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Akintoye, A (1994) Design and build: a survey of construction contractors' views. Construction Management and Economics, 12(02), 155-63.

Aouad, G F and Price, A D F (1994) Construction planning and information technology in the UK and USA construction industries: a comparative study. Construction Management and Economics, 12(02), 97-106.

Chau, K W and Lai, L W C (1994) A comparison between growth in labour productivity in the construction industry and the economy. Construction Management and Economics, 12(02), 183-5.

Cornick, T and Osbon, K (1994) A study of the contractor's quantity surveying practice during the construction process. Construction Management and Economics, 12(02), 107-11.

Huat, T P and Pheng, L S (1994) The fuzzy industry maturity grid (FIMG) and its application to the Singapore construction industry. Construction Management and Economics, 12(02), 125-38.

  • Type: Journal Article
  • Keywords: FIMG; fuzzy set; industry maturity; Singapore
  • ISBN/ISSN: 0144-6193
  • URL: https://doi.org/10.1080/01446199400000019
  • Abstract:

    This paper introduces the fuzzy industry maturity grid (FIMG) as an extension of the industry maturity grid for diagnosing an industry, to identify fast growing sectors and to map out growth strategies for sectors showing signs of maturity. By incorporating fuzzy set theory and aggregation models in decision-making, the conventional industry maturity grid is enhanced from a qualitative analysis to a semi-quantitative method which captures an expert’s knowledge of the industry, inclusive of his judgement. It does this via using a linguistic scale describing the characteristics under each of the three main dimensions of the IMG to form fuzzy sets, a hierarchical aggregation of information based on fuzzy aggregation operators and a conceptual hypercube to determine the rank and ranking size of the prescribed strategies. The FIMG is illustrated using the Singapore construction industry as an example; the resulting three highest ranked prognoses for the industry are - in decreasing order of possibility - sunrise industry, technology-led diversification and new applications of technologies. This ranking of prognostic alternatives bestows policy-makers with information useful for selecting cost-effective programmes for growth.

Kaka, A P (1994) Contractors' financial budgeting using computer simulation. Construction Management and Economics, 12(02), 113-24.

Lam, Y T, Alum, J and Neale, R H (1994) Design and development of a KBES for planning and scheduling ready-mixed concrete supply. Construction Management and Economics, 12(02), 165-70.

Low S P (1994) Balancing construction and marketing in world economic development: the four global scenarios. Construction Management and Economics, 12(02), 171-82.

Skitmore, M R and Wilcock, J (1994) Estimating processes of smaller builders. Construction Management and Economics, 12(02), 139-54.