All Outputs (98)

Quantification of construction clients' needs through paired comparisons (1998)
Journal Article
Chinyio, E. A., Olomolaiye, P., & Corbett, P. (1998). Quantification of construction clients' needs through paired comparisons. Journal of Management in Engineering, 14(1), 87-92. https://doi.org/10.1061/%28ASCE%290742-597X%281998%2914%3A1%2887%29

The psychometric technique of paired comparisons was employed to quantify clients' construction project needs. If clients' requirements can be adequately evaluated, projects can be planned with more certainty and be tailored to greater client satisfa... Read More about Quantification of construction clients' needs through paired comparisons.

What Motivates Construction Craftsmen in Developing Countries? A Case Study of Indonesia (1998)
Journal Article
Kaming, P. F., Olomolaiye, P., Holt, G. D., & Harris, F. C. (1998). What Motivates Construction Craftsmen in Developing Countries? A Case Study of Indonesia. Building and Environment, 33(2-3), 131-141. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0360-1323%2897%2900041-3

Factors influencing the motivation of Indonesian construction operatives are identified. The research was conducted via a structured questionnaire of 93 bricklayers, 81 carpenters and 69 steelfixers, supported by interviews, and carried out on 27 hig... Read More about What Motivates Construction Craftsmen in Developing Countries? A Case Study of Indonesia.

An evaluation of the project needs of UK building clients (1998)
Journal Article
Chinyio, E. A., Olomolaiye, P., & Corbett, P. (1998). An evaluation of the project needs of UK building clients. International Journal of Project Management, 16(6), 385-391. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0263-7863%2898%2900001-5

The investigation reported established a checklist of 50 different needs from which a client's specific requirements can be identified. The checklist comprises of 34 aspects of needs compiled from literature, and 16 others ascertained from an empiric... Read More about An evaluation of the project needs of UK building clients.

Severity diagnosis of productivity problems - A reliability analysis (1998)
Journal Article
Kaming, P. F., Holt, G. D., Kometa, S. T., & Olomolaiye, P. (1998). Severity diagnosis of productivity problems - A reliability analysis. International Journal of Project Management, 16(2), 107-113. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0263-7863%2897%2900036-7

Productivity problems were identified through a structured questionnaire survey of 31 project managers working on high-rise construction projects in Indonesia. The problems were ranked according to their perceived levels of importance based on the pr... Read More about Severity diagnosis of productivity problems - A reliability analysis.

Scaffolding for high-rise concrete construction: A French, German and UK comparison (1998)
Journal Article
Proverbs, D., Holt, G. D., & Olomolaiye, P. (1998). Scaffolding for high-rise concrete construction: A French, German and UK comparison. Proceedings of the ICE - Structures and Buildings, 128(1), 59-66. https://doi.org/10.1680/istbu.1998.30035

An international investigation concerning selection of scaffolding systems for a seven-storey in situ concrete-framed building, by contractors' planning engineers in France, Germany and the UK is presented. Findings indicate that preferred methods di... Read More about Scaffolding for high-rise concrete construction: A French, German and UK comparison.

Factors influencing the choice of concrete supply methods: Investigation of selection criteria used by UK planning engineers to decide the method of concrete supply for high rise construction (1997)
Journal Article
Proverbs, D., Holt, G. D., & Olomolaiye, P. (1997). Factors influencing the choice of concrete supply methods: Investigation of selection criteria used by UK planning engineers to decide the method of concrete supply for high rise construction. Building Research and Information, 25(3), 176-184. https://doi.org/10.1080/096132197370444

A survey of UK contractors' planning engineers was undertaken using an in situ framed building model to elicit comparable information. Rank ordering, correla-tions and exploratory factor analysis of the data confirm that cost is of primary considerat... Read More about Factors influencing the choice of concrete supply methods: Investigation of selection criteria used by UK planning engineers to decide the method of concrete supply for high rise construction.

