Dissecting the project anatomy: Understanding the cost of managing construction projects

IF 6.1 3区管理学 Q1 ENGINEERING, INDUSTRIAL

Production Planning & Control Pub Date : 2021-04-20 DOI:10.1080/09537287.2021.1891480

Haavard Haaskjold, B. Andersen, Jan Alexander Langlo

引用次数: 12

Abstract

Abstract The total cost of a construction project involves both the cost of production and the transaction costs associated with managing the project. However, we know surprisingly little about the magnitude of transaction costs in construction projects. The purpose of this paper is to provide more empirical data as we study what proportion of the total cost in construction projects is spent on managing the project. We use the analogy of human anatomy as we investigate the size of a project’s head (managing the project) compared to the size of its body (producing deliverables). Using a dataset from 134 construction projects in Norway, we find that the project head consists of more than 18% of the total project cost on average. We also investigate how the size of the project head varies depending on a project’s complexity, size, duration and burn rate.

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剖析项目结构:了解管理建设项目的成本

建设项目的总成本既包括生产成本，也包括管理项目的交易成本。然而，令人惊讶的是，我们对建设项目中交易成本的规模知之甚少。本文的目的是提供更多的经验数据，因为我们研究了建设项目的总成本中用于项目管理的比例。我们使用人体解剖学的类比来研究项目头部(管理项目)和身体(生产可交付成果)的大小。使用来自挪威134个建设项目的数据集，我们发现项目总成本平均占项目总成本的18%以上。我们还研究了项目负责人的规模如何根据项目的复杂性、规模、持续时间和烧钱率而变化。

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来源期刊

Production Planning & Control 管理科学-工程：工业

CiteScore

19.30

自引率

9.60%

发文量

审稿时长

6-12 weeks

期刊介绍： Production Planning & Control is an international journal that focuses on research papers concerning operations management across industries. It emphasizes research originating from industrial needs that can provide guidance to managers and future researchers. Papers accepted by "Production Planning & Control" should address emerging industrial needs, clearly outlining the nature of the industrial problem. Any suitable research methods may be employed, and each paper should justify the method used. Case studies illustrating international significance are encouraged. Authors are encouraged to relate their work to existing knowledge in the field, particularly regarding its implications for management practice and future research agendas.