The development of a methodology to quantify the impacts of information management strategies on EPC projects /

1%. The research also provided an indication of the relative

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Moreau, Karen Anne
Format: Thesis eBook
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified] ; 1997.
Subjects:
Online Access:Link to OAKTrust copy
Description
Summary:1%. The research also provided an indication of the relative
activities. Many companies have implemented information
and Construction (EPC) projects resulting from information
and cost data. Potential process changes from increasing
Carlo simulation was used as the means by which time and cost
companies was collected to serve as a baseline condition.
competitive advantage, improve productivity, better align
cost by 7% and 8%, respectively. More conservative changes
demonstrated that potential impacts from information
detail and also loaded with associated field collected time
efforts to quantify benefits have been function- or
Fifteen specific design related activities were modeled in
impact various level of information management may have on
impacts at a project level. The results of the research
impacts of the process changes were observed and measured.
importance of measuring the impacts at a total project-level.
levels of information management were investigated. Monte
management can be quantified. The results also showed that
management driven process changes in design related
management impacts.
may potentially improve total project activity time and labor
much lower than those observed at the activity or task level,
objectives, and improve product quality. The premise of this
project elapsed time. Finally, the research illustrated the
project level. A schematic representation of the EPC Process
quantify time and cost impacts on Engineering, Procurement,
research is that these benefits can be quantified in terms of
Resimulation of the total process enabled quantification of
showed impacts to the same parameters at approximately 3% and
technologies expecting to save time and effort, gain
technology-specific, and have provided sub-optimal results,
That is, the magnitude of impacts at the project-level were
The impacts found in the specific design activities were used
the methodology presented allows quantification at a total
This research develops and demonstrates a methodology to
thus providing a more realistic approximation of information
time and cost project performance measures. While previous
to adjust the baseline condition of the EPC process.
very aggressive levels of information management improvements
was developed and field data from both owner and contractor
Item Description:"Major subject: Civil Engineering".
Vita.
Physical Description:viii, 236 leaves : illustrations ; 28 cm.
Also available online.
Issued also on microfiche from Lange Micrographics.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references: pages 186-190.