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Article: Selection of activities to be crashed for mitigating construction delays

TitleSelection of activities to be crashed for mitigating construction delays
Authors
KeywordsConstruction Delays
Delayed Activities
Delays Crashing
Selection Factors
Issue Date2004
PublisherHong Kong Institution of Engineers. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.hkie.org.hk/html/publications/transactions/index.asp
Citation
Transactions Hong Kong Institution Of Engineers, 2004, v. 11 n. 1, p. 42-47 How to Cite?
AbstractMitigating the effects of delays by speeding up (crashing) the remaining activities is a very common practice in construction especially, when such delays are instigated by contractors themselves. When identifying a suitable activity for crashing, managers and planners might consider the cost-effectiveness, safety, quality, resource implication, and impacts on other components in the project schedule. In practice, many managers and planners would often base their decisions on personal judgment and experience. Surveys were carried out in Hong Kong to capture this experiential knowledge of decision-makers on the selection of 'crashing activities' (activities to be crashed). The first survey aimed to identify the factors pertinent to the selection of 'crashing activities', and a list of 23 selection factors were then compiled to drive the second survey which focused on establishing the importance of those selection factors for delays mitigation. The results indicate that 'safety', 'chances of success', 'resources availability', and 'time for implementation' are the most influential factors when selecting construction activities for crashing. Surprisingly, 'cost' was regarded as one of the least important factors by clients and contractors in this study.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/71212
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2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.167
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dc.contributor.authorKumaraswamy, MMen_HK
dc.contributor.authorChoy, KKMen_HK
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dc.description.abstractMitigating the effects of delays by speeding up (crashing) the remaining activities is a very common practice in construction especially, when such delays are instigated by contractors themselves. When identifying a suitable activity for crashing, managers and planners might consider the cost-effectiveness, safety, quality, resource implication, and impacts on other components in the project schedule. In practice, many managers and planners would often base their decisions on personal judgment and experience. Surveys were carried out in Hong Kong to capture this experiential knowledge of decision-makers on the selection of 'crashing activities' (activities to be crashed). The first survey aimed to identify the factors pertinent to the selection of 'crashing activities', and a list of 23 selection factors were then compiled to drive the second survey which focused on establishing the importance of those selection factors for delays mitigation. The results indicate that 'safety', 'chances of success', 'resources availability', and 'time for implementation' are the most influential factors when selecting construction activities for crashing. Surprisingly, 'cost' was regarded as one of the least important factors by clients and contractors in this study.en_HK
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dc.subjectConstruction Delaysen_HK
dc.subjectDelayed Activitiesen_HK
dc.subjectDelays Crashingen_HK
dc.subjectSelection Factorsen_HK
dc.titleSelection of activities to be crashed for mitigating construction delaysen_HK
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