Civil Engineering and Architecture Vol. 8(4), pp. 466 - 474
DOI: 10.13189/cea.2020.080409
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Practical Solutions to Ensure the Schedule Management of Ho Chi Minh City Urban Railway Project in Vietnam: Survey of Expert's Opinions


Phu Quang Tran 1, Nhu Thi Quynh Tran 2, Phong Thanh Nguyen 3,*
1 Faculty of Transport Economics, Ho Chi Minh City University of Transport, Vietnam
2 Faculty of Economics and Construction Management, Mientrung University of Civil Engineering, Vietnam
3 Department of Project Management, Ho Chi Minh City Open University, Vietnam

ABSTRACT

The development of the construction industry is considered to be a significant factor contributing to the economic growth of states and countries. However, many studies have shown that the quality of time and schedule management on civil and construction projects has generally been poor. Thus, it is essential to investigate factors that significantly affect the project schedule. This research aims to examine the practice of time management on a particular construction transport project in a developing country, the urban railway project in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, with its six main lines. The implementation of this project began in 2010, but so far, only two lines have been constructed. The implementation process has been struck by many difficulties leading to the slow implementation of the entire urban railway system. To investigate the main causes leading to project delays, a research survey was carried out in three main stages: (1) a questionnaire was designed (2) data was collected with the participation of experts, and (3) an analysis of the data verification of the research model. Then, the analytical hierarchy process approach was applied to assess the priority level of the proposed solutions to ensure the effectiveness of the schedule of the entire urban railway project.

KEYWORDS
Analytic Hierarchy Process, Civil Engineering, Construction Management, Urban Railway, Schedule Management, Project Delay

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(a). IEEE Format:
[1] Phu Quang Tran , Nhu Thi Quynh Tran , Phong Thanh Nguyen , "Practical Solutions to Ensure the Schedule Management of Ho Chi Minh City Urban Railway Project in Vietnam: Survey of Expert's Opinions," Civil Engineering and Architecture, Vol. 8, No. 4, pp. 466 - 474, 2020. DOI: 10.13189/cea.2020.080409.

(b). APA Format:
Phu Quang Tran , Nhu Thi Quynh Tran , Phong Thanh Nguyen (2020). Practical Solutions to Ensure the Schedule Management of Ho Chi Minh City Urban Railway Project in Vietnam: Survey of Expert's Opinions. Civil Engineering and Architecture, 8(4), 466 - 474. DOI: 10.13189/cea.2020.080409.