Peter E.D. Love

TL;DR: In this article, the causes and costs of rework in two construction projects were analyzed and discussed, and it was shown that the cost of the rework for the case study projects was 3.15% and 2.2% respectively.

TL;DR: In this article, the influence of different project types and procurement methods on rework costs in construction projects was investigated and the direct and indirect consequences of rework were analyzed and discussed, and it was found that rework contributed to 52% of a project's cost growth and 26% of the variance in cost growth was attributable to changes due to direct rework.

TL;DR: In this paper, a case study research strategy was 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.

TL;DR: In this article, a survey of 41 clients and 35 consultants was carried out to obtain experience of and attitudes to a variety of procurement methods and the criteria used for selection, finding that a simple set of the criteria generally is adequate and sufficient for procurement path selection, and that there is a reasonable consensus on the appropriate...

TL;DR: An initial conceptual framework for public sector information systems evaluation is proposed, which is then empirically explored within two local government authorities and emphasizes the importance of situated, interpretive user assessments in evaluating e‐government investments.