• 국제학술발표논문집
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• The 1th International Conference on Construction Engineering and Project Management
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• pp.802-807
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• 2005

For linear projects, it has long been known that resource utilization is important in improving work efficiency. However, most existing scheduling techniques cannot satisfy the need for solving such issues. This paper presents an optimization model for solving linear scheduling problems involving resource assignment tasks. The proposed model adopts constraint programming (CP) as the searching algorithm for model formulation, and the proposed model is designed to optimize project total cost. Additionally, the concept of outsourcing resources is introduced here to improve project performance.

• 국제학술발표논문집
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• The 5th International Conference on Construction Engineering and Project Management
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• pp.328-331
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• 2013

Incentive/Disincentive (I/D) contracting experiences in many states have been evaluated in terms of time and cost performance and substantial project time savings were found in many project cases. However, there is little understanding on individual project success factors for I/D projects during construction. This paper explores the significance of I/D clause in the success of the MacArthur Maze reconstruction project and summarizes a list of group causes that explains and elaborates on the detailed factors. The methods used for carrying out this study started with a search of online media and news reports and contract documents were also obtained from Caltrans. After review of the preliminary information, Interviews were performed with the Caltrans Resident Engineer and the contractor's project manager who were in charge of the MacArthur Maze reconstruction. In conclusion, the evaluation of their responses hinted at six significant cause groups responsible for the project's success. These groups can be listed as: 1) Motivation, 2) Policy, 3) Teamwork, 4) Communication, 5) Expectation, and 6) Resource Management.

• Journal of Construction Engineering and Project Management
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• 제8권1호
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• pp.1-9
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• 2018

US transportation agencies are dealing with shrinking budgets, limited work forces, and deteriorating infrastructure. In order to cope with funding uncertainty, state highway agencies are now looking into their own organizations and identifying programs, practices, and processes that have potential for cost saving. A quality assurance (QA) program is an integral part of highway construction and ensures a project's contracted level of quality. The cost of quality (conforming and nonconforming) can constitute a sizable part of total construction cost. As the quality assurance programs evolved, various practices and processes were developed over time and later adopted by state highway agencies. These practices and processes include different QA standards and specifications, varying testing methods, central testing lab vs. on site testing, performance based vs. prescribed quality assurance practices, implementation of innovative quality assurance practices, etc. Therefore, there is an opportunity to assess different QA strategies and recommend those practices that are effective and cost efficient. A national survey was conducted by the authors, which provided a detailed mapping of various QA practices and processes used as part of QA programs and identified areas where agencies can focus on for cost savings. The survey found that QA sampling and testing plans, optimization of sampling plans, optimization of QA standards and specifications, and implementation of innovative test methods and processes are the main areas the agencies should focus to lean the current QA programs.

• 대한안전경영과학회지
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• 제12권4호
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• pp.145-151
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• 2010

It seems that a primary concern of the project-based company, which provides a large scale product or service over long term period, is to run a successful project through systematic project process control and control costs. One of the typical project control methods is Earned Value Management System(EVMS) which analyses the precess through performance measurement. Even though the EVMS is a highly efficient tool in the managerial aspect, it cannot easily determine the Planned Value(PV), Actual Cost(AC), or Earned Value(EV) due to the indistinct criteria and extensive data. The accurate calculation of AC in particular, is the basic of project management, but most companies record direct personnel expenses or direct expenses only. Since they calculate indirect expenses based on the estimated ratio, it limits the systematic project management that reflects changes in profit and loss of a company. This study introduces a EVMS for project management and its actual case based on EVMS and ERP system which some additional modules are installed for performance measurement. It is expected that this new method enables a company to save time and effort, and also to improve transparency by specifying expense items in detail and to switch quarterly settlement to monthly by reducing the time of calculation.

• 국제학술발표논문집
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• The 9th International Conference on Construction Engineering and Project Management
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• pp.640-648
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• 2022

In the United States, the Safety Rest Areas (SRAs) were introduced as highway roadside infrastructures in the early 1900s. The State Departments of Transportation (DOTs) operate/maintain their SRAs using different methods. The Washington DOT used the in-house workforce method for over 20 years, whereas some states moved to Performance-Based Contracting (PBC) from the in-house workforce to save cost primarily. Several existing studies claimed that using the PBC approach saved costs on several highway assets. Thus, the principal objective of this study is to compute and compare the unit operating/maintenance cost of SRAs using the in-house workforce method (in Washington state) with the PBC approach (in other states). The findings of this study show that the average annual cost using the PBC approach was much more than the average annual cost using the in-house workforce approach. The findings also show that in Washington state, the 'Labor Cost' category was a key expenditure, which is statistically higher than other categories. The 'Labor Cost' was followed by the 'Other Services', and then 'Materials and Supplies' and 'Equipment.' The study's findings indicated that outsourcing does not always save costs for agencies. The study findings may help transportation construction/maintenance professionals select a cost-effective approach for their future planning.

