Leadership

By Alfredo Rivera, Dean Kashiwagi, Jacob Kashiwagi, Chris Doyle March 2016 Abstract A new learning paradigm has been tested in the delivery of services. It identifies that the act of directing and influencing a vendor or an individual to increase their performance is...

By Dean Kashiwagi, Alfredo Rivera, Jake Gunnoe, Jacob Kashiwagi December 2015 Abstract Arizona State University has been involved in identifying the future Facility Manager (FM) paradigm which results in a sustainable FM profession. The $16M, 20-year international research program has identified, created and...

By Antoinette Bos, Dean Kashiwagi, Isaac Kashiwagi December 2015 Abstract The BV environment was introduced into the Netherlands in 2004. By 2008 testing was being done by a partnership between Arizona State University and Scenter (private entity led by Sicco Santema). In 2010,...

By Jorn Verwey, Isaac Kashiwagi, Wim de Vries, Dean Kashiwagi December 2015 Abstract A challenge facing buyers in the delivery of innovative construction and facility services is to utilize expertise without increasing project risk. The traditional price-based Design-Bid-Build approach minimizes the utilization of...

By Elske Bosma, Marcus van der Ven and Oscar Kerkhoven, Dean Kashiwagi, Isaac Kashiwagi December 2015 Abstract The Best Value (BV) environment was introduced into the Netherlands in 2006. By 2008 testing was being done by a partnership of Arizona State University and...

By Kashiwagi, D., Kashiwagi, J., Kashiwagi, A., Sullivan, K. December 2012 Abstract The Dutch construction industry is making a change from an owner controlled to a contractor-controlled environment.  It is a movement from a top down culture (management, direction and control) to a...

By Tsunemi Watanabe, Kazumasa Ozawa, Nozomu Mori, Kenji Kinoshita December 2012 Abstract The performance of the construction industry in Japan has been high due to a lack of emphasis of price. Due to rapid change in the industry environment such as social requirement...

By Kashiwagi, D., Kashiwagi, J., Kashiwagi, A., Sullivan, K. December 2012 Abstract For the last two years, researchers have been working with parties in Malaysia to implement best value practices.  After two years of research work, the effort has many lessons learned.  Lessons...