Influence of Project Type and Procurement Method on Rework Costs in Building Construction Projects
- P. Love
- Engineering, Business
- 1 February 2002
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 influencing factors.…
Quantifying the causes and costs of rework in construction
Very few construction companies and consulting firms in Australia measure their costs of quality. Consequently, it is difficult for them to prove that systems for preventing quality failures are…
Using systems dynamics to better understand change and rework in construction project management systems
- P. Love, G. D. Holt, Liyin Shen, Heng Li, Z. Irani
- Engineering
- 1 August 2002
The Propagation of Technology Management Taxonomies for Evaluating Investments in Information Systems
A case study research strategy is used to examine the technology management experiences of a leading U.K. manufacturing organization during its adoption of a vendor-supplied Manufacturing Resource Planning (MRPII) information system and finds that key employees were able to overcome a number of organizational barriers and develop and implement a bespoke MRPII system that significantly improved the organization's competitive position.
Selecting a suitable procurement method for a building project
- P. Love, M. Skitmore, G. Earl
- Business
- 1 March 1998
Building procurement has become a fashionable term with industry practitioners and researchers. It determines the overall framework and structure of responsibilities and authorities for participants…
Outsourcing information systems: drawing lessons from a banking case study
- L. Baldwin, Z. Irani, P. Love
- BusinessEuropean Journal of Information Systems
- 1 March 2001
A case study from an organisation in the UK banking sector that was motivated to outsource aspects of its information technology/information system (IT/IS) is presented and the underlying motives and decision-making process that influenced the bank outsource its IT/IS are presented.
Establishment of Critical Success Factors for Construction Partnering
- E. W. Cheng, Heng Li, P. Love
- Business
- 1 March 2000
Research into the use of partnering in construction has become ubiquitous; however, a framework is needed that can be used to identify critical success factors (CSFs) that contribute to the…
The enigma of evaluation: benefits, costs and risks of IT in Australian small-medium-sized enterprises
- P. Love, Z. Irani, C. Standing, Chad Lin, J. Burn
- BusinessInformation Manager (The)
- 1 October 2005
Defect Costs in Residential Construction
- A. Mills, P. Love, P. Williams
- Economics
- 2009
The residential construction industry is an important contributor to the Australian economy; the industry employs a very large component of the national workforce, and yet the industry is plagued by…
Management of risks in information technology projects
- David Baccarini, G. Salm, P. Love
- EngineeringIndustrial management & data systems
- 1 May 2004
In‐depth interviews with IT professionals from leading firms in Western Australia were undertaken to determine how IT risks were managed in their projects, demonstrating that project management is a risk management strategy.
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