TOTAL FLOAT MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUE UNDER THE FLOAT AND RESOURCE LOADING
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Jun 29, 2023
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delay responsibilities, enhanced total float management technique, total float and resource allocation
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Schedule delays in construction projects are a common occurrence and have a significant impact on the overall project duration. Plentiful delay analysis techniques have been proposed and utilized to resolve these issues.
The total float management method is widely accepted and considered the most fundamental approach as it effectively resolves four major delay issues and measures float consumption. However, current delay analysis techniques have often overlooked the allocation of float and resources, which can remarkably affect the determination of delay responsibilities for involved parties. This study aims to enhance the total float management approach by intensively incorporating float and resource loading considerations before delay
analysis implementation. The research methodology includes an extensive literature review, identification of crucial issues related to schedule delays arising from the lack of resource and total float allocation, and the application of enhanced total float management under float and resource loading through a case study for test validation. The research findings provide transparent insights into delay liability considering both time delays and float consumption and emphasize the importance of float and resource allocation in the early stages of construction projects for a consensus before analyzing and assigning delay responsibilities. Future studies could focus on legalizing the procedural considerations of float ownership and resource allocation in contract
agreements.
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Vo H. TOTAL FLOAT MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUE UNDER THE FLOAT AND RESOURCE LOADING. journal [Internet]. 29Jun.2023 [cited 25Sep.2023];13(2):28-7. Available from: https://journal.tvu.edu.vn/index.php/journal/article/view/1933
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2021;11(3): 109.
[3] Bubshait A., Cunningham M. Comparison of delay
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2006;48(9): 12–21.
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of Project Management. 2009;27(4): 408–418.
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review of application issues and improvement needs.
Buildings. 2013;3(3): 506–531.
[7] C¸ evikbas¸ M., Okudan O, Is¸ık Z. New delayanalysis method using modified schedule and
modified updated schedule for construction
projects. Journal of Construction Engineering and
Management. 2022;148(11): 04022119. Available
from: https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)CO.1943-
7862.0002394.
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claims. International Journal of Project Management.
2006;24(2): 145–155.
[9] Ibbs W., Nguyen L. Schedule analysis under the effect
of resource allocation. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management. 2007;133(2): 131–138.
[10] Al-Gahtani K., Float allocation using the total risk
approach. Journal of Construction Engineering and
Management. 2009;135(2): 88–95.
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delay-analysis technique. Journal of Legal Affairs
and Dispute Resolution in Engineering and
Construction. 2021;13(3): 04521012. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)LA.1943-
4170.0000475.
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analysis technique: Enhanced with a float ownership
concept [PhD Thesis]. State University of New York
at Buffalo: Ann Arbor. 2006: 387
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and Building Technology Journal. 2009;3(1): 81–89.
[14] Kim K., de la Garza J. Evaluation of the resourceconstrained critical path method algorithms. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management.
2005;131(5): 522–532.
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to deal with them?. AACE International Transactions.
2000: R7.1–R7.8.
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and apportionment of damages. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management. 2011;137(2):
119–126.
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385–397.
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Civil Engineering. 2014;18(2): 380–388.
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Improving existing delay analysis techniques for the
establishment of delay liabilities. Construction Innovation. 2004;4(1): 3–17.
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and Construction. 2020;12(2): 04520007. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)LA.1943-
4170.0000378.
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delay section. Journal of Construction Engineering
and Management. 2005;131(11): 1155–1164.
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to apportion net delays and accelerations.
Journal of Construction Engineering and
Management. 2021;147(7): 06021003. Available
from: https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)CO.1943-7862.0002094.
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(Second Edition). Boston: Butterworth-Heinemann; 2009. 1–23.
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float pre-allocation and management for the application of a CPM-based construction contract [PhD
Thesis]. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University: Ann Arbor; 2004.
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for delay analysis. Cost Engineering. 2007;49(2): 32–37.
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2003;129(5): 507–517.
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https://doi.org/10.1061/JCEMD4.COENG-12947.