Howick, S.M. and Eden, C. (2001) The impact of disruption and delay when compressing large projects: Going for incentives? Journal of the Operational Research Society, 52 (1). pp. 26-34. ISSN 0160-5682
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Demands by clients for earlier delivery after a project has started are increasing. This paper investigates the consequential disruption and delay that follows from the contractor accepting these demands. Explorations are carried out using a System Dynamics model based upon a large model constructed to represent the complexity of a claim for disruption and delay in relation to a specific mega-project. The model used for the explorations has been validated further using information gathered during work on other claim projects. The model enables the impact of disruption and delay resulting from the holistic and dynamic impact of a compressed delivery date to be assessed in relation to two specific and typical options. Use of the model suggests that the probability seems slight of finding the highly specific circumstances where there is any certainty in an outcome of early delivery at little extra cost.
| Item type: | Article |
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| ID code: | 4363 |
| Keywords: | system dynamics, operational research, probability, management theory, statistics, project management, Management. Industrial Management, Risk Management, Statistics |
| Subjects: | Social Sciences > Industries. Land use. Labor > Management. Industrial Management Social Sciences > Industries. Land use. Labor > Risk Management Social Sciences > Statistics |
| Department: | Strathclyde Business School > Management Science Strathclyde Business School > Management |
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| Depositing user: | Strathprints Administrator |
| Date Deposited: | 22 Oct 2007 |
| Last modified: | 12 Mar 2012 10:41 |
| URI: | http://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/4363 |
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