System dynamic models for construction projects

This thesis studies the application of system dynamics principles and models to construction project negotiations and schedule. It helps improve the efficiency of the negotiation processes and allows planners to realize the shortcomings of their proposed schedules through showing the relationships and interactions between variables in the processes or the schedules. This research is conducted as an effort to demonstrate the usefulness of the system dynamics models on the construction industry. By developing robust system dynamics models, the efficiencies and the overall performances of the construction projects could be improved as the probability of project delay would be significantly reduced through, much better planning and more efficient negotiation process.

Department dc:contributor.department

Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Grantor dc:publisher

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Year dc:date.issued

1999

Author dc:creator

• Kwok, Sze Yiu Gordon, 1974-

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Feniosky Peña-Mora.

• Civil and Environmental Engineering

Statement dc:rights

• M.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission.

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• http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582

Language dc:language.iso

eng

Handle dc:identifier.uri

http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/9710

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:dspace.mit.edu:1721.1/9710