Factors influencing construction time and cost overruns on high-rise projects in Indonesia (1997)
Journal Article
Olomolaiye, P. O., Kaming, P. F., Olomolaiye, P., Holt, G. D., & Harris, F. C. (1997). Factors influencing construction time and cost overruns on high-rise projects in Indonesia. Construction Management and Economics, 15(1), 83-94. https://doi.org/10.1080/014461997373132

Many variables have an impact upon construction time and cost overruns in Indonesia. A questionnaire survey was undertaken of project managers working on high-rise construction projects in two Indonesian cities: Jakarta and Yogyakarta. The variables... Read More about Factors influencing construction time and cost overruns on high-rise projects in Indonesia.

Regional comparison of Indonesian construction productivity (1997)
Journal Article
Olomolaiye, P. O., Kaming, P. F., Olomolaiye, P., Holt, G. D., & Harris, F. C. (1997). Regional comparison of Indonesian construction productivity. Journal of Management in Engineering, 13(2), 33-39. https://doi.org/10.1061/%28ASCE%290742-597X%281997%2913%3A2%2833%29

This paper presents a comparative study of construction productivity variables among seven regions in Indonesia, namely Jakarta, Yogyakarta, West Java, Central Java, East Java, Western Indonesia, and Eastern Indonesia. Variables compared include prod... Read More about Regional comparison of Indonesian construction productivity.

Factors affecting the motivation of Iranian construction operatives (1997)
Journal Article
Holt, G. D., Zakeri, M., Olomolaiye, P., Holt, P., & Harris, F. C. (1997). Factors affecting the motivation of Iranian construction operatives. Building and Environment, 32(2), 161-166. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0360-1323%2896%2900044-3

A study conducted with the aim of identifying factors affecting motivation of Iranian construction operatives is reported. Data were collected through a structured questionnaire survey. Utilising the relative index ranking technique, the identified f... Read More about Factors affecting the motivation of Iranian construction operatives.

Factors influencing craftsmen's productivity in Indonesia (1997)
Journal Article
Olomolaiye, P. O., Kaming, P. F., Olomolaiye, P., Holt, G. D., & Harris, F. C. (1997). Factors influencing craftsmen's productivity in Indonesia. International Journal of Project Management, 15(1), 21-30. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0263-7863%2896%2900019-1

Poor productivity of construction craftsmen is one of the most daunting human resource problems in developing countries. This paper reports an investigation of the problems influencing craftsmen's productivity on 27 medium and high-rise building site... Read More about Factors influencing craftsmen's productivity in Indonesia.

An investigation into the properties of micro-sphere insulating concrete (1996)
Journal Article
Harris, F. C., Olomaiye, P., Losiewicz, M., Halsey, D. P., Dews, S. J., & Olomolaiye, P. (1996). An investigation into the properties of micro-sphere insulating concrete. Construction and Building Materials, 10(8), 583-588. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0950-0618%2896%2900022-0

The aim of the investigation was to determine how the density of micro-sphere concrete influences other selected properties. A total of 672 specimens of different sizes were made from seven different concrete mixes. The ratio of cement to water mixes... Read More about An investigation into the properties of micro-sphere insulating concrete.

Project managers' perception of production problems: An Indonesian case study (1996)
Journal Article
Harris, F. C., Kaming, P. F., Olomolaiye, P. O., Holt, G. D., & Kometa, S. T. (1996). Project managers' perception of production problems: An Indonesian case study. Building Research and Information, 24(5), 302-310. https://doi.org/10.1080/09613219608727546

The findings of the survey are to be applied as validated knowledge towards a productivity problem audit system currently being developed by the authors for construction management in Indonesia.

Planned construction times and labour utilization — a comparison of UK and French contractors (1996)
Journal Article
Olomolaiye, P. O., Proverbs, D. G., Proverbs, D., Olomolaiye, P., & Harris, F. C. (1996). Planned construction times and labour utilization — a comparison of UK and French contractors. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 3(3), 219-232. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb021032

The results of a model based survey of contractors' planning engineers in France and the UK suggest that planned completion times for constructing an identical high-rise in situ concrete framed structure are significantly and dramatically lower in Fr... Read More about Planned construction times and labour utilization — a comparison of UK and French contractors.

