In this paper, we develop a testable holistic procurement framework that examines how a
broad range of procurement related factors affects project performance criteria. Based on a …

Understanding how to systemise, organise, and finance the design, construction, operation,
and maintenance activities are all parameters needed to be optimised simultaneously in a …

Collaborative construction project arrangements have been the subject of many
development efforts owing to the frustration felt toward the opportunism inherent in …

Procurement has a key role in sustainability as policies and practices need to extend
beyond organisations' boundaries incorporating their whole supply chains. Guidelines on …

While it is widely recognized that additional costs due to rework can have an adverse effect
on project performance, limited empirical research has been done to investigate the …

A number of procurement selection systems have been developed over the last decade. The
use of multi-attribute decision analysis has been considered the foremost technique for …

Research has revealed that the way in which many clients, and their advisors, select the
method used to control the design and construction of their building projects, ie the …

For owner organizations in the architecture, engineering, and construction industry,
successful implementation of new processes for procuring, contracting, and managing …

The management of construction is complex enough without changes (eg to
design/specification/client requirements), yet it is a familiar characteristic of in construction …

Public clients' decisions on the procurement and contracting of civil engineering projects
have far-reaching effects on the development and implementation of innovations. Two …