Risk Management

By Dean Kashiwagi, Jacob Kashiwagi February 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....

By Jacob Kashiwagi, Dean Kashiwagi, Kenneth Sullivan May 2010 Abstract A new contract model has been developed which changes a project manager’s (PM) responsibilities from writing and enforcing a contract, to transferring the responsibility of writing and administering the contract to the vendor....

By Dean Kashiwagi, Jacob Kashiwagi, Kenneth Sullivan June 2010 Abstract For decades, research has been conducted that addresses the issue of decision making.   For the past 15 years, research addressing decision making has been conducted by the Performance Based Studies Research Group (PBSRG). ...

By Mark Little, Dean Kashiwagi August 2012 Abstract The State of Idaho, Division of Purchasing has identified the traditional procurement system as a source of risk to the State and their constituents. Using a new paradigm of treating the delivery of services as...

By Dean Kashiwagi, Jacob Kashiwagi March 2014 Abstract The Dutch construction industry was in collusion in the early 2000s. After the collusion, the Dutch construction industry was looking for a solution to assist their industry to become more value added, efficient, and profit...