Solutions to Overcome Barriers of Implementing Constructability, Operability, and Maintainability (COM) Concepts in Infrastructure Projects: A Meta-Synthesis Approach.

Construction managers in infrastructure projects in different societies offer and use approaches that can conclude each project’s triangle of cost, time, and quality in the most optimal mode, satisfying important needs of the projects. One of these approaches is benefiting from concepts of Construct...

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Main Authors: Arbabi, O., Saghatforoush, E, Nikouravan, H. A., Mahoud, M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: De Gruyter Poland 2017-07-01
Series:Journal of Engineering, Project, and Production Management
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Online Access:http://www.ppml.url.tw/EPPM_Journal/volumns/07_02_July_2017/02_ID_156_7_2_63_79.pdf
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spelling doaj-74609b9561164799acd702227686718f2020-11-25T02:18:40ZengDe Gruyter PolandJournal of Engineering, Project, and Production Management2221-65292223-83792017-07-01726379Solutions to Overcome Barriers of Implementing Constructability, Operability, and Maintainability (COM) Concepts in Infrastructure Projects: A Meta-Synthesis Approach.Arbabi, O.0Saghatforoush, E1Nikouravan, H. A.2Mahoud, M.3Mehralborz Institute of Higher EducationMehralborz Institute of Higher EducationArchitecture Tehran UniversityMehralborz Institute of Higher EducationConstruction managers in infrastructure projects in different societies offer and use approaches that can conclude each project’s triangle of cost, time, and quality in the most optimal mode, satisfying important needs of the projects. One of these approaches is benefiting from concepts of Constructability, Operability, and Maintainability (the threefold concepts of COM), which can satisfy such need in infrastructure projects. In order to implement each approach, while the desired approach is innovative, as well, there are some barriers. It is significantly required to offer solutions to obtain desired results from that approach. Therefore, the aim of this research is presenting solutions to overcome existing barriers in implementing the threefold concepts of COM in infrastructure projects. For that, the Meta-Synthesis method is applied, which is placed in qualitative research category. In order to analyze collected data, descriptive and pattern coding techniques have been used. As the result of this study, a systematic classification of the solutions to overcome barriers of implementing the threefold concepts of COM in infrastructure projects is presented. The aim of construction managers is successful delivery of projects, for that, it is suggested to use such approaches that result in integration of different project life cycle phases. This facilitates optimization of project time and cost, aiming to provide a better quality of constructions. Therefore, in order to achieve infrastructure projects main objectives, such approaches are to be used, and in order to overcome barriers in implementing them, some solutions are to be identified, classified and presented.http://www.ppml.url.tw/EPPM_Journal/volumns/07_02_July_2017/02_ID_156_7_2_63_79.pdfSolutionsovercomebarriersimplementationconstructabilityoperabilitymaintainabilityinfrastructure projectsmeta-synthesis
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author Arbabi, O.
Saghatforoush, E
Nikouravan, H. A.
Mahoud, M.
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Saghatforoush, E
Nikouravan, H. A.
Mahoud, M.
Solutions to Overcome Barriers of Implementing Constructability, Operability, and Maintainability (COM) Concepts in Infrastructure Projects: A Meta-Synthesis Approach.
Journal of Engineering, Project, and Production Management
Solutions
overcome
barriers
implementation
constructability
operability
maintainability
infrastructure projects
meta-synthesis
author_facet Arbabi, O.
Saghatforoush, E
Nikouravan, H. A.
Mahoud, M.
author_sort Arbabi, O.
title Solutions to Overcome Barriers of Implementing Constructability, Operability, and Maintainability (COM) Concepts in Infrastructure Projects: A Meta-Synthesis Approach.
title_short Solutions to Overcome Barriers of Implementing Constructability, Operability, and Maintainability (COM) Concepts in Infrastructure Projects: A Meta-Synthesis Approach.
title_full Solutions to Overcome Barriers of Implementing Constructability, Operability, and Maintainability (COM) Concepts in Infrastructure Projects: A Meta-Synthesis Approach.
title_fullStr Solutions to Overcome Barriers of Implementing Constructability, Operability, and Maintainability (COM) Concepts in Infrastructure Projects: A Meta-Synthesis Approach.
title_full_unstemmed Solutions to Overcome Barriers of Implementing Constructability, Operability, and Maintainability (COM) Concepts in Infrastructure Projects: A Meta-Synthesis Approach.
title_sort solutions to overcome barriers of implementing constructability, operability, and maintainability (com) concepts in infrastructure projects: a meta-synthesis approach.
publisher De Gruyter Poland
series Journal of Engineering, Project, and Production Management
issn 2221-6529
2223-8379
publishDate 2017-07-01
description Construction managers in infrastructure projects in different societies offer and use approaches that can conclude each project’s triangle of cost, time, and quality in the most optimal mode, satisfying important needs of the projects. One of these approaches is benefiting from concepts of Constructability, Operability, and Maintainability (the threefold concepts of COM), which can satisfy such need in infrastructure projects. In order to implement each approach, while the desired approach is innovative, as well, there are some barriers. It is significantly required to offer solutions to obtain desired results from that approach. Therefore, the aim of this research is presenting solutions to overcome existing barriers in implementing the threefold concepts of COM in infrastructure projects. For that, the Meta-Synthesis method is applied, which is placed in qualitative research category. In order to analyze collected data, descriptive and pattern coding techniques have been used. As the result of this study, a systematic classification of the solutions to overcome barriers of implementing the threefold concepts of COM in infrastructure projects is presented. The aim of construction managers is successful delivery of projects, for that, it is suggested to use such approaches that result in integration of different project life cycle phases. This facilitates optimization of project time and cost, aiming to provide a better quality of constructions. Therefore, in order to achieve infrastructure projects main objectives, such approaches are to be used, and in order to overcome barriers in implementing them, some solutions are to be identified, classified and presented.
topic Solutions
overcome
barriers
implementation
constructability
operability
maintainability
infrastructure projects
meta-synthesis
url http://www.ppml.url.tw/EPPM_Journal/volumns/07_02_July_2017/02_ID_156_7_2_63_79.pdf
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