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Abidin, N Z, Yusof, N A and Othman, A A E (2013) Enablers and challenges of a sustainable housing industry in Malaysia. Construction Innovation, 13(01), 10-25.

Budde, B (2013) Challenges of coordination between climate and technology policies: A case study of strategies in Denmark and the UK. Construction Innovation, 13(01), 98-116.

Cooke, T (2013) Can knowledge sharing mitigate the effect of construction project complexity?. Construction Innovation, 13(01), 5-9.

Guven, G and Ergen, E (2013) Factors affecting the selection of data storage approach in radio frequency identification applications. Construction Innovation, 13(01), 117-38.

Holt, G D (2013) Construction business failure: conceptual synthesis of causal agents. Construction Innovation, 13(01), 50-76.

Ng, S T, Zheng, D X M and Xie, J Z (2013) Allocation of construction resources through a pull-driven approach. Construction Innovation, 13(01), 77-97.

  • Type: Journal Article
  • Keywords: construction industry; lean construction; lean production; partnering; pull-driven approach; resource allocation
  • ISBN/ISSN: 1471-4175
  • URL: https://doi.org/10.1108/14714171311296066
  • Abstract:
    Purpose – Construction resources are often limited, and there is a need to ensure resources are carefully allocated to avoid resource wastage and/or project delay. While mathematical and heuristic models were developed to resolve the conflicts between activities, none of them has been proven to be totally satisfactory. The aim of this paper is to explore this. Design/methodology/approach – In this paper, a novel heuristic method known as a pull-driven approach (PDA) is proposed; and this approach encourages a lean consideration of resource supply and partnering between activities. Two case studies are presented to illustrate how PDA can be applied. A comparison with another heuristic approach, namely the ranked positional weight method is conducted to illustrate the efficiency of the proposed approach. Findings – Using the PDA approach, all the activities strive to find matching partners to pull resources to their sides. The resources are, therefore, no longer passively pushed to a single activity with high ranking but a combination of activities that can demonstrate their superiority in resource utilisation will actively win the necessary resources. Originality/value – This approach has an ability to deal with intermittent activities and locate the lean (no-waste) supply level of each resource.

Wong, A K D and Zhang, R (2013) Implementation of web-based construction project management system in China projects by Hong Kong developers. Construction Innovation, 13(01), 26-49.