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Organizational Implementation of Best Value Project Delivery Impact of Value-Based Procurement, Preplanning, and Risk Management

By Brian Lines, Kenneth T. Sullivan, Brian Stone July 2013 Abstract Many buyer organizations have attempted to implement new project delivery methods to increase performance on their contracting processes. Yet implementing new business practices can be difficult to accomplish successfully. An action research...

13 May, 2018

Optimizing Cost and Schedule Performance through Best Value Project Delivery: Application within a Design-Build Project

By Brian Lines, Anthony Perrenoud, Kenneth T. Sullivan July 2013 Abstract Performance in the construction industry is wrought with challenges and owners often are victim to cost and schedule overruns, particularly on high profile projects that are large, complex, and risky. Alternative project...

13 May, 2018

Implementing Project Schedule Metrics to Identify the Impact of Delays Correlated with Contractors

By Anthony J. Perrenoud, Kenneth T. Sullivan July 2013 Abstract Schedule management reduces schedule delays while optimizing positive opportunities to the project timeline. The built industry continues to struggle to capture project metrics that will improve supply chain management. The lack of performance...

13 May, 2018

The Source of Degradation of the Construction Industry Performance

By Kashiwagi, D., Kashiwagi,J., Smithwick, J., Kashiwagi,I., Kashiwagi, A. December 2012 Abstract The construction industry performance has been analyzed for the past 20 years. There has been no simple answer to the source of the construction industry problems. In 1991, the Construction Industry...

13 May, 2018

The Research Model that Revolutionized the Dutch Construction Industry

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...

13 May, 2018

The Best Value Approach in the Netherlands: A Reflection on Past, Present and Future

By Jeroen van de Rijt, Sicco C. Santema December 2012 Abstract More than 15 years ago Dean Kashiwagi created a process called BVP/PIPS (Best Value Procurement/Performance Information Procurement System) at Arizona State University. PIPS is a procurement method that aims to select the...

13 May, 2018

Increasing Performance in the Japanese Construction Industry

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...

13 May, 2018

Case Study: Use of Best Value Process for Inspection and Preventive Maintenance of Pumping Stations

By Jannie Koster-Robaard December 2012 The water board Velt en Vecht is a Best Value (BV) client who used the Performance Information Procurement System (PIPS) process to select professional services in 2012. The client had a procurement mission of integrity, transparency, objectivity,...

13 May, 2018

Case Study: Implementation at Hanze University of Applied Sciences

By Antoinette Bos December 2012 Abstract Best Value PIPS has become popular in the Netherlands and at the Hanze UAS. Hanze UAS started its first BV PIPS project in June 2011 and is currently performing seven projects. The Hanze UAS encountered major difficulties...

13 May, 2018

Case Study: Contracting Rolling Stock Maintenance of Utrecht Tramway, The Netherlands

By Anneke van Abeelen December 2012 Abstract This is a case study of the Utrecht tramway rolling stock maintenance project (21.6M euros). The case study is unique to the Dutch environment, which has experienced many construction-related projects. As it is one of the...

13 May, 2018

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Organizational Implementation of Best Value Project Delivery Impact of Value-Based Procurement, Preplanning, and Risk Management

Optimizing Cost and Schedule Performance through Best Value Project Delivery: Application within a Design-Build Project

Implementing Project Schedule Metrics to Identify the Impact of Delays Correlated with Contractors

The Source of Degradation of the Construction Industry Performance

The Research Model that Revolutionized the Dutch Construction Industry

The Best Value Approach in the Netherlands: A Reflection on Past, Present and Future

Increasing Performance in the Japanese Construction Industry

Case Study: Use of Best Value Process for Inspection and Preventive Maintenance of Pumping Stations

Case Study: Implementation at Hanze University of Applied Sciences

Case Study: Contracting Rolling Stock Maintenance of Utrecht Tramway, The Netherlands

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