Current Project Administration Practices of Ohio Contractors

Abstract

American competitiveness and economic well-being are the catalysts for business and academia to collectively work toward integrating Total Quality Management. To initiate the development of a closer relationship with the construction industry, the researcher surveyed Ohio contractors to document the current practices of the contractors in project administration in the construction industry; to determine whether there is consistency of data and methods used in cost estimating, scheduling, controlling, and collecting within the companies; and to identify the interviewed firms' perceived barriers to improvement in project administration. The results showed an agreement among the firms surveyed with regard to project administration procedures, however, there was no consistency within the firms. Barriers to improvements include the time and cost of computers, government and regulatory demands, personnel management, and fear of change.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1992
Accession Number
ADA247633

Entities

People

  • Gregory S. Linville

Organizations

  • Ohio State University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Agreements
  • Civil Engineering
  • Commerce
  • Consistency
  • Construction
  • Contractors
  • Contracts
  • Education
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Management Personnel
  • Personnel Management
  • Quality Control
  • Students
  • Total Quality Management
  • Training
  • United States

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