Essays about: "project risk management in the construction industry"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 31 essays containing the words project risk management in the construction industry.

1. 16. Value-driven Sustainability Consideration in Project Management : A single-case study in the railway construction industry

   University essay from Karlstads universitet/Fakulteten för hälsa, natur- och teknikvetenskap (from 2013)

   Author : André Neseth Forkéus; Marcus Grönlund; [2018]
   Keywords : Project Management; Sustainability; Q-Methodology; Infrastructure;

   Abstract : The aspects of sustainability have over the last years become an increasingly important topic in the business world. In project management the relevance of sustainability has received attention as well, with a growing number of researchers addressing the link between sustainability and project management. READ MORE

3. 17. Risk Management in Construction Projects : A Knowledge Management Perspective from Swedish Contractors

   University essay from KTH/Fastigheter och byggande

   Author : Dario Petrovic; [2017]
   Keywords : Risk Management; Swedish Contractors; Construction Projects; Knowledge Management; Swedish Construction Industry;

   Abstract : Projects within the construction sector is characterized as fragmented, temporary and complex which inherently brings upon risk exposure. Decision makers within the industry need reliant access to information and knowledge in order to manage risks in a sufficient and systematic way. READ MORE

4. 18. Risk Management in Sustainable Projects in the Construction Industry : Cases of Swedish Companies

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Företagsekonomi

   Author : Anete Apine; Francisco José Escobar Valdés; [2017]
   Keywords : sustainable construction; risk management; construction companies; project life cycle; green buildings; high performance buildings.;

   Abstract : Sustainable construction projects are expanding in the market and green codes andstandards are advancing giving the ground for development of technology and materialsapplied. With every new material and technology utilised in the field, also risks aregrowing. READ MORE

5. 19. Shorter project lead times in construction

   University essay from KTH/Fastigheter och byggande

   Author : Karin Bergstrand; Viktor Appel; [2016]
   Keywords : Lean Construction; Value Stream Mapping; Waste; Flow efficiency; Construction Logistics; Supply Chain Management in Construction; Scheduling; Buffers; Variability; Lean Construction; Value Stream Mapping; Waste; Flow efficiency; Construction Logistics; Supply Chain Management in Construction; Scheduling; Buffers; Variability;

   Abstract : The manufacturing industry has made an extensive journey through the last century when it comes to increasing productivity. Results in the construction industry end up far behind manufacturing and do not show anywhere near the same efficiency increase, improved quality or decreased costs. READ MORE

6. 20. Risk Management in Residential Construction – An analysis of the risk management process of a Swedish construction company

   University essay from KTH/Fastigheter och byggande

   Author : Johan Bonander; Hampus Ulriksson; [2016]
   Keywords : Risk management; Construction industry; Construction projects;

   Abstract : Risk can be described as the absence of information when a decision is to be made at any time throughout a process. The construction industry is often considered as complex and defragmented due to working in a project based format; with a unique product and a process where there are times when decisions need to be made with insufficient information. READ MORE