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Laufer, A and Tucker, R L (1988) Competence and timing dilemma in construction planning. Construction Management and Economics, 6(04), 339-55.
- Type: Journal Article
- Keywords: accuracy; forecasting; manager; planning
- ISBN/ISSN: 0144-6193
- URL: https://doi.org/10.1080/01446198800000027
- Abstract:
Who should be assigned the task of planning a construction project and within what time-frame poses serious problems. Choosing between the likely candidates - manager or staff specialist and their respective strengths and weaknesses - is fraught with pitfalls. The awards and penalties linked to long lead-time planning as against short-term planning before the decision process. Many companies are vexed by the dilemmas resulting from any solution to the ’who’ and ’when’ questions but by side-stepping or overlooking them they invite deficiencies with dire consequences. After an analysis of these issues the article proposes a new approach for the design of the construction planning process.
Ndekugri, I E and McCaffer, R (1988) Management information flow in construction companies. Construction Management and Economics, 6(04), 273-94.
Pain, J and Bennett, J (1988) JCT with contractor's design form of contract: a study in use. Construction Management and Economics, 6(04), 307-37.
Runeson, G (1988) An analysis of the accuracy of estimating and the distribution of tenders. Construction Management and Economics, 6(04), 357-70.
Shtub, A (1988) The integration of CPM and material management in project management. Construction Management and Economics, 6(04), 261-72.
Touran, A and Taher, K A H (1988) Optimum fleet size determination by queuing and simulation. Construction Management and Economics, 6(04), 295-306.