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Arora, R (1997) Role and influence of emerging social dynamics in decisions on investment opportunities in construction industry, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Indian Institute of Technology Delhi.
Bhattacharya, S (2011) Enablers of growth for construction companies in India: a strategic approach, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Indian Institute of Technology Delhi.
Chaphalkar, N B (2007) Expert system for resolution of delay claims in construction contracts, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Indian Institute of Technology Delhi.
Deshpande, S D (1988) Some facility planning techniques for construction site layouts, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Indian Institute of Technology Delhi.
Jayesh, M P (2020) Inter-state migration for employment in India: a study on construction workers in Kerala, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Indian Institute of Technology Delhi.
Jha, K N (2004) Factors for the success of a construction project: empirical study, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Indian Institute of Technology Delhi.
Johari, S (2021) Effect of socioemotional cognitive, and technical competencies of workers on construction labor productivity, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Indian Institute of Technology Delhi.
Kar, S (2021) Developing a decision support system for effective material management in construction, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Indian Institute of Technology Delhi.
Karimi, Z (2016) Construction project performance metrics: conceptualization, measurement and application in metro rail, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Indian Institute of Technology Delhi.
Kuldip, C (1989) OR applications in strategic sector constructions with capital budgeting, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Indian Institute of Technology Delhi.
Kulshrestha, M (1997) Total Value Control in Construction through Multiple Criteria Decision Making (MCDM), Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Indian Institute of Technology Delhi.
- Type: Thesis
- Keywords: complexity; fuzzy set; subjectivity; construction cost; construction project; capital investment; decision making; employment; investment; manpower; monitoring; value engineering; value management; India; analytical hierarchy process; case study
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- URL: http://eprint.iitd.ac.in/handle/2074/6024
- Abstract:
Construction is one of the largest industries in the world. It is the second largest economic activity in India, only next to agriculture, both in terms of the capital investment and manpower employment. It forms the very foundation of the nation's development and is a measure of its economy and progress. In India, a large number of construction projects are being implemented under the five-year plan programmes and a huge capital investment is being made in these projects. The spiralling construction costs and ever-increasing tightening of money have fostered a need for obtaining the full value of every rupee spent on these projects. Value Engineering is the technique, which is normally employed for this purpose. It analyses the value and reliably provides the essential performance of the project at the optimal cost. In this study, a purposeful attempt to look at value in a more scientific and realistic manner, has been made. Value has been viewed as one parameter, which encompasses the time, quality and cost components, the three vital factors of any construction project from control point of view. Total value control, in this study, includes the consideration of some non-economic attributes, such as functional and performance attributes to arrive at the optimum value. In this process, one encounters the complexity of the decision process by the conflicting multiplicity of these attributes. The study presents some concepts of multiple criteria decision making (MCDM) to deal with the situation. Further, for this purpose, a value control implementation model involving multiple criteria decision-making techniques has been developed which replaces the present subjectivity in alternative evaluation by providing objectivity in subjective decision making. This model is implemented through specifically designed multiattribute action plan (MAAP) developed for this purpose. The model has been termed as "Multiple Criteria Value Management (MCVM)." In this study, two of the MCDM techniques namely, analytical hierarchy process (AHP) and fuzzy set methodology (FSM) have been discussed in detail supported by case studies/examples for the MCVM implementation. In the second aspect of the study, a matrix-based methodology for analysis in VE has been developed. The technique is capable of determining and/or verifying the basic function(s) of complex components of construction projects and provides with a means of separating those functions which are there in the element because of the present design approach. Thus, helping in identifying the potential areas for VE application in the system. Finally, to consider time component of value, a project monitoring system with the use of VE-MCDM combine has been developed. A case study of a school building construction project of Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS) has been included to illustrate the technique
Kumar, R (2020) Risk management framework for construction projects aligned to actualities, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Indian Institute of Technology Delhi.
Kumar, S V (2019) Identification and modelling of risk factors, mitigation measures, and entry strategies for Indian construction firms in international markets, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Indian Institute of Technology Delhi.
Kumar, V S S (1993) Application of fuzzy set theory in construction management, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Indian Institute of Technology Delhi.
Maddah, R (2019) An analysis of risks faced by foreign construction firms in India and their effect on project performance, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Indian Institute of Technology Delhi.
Mathur, R N (1986) Perception of quality of working life and the related factors: a study of women workers in construction industry, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Indian Institute of Technology Delhi.
Mujumdar, P (2017) Modeling design interdependency and iteration for multiple two-way information exchanges in construction projects, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Indian Institute of Technology Delhi.
Padala, S P S (2020) Matrix-based framework for modeling changes across multiple entity types in construction projects, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Indian Institute of Technology Delhi.
Pandey, P (2019) Lean scheduling in construction projects: realistic milestone planning, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Indian Institute of Technology Delhi.
Panwar, A (2019) Development of a many-objective model based on NSGA-III for construction projects, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Indian Institute of Technology Delhi.
Patel, D A (2015) Estimating the number of fatal accidents and investigating the determinants of safety performance in indian construction, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Indian Institute of Technology Delhi.
Patil, S K (2016) Determining influencing factors and predicting dispute outcome of variation claims in Indian construction contracts/ by Smita Krishnarao Patil, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Indian Institute of Technology Delhi.
Sharma, R (1998) Organizational role stress:focus on executives of construction industry, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Indian Institute of Technology Delhi.
Sinesilassie, E G (2017) Determinants of success of public construction projects in Ethiopia, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Indian Institute of Technology Delhi.
Sundaram, T K (1989) Contract management: a rational approach to construction contract pricing, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Indian Institute of Technology Delhi.
Tabish, S Z S (2011) Critical success factors and fair performance in public construction projects, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Indian Institute of Technology Delhi.
Tripathi, K K (2018) Critical success factors for construction organizations in India, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Indian Institute of Technology Delhi.