Low Sui Pheng

TL;DR: In this article, the authors identify and ascertain which factors affect a project manager's performance in the private and public sector and identify the working environment variables that affect the performance of project managers.

TL;DR: In this article, a case study of construction companies showed how TQM can be successfully implemented in the construction industry and the benefits experienced include reduction in quality costs, better employee job satisfaction because they do not need to attend to defects and client complaints, recognition by clients, work carried out correctly right from the start, and closer relationships with subcontractors and suppliers.

TL;DR: This paper reviewed the studies completed in the past four decades which examined the role of the construction industry in economic development and found that the relationship appears to be more complicated than originally thought, and that little is known about the impact that the adaptive capacities of other sectors in the economy have on the construction sector.

TL;DR: The just-in-time (JIT) philosophy has tremendous potential for managing the movement of precast concrete components from the prefabrication yard to, and within, the construction site.

TL;DR: In this article, a case study of the New Chinese Hotel project in China is presented to show how the interaction between cross-cultural management and construction project management can affect the outcome of a project.