Africa's railway renaissance and sustainability: Current knowledge, challenges, and prospects

MB Bouraima, PK Alimo, S Agyeman, PD Sumo… - Journal of Transport …, 2023 - Elsevier
To fully harness the economic benefits and regional connectivity across the African
continent, a sprout in railway redevelopment has been witnessed in recent years. However …

Assessment of alternative railway systems for sustainable transportation using an integrated IRN SWARA and IRN CoCoSo model

MB Bouraima, Y Qiu, Ž Stević, V Simić - Socio-Economic Planning Sciences, 2023 - Elsevier
The long-term sustainability of the railway transportation system is determined by a set of
criteria that must be considered. For this reason, multi-criteria decision-making (MCDM) …

Application of systems thinking and system dynamics in managing risks and stakeholders in construction projects: A systematic literature review

Z Ghamarimajd, A Ghanbaripour… - Systems Research …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
This paper conducts a systematic literature review on systems thinking (ST) and system
dynamics (SD) applications in construction project risk and stakeholder management over …

Uncertainty network modeling method for construction risk management

R Nyqvist, A Peltokorpi, O Seppänen - Construction Management …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
In recent decades, uncertainty management has increasingly elicited attention in
construction management research due to increasing project complexity. However, existing …

Assessing project complexity factors for railway megaprojects: a Delphi-BWM approach

K Bhangale, K Joshi, R Gupta… - Journal of Engineering …, 2024 - emerald.com
Purpose Project complexity (PC) governs project success, but the project management
literature primarily focuses on performance measures and rarely examines the complexity …

Influencing Factors Analysis in Railway Engineering Technological Innovation under Complex and Difficult Areas: A System Dynamics Approach

C Cai, S Tian, Y Shi, Y Chen, X Li - Mathematics, 2024 - mdpi.com
The geological complexity, environmental sensitivity, and ecological fragility inherent in
complex and difficult areas (CDAs) present new opportunities and challenges for …

Significant risks that trigger cost overruns and delays in urban rail projects: a typical case study of Vietnam

T Nguyen, N Chileshe, DT Ho, VT Nguyen… - … Project and Asset …, 2024 - emerald.com
Purpose Urban rail projects are typically large-scale transport infrastructure projects
(megaprojects) which have many potential risks that can influence the strategic goals of …

[HTML][HTML] Examining the Effects of Construction Project Delays on Costs from the Perspective of Stakeholders Using a System Dynamics Approach: Insights from a …

A Saffarinia, H Yazdani - Industrial Management Journal, 2024 - imj.ut.ac.ir
Objective Project delays are a prevalent issue in construction projects, particularly in Iran.
The project schedule is established and approved after signing the contract and designing …

[PDF][PDF] Development of a Prediction System for Design Defects of Buildings

A Nouh, ES El-Kasaby, K Aboulata - Civil Engineering Journal, 2023 - scholar.archive.org
The research aimed to establish a quantitative model to predict the occurrence of five types
of design defects: unsafe design, incompatible design, inefficient design, design ambiguity …

Demand side perception: The mediating role of public procurement regulatory framework in successful road construction implementation

N Mwelu, S Watundu, M Moya - Logistics Research, 2023 - econstor.eu
Complexity of implementing construction projects has attracted various approaches in
meeting project objectives. Among viable approaches, the purpose of this study considers …