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Determining the Factors Influencing Construction Project Management Performance Improvement through Earned Value-Based Value Engineering Strategy: A Delphi-Based Survey

Buildings, 2023
Proper planning and management of construction projects have long been regarded as a necessity. The ability to make sound decisions and solve problems using appropriate performance reports related to the project implementation process are the two most ...
Esmaeil Nejatyan, Hadi Sarvari, Seyed Abbas Hosseini, Hassan Javanshir   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Rural Labor Supply and Economic Opportunities: Commuting, Migration, Tariffs, and Immigration

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Some rural counties remain dependent on agricultural or manufacturing jobs, but an increasing proportion have diversified economics. Rural counties also differ in their abilities to commute to an urban market characterized by higher wages and labor productivity.
Peter F. Orazem, Mary C. Ahearn
wiley   +1 more source

Application of Project Management Control Mechanisms in Construction Projects: A Case of Portharcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria [PDF]

European Project Management Journal, 2018
The construction industry being an industry where large scale projects are undertaken and for the projects to be successfully completed, the right project control mechanism is needed for the achievement of informed decisions.
Ogbonna Achimba Chibueze, Amade Benedict, Ononuju Charles Nnamdi, Nwakanma Ifeanyi Cosmas, Okwara Ihuoma Deborah, Erifesi Chiamaka Juliet   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Differentiated Impacts of EU Rural Development Measures: A Finite Mixture Evaluation of Italian Olive Farms

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper examines the relationship between participation in the EU Rural Development Program and the economic performance of Italian olive farms using a finite‐mixture model with inverse‐probability‐weighted regression adjustment. Based on 2010–2022 FADN panel data, it estimates heterogeneous treatment effects while correcting for selection ...
Francesco Caracciolo, Marilena Furno
wiley   +1 more source

Early Detection of Construction Project Delays: A Comparative Case Study of Earned Value, Earned Schedule, and Earned Duration Methods on a Building Project at Surabaya [PDF]

E3S Web of Conferences
Construction project delays can adversely affect cost, productivity, and timely completion. This study compares the performance of the Earned Value Method (EVM), Earned Schedule Method (ESM), and Earned Duration Method (EDM) in detecting schedule delays ...
Adistana Gde Agus Yudha Prawira, Sofianto Mochamad Firmansyah, Mulyono Wahyu Dwi, Arthaningtyas Desy Ratna, Aziz Mochammad Rafli, Arwinta Nimas Latifatul Dwi   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Ex‐Ante Assessment of Farm Resilience to Institutional Shocks: A Modeling Approach

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Using the agent‐based model SWISSland, we simulate farm‐level responses and interactions under two institutional shocks: tariff reductions and direct payment reductions. Using a framework we developed, we assess resilience capacities, resilience attributes, and the provision of private and public goods, following the shock.
Nadja El Benni, Gabriele Mack
wiley   +1 more source

Earned value management insights using inferential statistics

, 2008
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to summarise a successfully defended doctoral thesis. The main purpose of this paper is to provide a summary of the scope, and main issues raised in the thesis so that readers undertaking studies in the same or ...
Marshall, Robert A., Bredillet, Christophe, Ruiz, Philippe   +2 more
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Rational Expectations and Market Timing: An Event Study of the China–United States Phase One Trade Deal

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Rational actors constantly incorporate information into their decision‐making behavior. Since there is often a time lag between the announcement of a policy and its implementation, an important question arises: when do rational actors incorporate new information into their market behavior, at the announcement or at the implementation of a ...
Tim Ölkers, Oliver Mußhoff
wiley   +1 more source

Establishing Control Limits on Time Performance Indicators of Projects through Monte Carlo Simulation and Earned Duration Management [PDF]

فرایند مدیریت و توسعه, 2019
Earned Duration Management (EDM) method has been developed to enhance Earned Value Management and to solve some of its problems, such as separation of measuring time and cost dimensions.
Akbar Alam-Tabriz, Farnoosh Khaledian, Mostafa Mahdipour   +2 more
doaj  

The Effect of SNAP Purchasing Power on Diet Quality

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits millions of eligible low‐income Americans by increasing access to food, helping to reduce food insecurity. Previous studies have documented that the geographical variation in local food prices leads to significant differences in SNAP's purchasing power.
Farah Khan, Augustine Denteh
wiley   +1 more source