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Bon, R and Luck, R (1999) Outsourcing of property-related management functions in Europe and North America, 1993-1998. Construction Management and Economics, 17(04), 409-12.

Chau, K W (1999) On the issue of plan shape complexity: plan shape indices revisited. Construction Management and Economics, 17(04), 473-82.

Chinyio, E A and Olomolaiye, P O (1999) A needs based methodology for classifying construction clients and selecting contractors-a rejoinder. Construction Management and Economics, 17(04), 413-7.

Cox, I D, Morris, J P, Rogerson, J H and Jared, G E (1999) A quantitative study of post contract award design changes in construction. Construction Management and Economics, 17(04), 427-39.

Kale, S and Arditi, D (1999) Age-dependent business failures in the US construction industry. Construction Management and Economics, 17(04), 493-503.

Kein, A T T, Ofori, G and Briffett, C (1999) ISO 14000: its relevance to the construction industry of Singapore and its potential as the next industry milestone. Construction Management and Economics, 17(04), 449-61.

Love, P E D, Mandal, P and Li, H (1999) Determining the causal structure of rework influences in construction. Construction Management and Economics, 17(04), 505-17.

Pietroforte, R and Tangerini, P (1999) From boom to bust: the case of Italian construction firms. Construction Management and Economics, 17(04), 419-25.

Runeson, G and Loosemore, M (1999) Gate-keepers or judges: peer reviews in construction management. Construction Management and Economics, 17(04), 529-36.

Shapira, A and Schexnayder, C J (1999) Selection of mobile cranes for building construction projects. Construction Management and Economics, 17(04), 519-27.

Shi, J J (1999) A neural network-based system for predicting earthmoving production. Construction Management and Economics, 17(04), 463-71.

Swaffield, L M and Pasquire, C L (1999) Examination of relationships between building form and function, and the cost of mechanical and electrical services. Construction Management and Economics, 17(04), 483-92.

Williams, T (1999) Allocation of contingency in activity duration networks. Construction Management and Economics, 17(04), 441-7.

  • Type: Journal Article
  • Keywords: construction planning; contingency; CPM; network analysis; stochastic networks
  • ISBN/ISSN: 0144-6193
  • URL: https://doi.org/10.1080/014461999371367
  • Abstract:

    This paper describes a method for apportioning contingency in a probabilistic network. It distinguishes between two requirements for contingency: for high variance crucial activities, and for high float noncritical activities. This enables a logical two-step apportionment, the first based upon the idea of ’cruciality’, which has become established as an important indicator of an activity’s importance in risk terms, and the second based upon standard ideas about float. A numerical example is given based on data used by previous work, so that a comparison of the methods can be made.