Within the traditional procurement system, level of achievement of client and contractor objectives may vary depending on the type of procurement used This may further create a gap between the expected and actual performance ...

This study is based on the Earned Value Management (EVM) performance measurement technique and its practice in Sri Lankan construction industry. Since the project success clearly depend on accuracy on evaluated performance ...

The contribution of workforce management professionals has become increasingly important with the growing ascendancy of Human Resources Management (HRM) in its various symptoms. People having different intentions so employers ...

It was observed that the consideration of concurrency in delay claims in Sri Lankan construction industry is significantly low. A study was conducted to identify key reasons for low consideration of concurrency in delay ...

The construction industry plays a major role in country's economic growth. Providing efficient service and quality output are the major challenges that are often faced by the industry. Unnecessary cost and wastage always ...

As Supply Chain Management (SCM) concepts originated in the manufacturing industry, application of those concepts in construction is a challenging task. Although there are some implications of SCM in manufacturing and ...

Architecture of fortification; iron bars and iron spikes, cinder blocks and barking dogs, razor ribbon wires, glass spines and security alarms- The city has been armed with apparent evidences all over the city. The ...

Streets are primary elements through which the character of urban neighborhoods are experienced and expressed. The “sense of safety” in neighborhood streets is paramount to social and psychological wellbeing of its ...

Construction contract types span a wide spectrum ranging from traditional contracting to relational contracting modes. Although weak collaborative supply chain networks exist even in widely practiced traditional contract ...

Building project performance evaluation is a novel research interest in performance measurement (PM) and it is the process of quantifying the efficiency and effectiveness of construction activities. The traditional view ...