Management Integration For Large-Scale Transport Construction Projects

To cope with the current peak of domestic transport infrastructure construction, it is imperative for the project proponents to resolve management problems existing in Large-Scale Transport Construction Projects (LSTCP) through the reformation of conventional project management theories and methods. This thesis has established a management integration system for LSTCP by combining modern manageme(?), economic, project management, system integration, organization, and information theories from the fields of domestic and international enterprise management, machinery manufacturing, construction and transport project management, and information management. Four dimensions of management integration have been analyzed to create a complete theoretical system for LSTCP, namely Element Integration, Life Cycle Integration, Organizational Integration, and Information Integration. By using specific case studies, concerned integration methods and techniques have been thoroughly analyzed.Major achievements of this thesis are as follows:1,The feasibility of management integration of LSTCP has been confirmed based on a detailed study of similarities on production and management aspects between transport and manufacturing fields, as well as management regularity of LSTCP. A conceptual management integration model for LSTCP has been introduced, which comprises of four dimensions: Element Integration, Life Cycle Integration, Organizational Integration, and Information Integration, with the project management integration target being the intersection point and the core of the management integration.2,A key element model and a full element model for LSTCP have been established, which have been used as platforms for the creation of an element integrated management model for LSTCP. By incorporating Earned Value Method (EVM) into the element integration management model, the concept of Contract Cost of Work Scheduled (CCWS) has been introduced as the fourth core middle variable of EVM. The Contract Cost of Whole Work Scheduled (CCWWS) is defined as project proponents' ideal target for single contract control and element integration. The CCWWS is the optimal value for Estimate at Completion (EAC), thus enhancing the content of EVM.3,The definition of Life Cycle Integration for LSTCP has been established based on project legal entity system; and a Life Cycle integrated management model for LSTCP has been formulated. The objectives of Life Cycle integrated management model are divided into two levels, namely (i) company's long-term objective and (ii)...