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It has been rightly acknowledged that the quest for sustainability in the built environment shoul... more It has been rightly acknowledged that the quest for sustainability in the built environment should be viewed from a multidisciplinary perspective, and that a multifaceted approach is required to move the built environment from a near 100% performance efficiency to full scale sustainability accomplishment. In as much as the crucial role of indicators for sustainability is acknowledged, the existing approach to selecting these indicators seems to lack the needed focus to ensure the achievement of the objectives of sustainability. This is mainly because it proposes to address the monitoring and assessment of the industry en block. One of the promising approaches towards this end is to first, decompose the industry into its component parts (Continents, regions, countries etc.), and further decompose these into their elemental parts (firms, projects, consultants, suppliers products, etc). This is seen by the authors as an effective means of ensuring a comprehensive assessment of the accomplishments of sustainable construction agenda as part of the global sustainable development agenda through monitoring. 'Rightly dividing' construction industry into its elements, it is believed, will provide a clearer picture about which indicators are relevant to which element or components and how the whole process can be considered as a system. Hence the key role of projects as central to the industry and thus the position of project-related indicators are also noted.
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This paper seeks to underscore the need to relate the performance measurement theories, as practi... more This paper seeks to underscore the need to relate the performance measurement theories, as practiced in the manufacturing and other industries, to construction projects. It opines that if construction project measurements are done in a similar fashion it will lead to improvements in project performance. The authors identify (also in ) the close similarities between the modern performance measurement as propounded by ; Neely et al (2005) etc and the multi-dimensional concept of project measurement by Shenhar (1997); Atkinson, R (1999); Vandevelde et al (2002) and proposed that a unified performance measuring system would be useful for the construction industry.
Technische Universiteit, Eindhoven, Jan 1, 2009
This paper seeks to highlight the emerging multidimensional concepts in performance measurement a... more This paper seeks to highlight the emerging multidimensional concepts in performance measurement as opposed to the traditional system of measurement. It identifies the similarities between the approaches used by researchers in both the manufacturing and project management (and construction management) and suggests that the construction sector can establish a single unified framework that will be flexible and adaptable enough to be used on all construction projects in all socio-economic set-up.
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Papers by william Gyadu-Asiedu
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