The sensitivity of bricklayers' output to changes in skill (1996)
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Olomolaiye, P. O., Olomolaiye, P., Harris, F. C., & Price, A. F. (1996). The sensitivity of bricklayers' output to changes in skill. Computers and Structures, 58(2), 419-428. https://doi.org/10.1016/0045-7949%2895%2900136-5

This paper examines the influence of skill on bricklayers' ouput. Time utilization in 25 working day activities by 157 bricklayers on 11 sites in the U.K. were surveyed using a computerized activity sampling package. Using Stepwise regression techniq... Read More about The sensitivity of bricklayers' output to changes in skill.

Tendering procedures, contractual arrangements and Latham: The contractors' view (1996)
Journal Article
Olomolaiye, P. O., Holt, G. D., Olomolaiye, P., & Harris, F. C. (1996). Tendering procedures, contractual arrangements and Latham: The contractors' view. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 3(1-2), 97-115. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb021025

The procedural and administrative aspects of UK tendering have remained largely unaltered for decades but this may soon change in light of the recent review of the construction sector, headed by Sir Michael Latham. This paper presents findings of a n... Read More about Tendering procedures, contractual arrangements and Latham: The contractors' view.

A review of client-generated risks to project consultants (1996)
Journal Article
Olomolaiye, P. O., Kometa, S. T., Olomolaiye, P., & Harris, F. C. (1996). A review of client-generated risks to project consultants. International Journal of Project Management, 14(5), 273-279. https://doi.org/10.1016/0263-7863%2896%2984510-8

Client evaluation in construction consulting and contracting firms focuses almost exclusively on client financial stability to the neglect of other project-relevant attributes within the client organization. Although widely recognized as important, c... Read More about A review of client-generated risks to project consultants.

A survey of constraints on Iranian construction operatives' productivity (1996)
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Olomolaiye, P. O., Zakeri, M., Olomolaiye, P., Holt, G. D., & Harris, F. C. (1996). A survey of constraints on Iranian construction operatives' productivity. Construction Management and Economics, 14(5), 417-426. https://doi.org/10.1080/014461996373287

Construction productivity is rarely analysed in Iran. If productivity is to improve, current weaknesses must be identified. To this end data were collected through a structured questionnaire survey. By utilizing the relative index ranking technique,... Read More about A survey of constraints on Iranian construction operatives' productivity.

An evaluation of transportation systems for high rise concrete construction (1996)
Journal Article
Olomolaiye, P. O., Proverbs, D. G., Olomolaiye, P., & Harris, F. C. (1996). An evaluation of transportation systems for high rise concrete construction. Building and Environment, 31(4), 363-374. https://doi.org/10.1016/0360-1323%2896%2900002-9

Utilising a model design of a high rise concrete frame and structured questionnaire, the results of an investigation concerning the selection of transportation methods, as perceived by contractors' planning engineers, are presented. Findings reveal t... Read More about An evaluation of transportation systems for high rise concrete construction.

Validation of the model for evaluating client-generated risk by project consultants (1996)
Journal Article
Olomolaiye, P. O., Kometa, S. T., Olomolaiye, P., & Harris, F. C. (1996). Validation of the model for evaluating client-generated risk by project consultants. Construction Management and Economics, 14(2), 131-145. https://doi.org/10.1080/014461996373575

This paper reports the results of studies in 29 construction consulting firms aimed at validating a model for evaluating client-generated risks (see Kometa et al. 1995a). Validation required quantification of project outcomes in terms of time, cost,... Read More about Validation of the model for evaluating client-generated risk by project consultants.

Computer-based model for optimizing the location of a single tower crane (1996)
Journal Article
Olomolaiye, P. O., Zhang, P., Harris, F. C., & Olomolaiye, P. (1996). Computer-based model for optimizing the location of a single tower crane. Building Research and Information, 24(2), 113-123. https://doi.org/10.1080/09613219608727511

The application of a quantitative approach to determine optimum crane position is highly desirable for construction site planning. This paper describes a stochastic (random number generation to simulate real-world event sequences) simulation model to... Read More about Computer-based model for optimizing the location of a single tower crane.