Performance

By Stan van Veenendaal, Wiebe Witteveen January 2011 Abstract 'The project Extra Discharge Capacity Afsluitdijk (EDCA) of Rijkswaterstaat aims to enlarge the capacity of the discharge sluices by building new sluices, necessary because of the climate change. Rijkswaterstaat has decided to outsource the...

12 May, 2018

By Dean Kashiwagi, Jake Smithwick, Jacob Kashiwagi, Kenneth Sullivan February 2010 Abstract This is a case study of a construction product manufacturer’s effort to become a profitable manufacturer of roofing systems while providing a best value product to the client (best performance at...

12 May, 2018

By Dean Kashiwagi, Charles Egbu, Herman Koebergen March 2010 Abstract For the past 30 years construction nonperformance has been identified as a project specific problem caused by unique project conditions. Construction differs from other manufacturing processes due to the on-site construction. The major...

29 January, 2018

By Dean Kashiwagi, Jacob Kashiwagi January 2011 Abstract The Dutch construction industry experienced a problem with collusion for five years ending in 2003. Innovative Dutch visionaries perceived a potential relationship between an inefficient, transaction laden, over-regulated low price award environment and supplier collusion....

29 January, 2018

By Jacob Kashiwagi September 2012 Abstract Although some reports have shown the performance of the construction industry to be improving, it has yet to find a solution to ensure high performance on construction projects and services. Over the last 18 years, many public...

29 January, 2018