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Al-Aubaidy, N A (2015) Factors affecting underreporting of construction safety incidents on capital projects, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , The University of Texas at Austin.
Beg, M A (1999) An economic based decision support system for project level pavement type selection, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , The University of Texas at Austin.
Brandenburg, S G (2004) The Tier I workforce management strategy: Concept and application, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , The University of Texas at Austin.
Castaneda-Maza, J A (2002) Workers' skills and receptiveness to operate under the Tier II construction management strategy, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , The University of Texas at Austin.
Chang, S-W (2002) Development and assessment of the Tier II work force strategy implementation index, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , The University of Texas at Austin.
Cho, Y-K (2000) Human-assisted rapid workspace modeling for construction equipment operations, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , The University of Texas at Austin.
Dharwadkar, P V (1994) A prototype object-oriented system for three-dimensional CAD and schedule integration, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , The University of Texas at Austin.
France-Mensah, J (2019) Integrated planning and budget allocation for highway maintenance, rehabilitation, and capital construction projects, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , The University of Texas at Austin.
Gebken, R J, II (2006) Quantification of transactional dispute resolution costs for the United States construction industry, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , The University of Texas at Austin.
Glover, R W (1972) Developing and upgrading minority construction contractors: The Houston and Atlanta experiences, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , The University of Texas at Austin.
Goodrum, P M (2001) The impact of equipment technology on productivity in the United States construction industry, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , The University of Texas at Austin.
Griffith, A F (1997) Team alignment during pre-project planning of capital facilities, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , The University of Texas at Austin.
Hamilton, M R (1994) The relationship between pre-project planning effort and success for capital construction projects, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , The University of Texas at Austin.
Jung, Y (1997) Information systems planning methodology for the construction industry, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , The University of Texas at Austin.
Kim, D (2002) Exploratory study of lean construction: Assessment of lean implementation, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , The University of Texas at Austin.
Kim, D Y (2011) Construction planning and execution strategies for enhancing project success on electrical construction subcontracts, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , The University of Texas at Austin.
Kim, S B (2002) Assessment of CII knowledge implementation at the organizational level, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , The University of Texas at Austin.
Laufer, A (1980) Assessment of financial incentive programs for the construction labor force: A Delphi analysis, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , The University of Texas at Austin.
Lopez de Ortigosa, D A (1993) Forecasting construction costs in hyper-inflated economies, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , The University of Texas at Austin.
- Type: Thesis
- Keywords: accuracy; complexity; reliability; construction project; equipment; cost control; forecasting; inflation; Mexico; United States; cost index; productivity; validation; economic indicator; construction cost; project manager
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- URL: https://www.proquest.com/docview/304100727
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Comprehensive construction project management must include several aspects; namely: cost, productivity, materials and equipment, and schedule. Project management is a complex process by nature. The complexity of cost control is increased when the phantom of inflation is present. Inflation is not an isolated problem and is found throughout the world. At this moment, several countries are experiencing high to hyper-inflated environments. Under these conditions, to maintain a project on budget will depend on the knowledge and ability of project managers to forecast construction costs. Since inflationary processes are specific for each country, Mexico has been chosen as the economic model. This economy is analyzed covering general and construction-oriented aspects. Mexican economic indicators are compared with indicators from the United States. As a result, the link between both economies, pointed out by several authors, has been confirmed. The chronic lack of Mexican construction-oriented information motivates the author to propose and to develop a new construction cost index. This index is called Low Cost Housing (LOCH) index and targets this type of construction. This newly developed index is compared with the other two indexes which exist in Mexico. Also, the LOCH index is used to forecast construction costs using Box and Jenkins models. During the model validation stage, it is proved that model accuracy lies between $\pm$2% of the real LOCH index values. The main purpose of this research is to forecast construction costs in high to hyper-inflated environments. As far as the author knows, this is the first time in which Box and Jenkins models have been used for this purpose. The reliability of the developed model depends on the economy chosen as the model, on the construction type, and on the prices and costs matrix developed. For conditions different from those established in this research the model needs to be calculated again. In the problem analyzed, considering the results obtained, the author proves that the Box and Jenkins techniques are a useful tool for forecasting construction costs in economies experiencing high to hyper-inflated conditions.
McNerney, M T (1994) The use of geographical information systems for airport engineering and management, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , The University of Texas at Austin.
Pantelias, A (2009) A methodological framework for probabilistic evaluation of financial viability of transportation infrastructure under public private partnerships, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , The University of Texas at Austin.
Panthaworn, P (2005) An exploratory study of motivation of management personnel in the heavy construction industry, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , The University of Texas at Austin.
Phaobunjong, K (2002) Parametric cost estimating model for conceptual cost estimating of building construction projects, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , The University of Texas at Austin.
Popescu-Kohler, A I (1998) Improvements to construction delay analysis techniques, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , The University of Texas at Austin.
Seo, J (1998) Graphical interface design for equipment control in unstructured environments, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , The University of Texas at Austin.
Shaw, D T (1989) SITE CODE: A knowledge-based model of municipal site development regulations for computer-aided design, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , The University of Texas at Austin.
Song, J (2005) Tracking the location of materials on construction projects, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , The University of Texas at Austin.
Sylvie, J R (2005) Developing best practices for industrial project life cycle security and a methodology for measuring implementation, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , The University of Texas at Austin.
Toews, C D (1981) The regional economic and labor market impact of large-scale, rural, public works construction: A case study of the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , The University of Texas at Austin.
Wilde, W J (1998) Life cycle cost analysis of portland cement concrete pavements, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , The University of Texas at Austin.
Wilson, M C (2000) Public infrastructure investment and structural economic change: The spatial dynamics of public works in the United States, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , The University of Texas at Austin.
Won, S (2002) A model for work function characteristics-based prioritization of technologies for capital projects, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , The University of Texas at Austin.
Woo, S (1999) Monte Carlo simulation of labor performance during overtime and its impact on project duration, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , The University of Texas at Austin.
Zhang, Z (1996) A gis-based and multimedia integrated infrastructure management system, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , The University of Texas at Austin.