We study the problem of the manager of a project consisting of two sub-projects or tasks which are outsourced to different subcontractors. The project manager earns more revenue from the project if it is completed faster, but he cannot observe how hard subcontractors work, only the stochastic duration of their tasks. We derive the optimal linear incentive contracts to offer to the subcontractor...

Construction project control attempts to obtain real-time information and effectively enhance dynamic control and management via information sharing and analysis among project participants to eliminate construction conflicts and project delays. However, survey results for Taiwan indicate that construction commercial project management software is not widely accepted for subcontractors and suppl...

The Malaysian construction industry is commonly practicing a subcontracting. Due to improperly managed the relationships between main contractor and subcontractors, performance of projects will be adversely impacted. Hence, contractors subcontractors are becoming crucial success projects. Therefore, aim this study recommend practices maintain smooth in industry. were identified from literature ...

In today’s electronics industry, outsourcing is a common way for companies to improve their competitiveness and concentrate on their core business. Companies are moving their manufacturing to smaller partner manufacturers or subcontractors, which form new nodes on the inbound logistics chain. This complicates the management of material flows. This paper presents a case study of an inbound logis...

California hospital construction projects are large, complex, and extremely difficult projects to execute and navigate successfully. One of the primary reasons for this is the OSHPD permit, review, and inspection process. The quality control rigor imposed by this third party inspection procedure has caused great angst amongst most general contractors and subcontractors. This study examined over...

This paper investigates the potential for improvement in the construction supply chain management given the current crisis in the Irish construction industry. The research was undertaken because of the need to improve productivity and tackle historical problems between main subcontractors and specialist subcontractors in the construction industry. The goal of the research is to present and anal...

The construction industry is one of the main pillars of Hong Kong’s economy. It employed eight per cent of approximately three million working population of Hong Kong according to government statistics. Over the years, Hong Kong construction industry has earned a reputation for the rapid construction of quality high-rise first class buildings. Due to fluctuation of workload, there is a high lev...

For many reasons, subcontracting is prevalent throughout the construction industry. Multiple subcontractors each perform work on multiple projects simultaneously. Each subcontractor strives to win sufficient jobs so as to ensure a ready supply of available work; each project manager strives to control the subcontractors on his/her project to maintain costand schedule-compliance, often pushing t...

In Hong Kong, main contractors of building projects tend to subcontract most of their work. However, many of the subcontractors complain that they are unable to perform to their full capacity due main contractors’ poor site coordination of temporary works and interfacing works and plant supports etc. Six critical site coordination problems caused by main contractors that had adversely influence...