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Al-Mhdawi, M K S (2022) Risk management of construction projects under extreme conditions: a case study of Iraq, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Southampton.
Al-Sasi, B O (2007) A lean approach to capacity management in construction, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Southampton.
Alfadhli, A (2013) Does the alternative dispute resolution have a role to play in the construction industry in the State of Kuwait?: look into the most appropriate methodology that may be taken in Kuwait in comparison with what are available in the English legal system, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Law School , University of Southampton.
Almeile, A M (2021) The role of political and economic stability on the success of public-private partnership (PPP) construction projects from a project management perspective, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Southampton.
Baker, T O (2021) An investigation into pricing anomalies and the influence of information processing constraints on forecasts derived from sports betting markets, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Southampton.
Bakhoum, E S H (2011) A decision support system for evaluation and selection of structural materials on a sustainability basis, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Civil Engineering, University of Southampton.
Barr, D W J (2004) The department of trade and industry key performance indicators: A critical appraisal, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Southampton.
Brown, D C (2003) A methodology for selecting the construction team, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Southampton.
Buckingham, H (2010) Accommodating change? An investigation of the impacts of government contracting processes on third sector providers of homelessness services in South East England, Unpublished PhD Thesis, School of Social Sciences , University of Southampton.
Curtis, B (1994) Roles, responsibilities and risks in management contracts, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Southampton.
Day, K D (1989) The administration of the 'botched' FIDIC contract: the problems arising out of the administration of a wrongly 'slanted' contract for turnkey projects, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Southampton.
Fernandes, A G G (2014) Improving and embedding project management practice in organisations, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Southampton.
Gul, S (2012) The role of conflict & negotiation in the complexity of projects, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Southampton.
Jang, S G (2011) A concessionaire selection decision model: development and application for the PPP project procurement, Unpublished PhD Thesis, School of Management , University of Southampton.
Jones, B K (1998) A model for collaborative engineering the construction industry, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Southampton.
Ludlow, J E (1976) Assessment and prediction of noise from construction sites, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Southampton.
Moustafa, I M M (2001) A decision support system for the selection of the optimum contractor, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Southampton.
- Type: Thesis
- Keywords: contractor selection; expert system; pre-qualification; decision support; case studies; interview; Egypt; Kuwait; UK
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- URL: https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.390751
- Abstract:
Awarding the tender to the lowest bidder can result in potentially serious problems, which necessitate the need for including a wide range of other criteria. This will form the basis of selection, where some of these criteria will be contractor related and others will relate to the specific characteristics of the project and the requirements of the owner. This research develops a decision support system that combines the different characteristics of the contractors with the specific conditions, requirements and objectives of the project under consideration. This research was divided into six phases. Phase (1) literature review to identify and investigate all criteria related to the contractor selection by identifying the root causes of the problems resulting from selecting an inappropriate contractor. Phase (2) literature review to identify an efficient and scientific method for the criteria identification and assessment for the collected criteria. The Delphi method was found to be an efficient technique to identify the criteria regarding the contractor and the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) an efficient method to assess the criteria for each project on a project-by-project basis. Phase (3) refinement and evaluation for the collected criteria by implementing the Delphi method using questionnaire and structured interviews to get the expert opinion. Three countries were surveyed namely: (i) Egypt, (ii) Kuwait and (iii) the UK. Phase (4) researches decision support system techniques to structure the proposed contractor selection decision system (DSS). ABP was also found an efficient method to be used in structuring the DSS. Phase (5) structuring the logic of the contractor selection decision system. The system is divided into two processes. The first one is the contractor screening and pre-qualification process and the second process is the final selection process. A combination of the criteria that were investigated by the Delphi method with those that were assessed by the ABP is carried out to produce a short list of contractors that continues in the next stage. This combination accumulates expertise of the contract award and considers the project individuality and hence provides the required flexibility, which is a key objective of this research. An extended enhanced Knowledge-Based Expert System was developed to enable the new DSS to be used as a practical management tool. Phase (6) verification and analysis of the contractor selection system developed. A simulated project case is used to illustrate the logic consistency, workability and flexibility. A sensitivity analysis is performed to verify the system using case studies. The analysis established that the DSS is not sensitive to a single criterion and can even tolerate the miss judgment in single criteria due to the fact that the use of multiple criteria.
Park, J (2011) Best-value in Korean public building construction, Unpublished PhD Thesis, School of Management , University of Southampton.
Rempelos, G (2023) A whole life carbon model for railway track system interventions, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Southampton.
Riley, M J (2001) Re-engineering the construction procurement process, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Southampton.