Construction is a complex activity, characterized by high levels of capital investment,
relatively long delivery durations, multitudinous risks and uncertainties, as well as requiring …

Cash flow management through analyzing various scenarios is still a problem for
contractors, yet it is of paramount importance, with direct implications for the success of …

Contextual information is a crucial delimitation that needs to be considered. A review of the
literature suggests the need to develop a context-based decision-making framework (DMF) …

One critique of classic buffer monitoring methods is that activity reliability is not considered.
However, the complexity of the external environment and the particularity of each activity in …

The reliability of a project completion time projection (PCT) is of significant concern to project
managers, because it profoundly affects how a project is executed. Traditionally, such …

Failure prognostics and health management are central to the Remaining Useful Life (RUL)
estimation of critical engineering assets, particularly to improve safety, reduce downtimes …

Deciding a bid price with an appropriate mark-up added to the estimated project cost is
essential for the contractors' business survival. However, the competitive environment had …

Preparing accurate cost estimates for highway projects always has been challenging for
transportation agencies. It is a common problem that the lowest submitted bid significantly …

Purpose This study aims to develop a hierarchical reliability framework to evaluate the
service delivery performance of education public–private partnerships (PPPs) effectively and …

In engineering projects, the coordination and management of multiple objectives is an
important part of project management, which has a direct impact on the realization of …