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Aljarbou, M H (2022) A new sustainable public-private partnership (PPP) procurement system for infrastructure projects in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Bristol.

Angelino, M (2019) Developing better design standards for the construction industry, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Bristol.

Austrin, T B (1978) Industrial relations in the construction industry: Some sociological considerations on wage contracts and trade unionism (1919-1973), Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Bristol.

Chang, Y P (2020) Construction worker safety and accident prevention in Taiwan, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Bristol.

Chen, Y (2008) Implementing uncertainty management in Chinese construction industry, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Bristol.

  • Type: Thesis
  • Keywords: decision making; feedback; performance; decision support; uncertainty; project performance; systems theory; China
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  • URL: https://research-information.bris.ac.uk/en/studentTheses/0177e86e-1cbb-40a7-8d85-0311e8076afc
  • Abstract:
    The performance of the UK construction industry has been challenged by a number of major reports (e.g. Egan Report,1999). A survey of Chinese construction practice carried out as part of this research project has shown that many of the problems are shared and that there is a keen interest in China to improve performance. The research has demonstrated the need for a systematic treatment of uncertainty to support decision making in China. The study employed the principles of systems thinking to propose a systemic skeleton: WISDOM. It is an advanced perspective that encapsulates the essence of systems thinking and lays the theoretical foundation for the production of decision support software - JUSTISE. The purpose of the software tool is to facilitate the establishment of new thinking within a management system for Chinese construction practitioners. The purpose is to help construction practitioners manage risk and uncertainty to improve project performance. JUSTISE was born out of PERIMETA and has been designed with many new features and functionalities. The software has been tested by a wide range of users from the Chinese construction industry. The feedback from the application of the software through wisdomcatcher.com was collected to prompt its further development. Through the application of JUSTISE, systems thinking methodology has been delivered to a number of Chinese construction companies. It has been pleasing to find that JUSTISE has worked well in the Chinese industrial environment. People have benefitted from the novel perspective it provides. More importantly it enables people to better understand and deal with uncertainty to improve project performance. JUSTISE is still in its infancy and needs to be improved. The software is an aid in the continuous rethinking of current experience. It embraces a range of fundamental knowledge and enabling technologies to provide systems solutions to complex problems in future engineering practice.

Correia de Paiva, A G (1995) A framework for the evaluation of quality of dwellings, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Bristol.

Hulls, P M (2022) The epidemiology of health and wellbeing in the workplace: managing and measuring occupational stress and behavioural factors in a male-dominated industry, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Bristol.

Le Masurier, J (2001) Developing the observational method as a systematic approach to uncertainty management, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Bristol.

Pasha, A H S (1984) The provision of affordable housing in Central Sudan, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Bristol (United Kingdom).

Pesterfield, C (2022) Reconceptualising responses to the UK's 2015 Modern Slavery Act: a construction industry case study, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Bristol.

Zhang, Y (2000) Shanghai in transition: The construction industry in Shanghai local economic transition and urban redevelopment in the 1990s, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Bristol.

Zhang, Y (1999) The construction industry in Shanghai, local economic transition and urban redevelopment in the 1990s, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Bristol.