• 한국건축시공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국건축시공학회 2014년도 춘계 학술논문 발표대회
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• pp.58-59
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• 2014

EVM(Earned Value Management) is a management methodology for integrating scope, schedule and resources, and for objectively measuring project performance and progress. EVMS(Earned Value Management System) has been used for the performance measurement of R&D and construction projects in developed countries such as United States, United Kingdom and Australia. The nuclear power plant (NPP) projects in Korea have not applied EVMS. However, EVMS has come into request for overall schedule and cost risk management and performance measurement in overseas project of the nuclear power plant as a contractor. In this paper, based on the global EVMS guidelines, EVMS per unit processes have been developed for NPP projects. Moreover, using Business Process Management (BPM), it proposes an integrated process model with tasks, roles, and procedures for EVMS for NPP construction projects.

• 시스템엔지니어링학술지
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• 제10권2호
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• pp.71-79
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• 2014

To enhance success probability of a system development project, its overall risk level should be minimized through systematically managing schedules, costs, and technical performances. However, Attempts to manage technical performance compared to numerous efforts to control costs and schedules in such projects are deficient. Particularly, a space launch vehicle, a large complex system, development project is much less likely to meet its technical performance objectives due to its technological difficulty, along with schedule delay and cost overrun. The technical performance management (TPM) is a method for tracking and managing technical progress in order to achieve technical performance targets within schedule and budget. In this paper, we investigate applications of the TPM in several space launch vehicle development projects. Then we propose and validate the TPM process to achieve a successful mission in such projects.

• 한국건설관리학회논문집
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.60-67
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• 2019

본 연구의 주목적은 공동주택 설비 시공 단계에서 수행되는 업무들을 파악하고 성과지표에 영향을 줄 수 있는 주요 시공업무를 분석하여 프로젝트의 성과에 미치는 영향을 분석하는데 있다. 국내 외 연구동향을 비롯한 선행연구와 예비 데이터 수집(pilot data), 시공업무 데이터베이스 구축을 통한 전문가 의견을 바탕으로 시공업무를 크게 5개의 주요업무로 구분하고 각각을 공정관리(P'1~P'6), 시공관리(C'1~C'5), 환경관리(E'1~E'4), 품질관리(Q'1~Q'5), 안전관리(S'1~S'5)으로 명명하였다. 그 후, 각각의 주요 업무를 세분화 시켜 총 24개의 세부 시공업무로 분류하였다. 원가 및 공기에 대한 영향을 분석하기 위해 independent t-test를 실시하였다. 프로젝트 목표 달성에 따른 중요도를 비교하여 유의도 0.05 이하에 대해 원가뿐만 아니라 공기의 성과지표에 공통적으로 영향을 미치는 구체적인 중요 공사의 시공업무를 파악하였다.

• 한국건설관리학회논문집
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• 제8권2호
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• pp.75-83
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• 2007

최근 국내의 설계시공일괄방식(이하, 일괄방식)은 설계시공분리방식(이하, 기타방식)에 비해 높은 초기투자비용으로 인하여, 효용성에 대한 의문이 지속되고 있다 한편 발주방식별 성능을 평가한 기존의 연구를 살펴보면, 일괄방식은 공기측면과 품질측면에서 기타방식에 비해 우수한 것으로 보고되고 있다. 비교적 정량적 평가가 가능한 공기측면의 성과와 달리, 품질 측면의 성능은 해당 시설물의 발주자와의 면담을 통하여 만족도 수준을 평가하는 정성적인 평가가 대부분이다. 따라서 이 연구에서는 기존의 연구와는 달리, 2000년 이후 일괄방식과 기타방식으로 발주된 교량계획에 대한 성능수준을 평가하기 위하여, 설계도서 중심으로 계획성, 시공성, 유지관리성 등의 측면에서 평가해 보고자 한다. 이를 통하여 실제로 발주방식별 품질 등의 성능 측면에서 발주방식별 성능수준의 차이를 도출하였다.

• 국제학술발표논문집
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• The 3th International Conference on Construction Engineering and Project Management
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• pp.738-746
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• 2009

The purpose of this study is to develop the web-based system for work performance analysis(WPAS). The need of work performance analysis system has already been suggested in many previous researches on the computerization of the performance measurement in the construction site by using the indicators such as time, cost and quality. However, they had focused on measuring or analyzing the result when the project would be over. The WPAS suggests three indicators - work reliability, work effectiveness and work efficiency - to manage the performance of the construction site. It can help the manager more easily recognize the status of on-going work in the construction site by measuring and analyzing the work reliability rate, the work effectiveness and work efficiency every day. This research includes the procedures for WPAS measurement process, database structure of WPAS which was analyzed by the IDEF0 and the data flow diagram. Finally, this research introduces the result of WAPS's case studies and validation in the Korean construction site.