were that: no existing metrics were currently available to evaluate the benefits identified; and without these metrics comparative design decisions were being made based on capital cost or intuition alone.

Yates, D J and Hardcastle, C (2002) The causes of conflict and disputes in construction: a review of current research. Journal of Financial Management of Property and Construction, 7(03), 203–14.