Civil Engineering and Architecture Vol. 10(3), pp. 836 - 857
DOI: 10.13189/cea.2022.100308
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Construction Operations Practices and Operations Research Tool Application in a Hypothetical Construction Project

Jimmy Adora Nebrida ^1,2,*, Ronald Orale ^2
1 Civil Engineering Division, Bahrain Training Institute, Ministry of Education, Kingdom of Bahrain
² Graduate School, Samar State University, Philippines

ABSTRACT

This study aimed to assess the construction operations practices of three contractors; apply the construction operations practices for each company to a hypothetical construction project; and use an operation research tool in the hypothetical construction project. The results showed that the majority of contractors have similar organizational delivery systems with functional departments such as business development, finance, human resources, and construction operations, and they fall into the PCAB group. According to respondents, efficiency in resource use, avoidance of non-conformance works, elimination of wastes or non-value-added activities, value engineering, bulk order discounts, listing of different suppliers, double shifting of work scheme, prioritizing activities suitable for weather conditions, delegating work packages to subcontractors, resequencing the project schedule, application of value engineering are all important factors in optimizing project costs. The study concludes that operations research methods are important in project management, particularly in terms of reducing construction costs and increasing project profit. The findings indicated how the operations research tool, in conjunction with the QM for Windows application, made determining project schedule priorities to manage large and complicated project operations appear simple.

KEYWORDS
Construction Operations, Management Practices, Operations Research, Construction Amidst COVID-19 Pandemic

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(a). IEEE Format:
[1] Jimmy Adora Nebrida , Ronald Orale , "Construction Operations Practices and Operations Research Tool Application in a Hypothetical Construction Project," Civil Engineering and Architecture, Vol. 10, No. 3, pp. 836 - 857, 2022. DOI: 10.13189/cea.2022.100308.

(b). APA Format:
Jimmy Adora Nebrida , Ronald Orale (2022). Construction Operations Practices and Operations Research Tool Application in a Hypothetical Construction Project. Civil Engineering and Architecture, 10(3), 836 - 857. DOI: 10.13189/cea.2022.100308.