Construction safety has been overlooked and the construction industry is now ranked 2 in top fatalities (Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), 2009). As new laws and regulations are being set forth and incentive programs being produced, companies are becoming more aware of safety issues. This report investigates why construction industry safety record is so poor and identifies ways to get the worke...

In construction work, information systems that use mobile communications are required in order to eliminate the troublesome task of writing and retyping data and to acquire realtime data. The information must be shared effectively. Therefore, we developed a construction site work management system that reduces the burden of input from mobile phones in cooperation with construction companies fro...

Globalization, reliable infrastructure, culture and deregulation can be considered the most important conditions for the emergence of knowledge-based companies. Globalization helps companies broaden their views and experiences of successful and unsuccessful international forgiven learn. Knowledge is a humans’ asset and not be limited to geographical boundaries, then it is better that company’s ...

Project management office (PMO) is a new emerging concept in Iranian construction industry. Executives expect this organizational unit to add value to the business, and meet the demands of stakeholders by performing specialized tasks ranging from providing project management support to portfolio management. In this regard, PMO managers have long faced the question of how to improve the performa...

With the advancement of information technology and increased market competition, construction companies are driven to employ supply chain management strategies to seek competitive advantage. Managing logistics is one component at the core of such strategies. An effective logistics system ensures delivery of the right products and services to the right customers at the right time while minimizin...

Financial ratios provide an illustration of the financial situation, the company's returns, and the future opportunities of business units. Considering that in traditional methods, the effect of financial ratios on efficiency has been investigated so far, it did not look right; therefore, we sought a method that It can be used to see the effect of financial ratios. In the process of data envelo...

cash flow forecasting is an indispensable tool for construction companies, and is essential for the survivalof any contractor at all stages of the work. the time available for a detailed pre-tender cash flow forecast is oftenlimited. therefore, contractors require simpler and quicker techniques which would enable them to forecast cash flowwith reasonable accuracy. forecasting s-curves in constr...