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Value engineering in the construction industry

Alphonse J. Dell'Isola
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The article was published on 1973-01-01 and is currently open access. It has received 174 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Value engineering & Methods engineering.

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Organizational responses of public sector clients in Canada to the implementation of value management: lessons for the UK construction industry

S Male, +1 more
- 01 Sep 1989 - 
TL;DR: Value management is a philosophy and set of techniques that has its origins in the US manufacturing industry of the 1940s as mentioned in this paper and has been increasingly used in the UK construction industry by a small group of contractors and consultancy firms who are offering it as a service to clients.
Dissertation

Clients: their role in the procurement of infrastructure projects

John H. Pettit
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors report on research undertaken into the effectiveness of the procurement activities undertaken by clients within projects for the construction of infrastructure, and a model has been developed that enables the comparison of procurement activities of a wide range of companies.
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Causes and Effects of Variation Orders in the Construction of Terrace Housing Projects: A Case Study in the State of Selangor, Malaysia

Noraziah Mohammad, +2 more
- 31 Mar 2017 - 
TL;DR: In this article, the authors investigated the most significant causes and effects contribute to the variation orders in the construction of housing projects in the States of Selangor Malaysia and concluded that owner should have adequate planning and recourses before initiating a project in order to avoid variation order during the construction stage.
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Assessing Consequences of Change Request Impact in Construction Industry of YEMEN: An Explorative Likert-Scale Based Survey Design

Murlidhar A. Lokhande, +2 more
- 01 Jan 2015 - 
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors defined the potential survey questioner to obtain the reliable and optimal data from construction industry of YEMEN and the data obtained will be used further to assess the change impact consequences and possible directions of prevention.

A Critical Review of Value Engineering Development in Indonesian Construction Industry

Sesmiwati Sesmiwati, +2 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present the development of value management in Indonesian construction industry, identify the opportunities and challenges, and propose new direction for future development, including lack of regulation, promotion, knowledge and expertise.