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Browsing Theses and Dissertations (Construction Economics) by Type "Thesis"
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(University of Pretoria, 2004-09-03)The primary goal of this research is aimed at investigating the current situation relating to transportation of asphalt and the inter-action between the paving crew and the asphalt producing plant, with the purpose of ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2018)Market analysis is a key component of a sound real estate investment analysis process. Traditional market analysis techniques do not reflect complex trade area attributes and socio-economic realities, such as retail market ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2004-08-28)The objective of this study is to analyse and evaluate the current system of procuring Building Contractors for public sector building projects in Botswana. The study further seeks to find strategies to recommend for ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2018)This thesis extends the use of artificial neural networks (ANNs) optimisation and training algorithms including the Powell-Beale conjugate gradient (PBCG), scaled conjugate gradient (SCG) and a hybrid system of particle ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2010-06-14)The UN, being a non-profit organization, has limited experience in and use of outsourcing criteria developed for commercial enterprises and therefore does not have the criteria to judge its outsourcing decisions. The UN’s ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2010-08-28)No abstract available.
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(University of Pretoria, 2004-08-28)The aim of this study was to determine what the requirements were for a South African construction company to successfully implement and maintain a system of quality control known as Total Quality Management. The need for ...
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(University of Pretoria, 1998)Vertragings in konstruksie-aktiwiteite wat tot verlenging van konstruksietydperke op bouprojekte lei, hou wesenlike risiko's vir bouhere in en is dikwels bepalend van sukses, al dan nie, daarvan Die kontrakvoorwaardes ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2015)This thesis focuses on evaluating the use of incentive mechanisms for improving project performance in construction projects in South Africa and Nigeria. The literature review reveals that there is no existing framework ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2004-08-28)Globalisation is an inescapable fact. National economies are no longer immune to external influences and cannot be insulated from global effects. South African construction companies globalise as a result of expansion, ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2004-06-30)The objective of this research project is to determine, by means of an exploratory study, which factors in Regional Offices of the National Department of Public Works, influence the success of unplanned maintenance on ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2021)This thesis is primarily concerned with laws guiding valuation for expropriation and compensation in Zimbabwe. The thesis aimed to identify and close gaps in the regulatory and legislative frameworks guiding property ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2009-05-18)This research investigates, using the New Institutional Economics theories of property rights and transaction cost, two interrelated problems. Firstly, the question of whether real estate markets in the urban informal ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2018)A shortage in experienced skilled construction managers is foreseen in the near future. A big contributing factor is the entering of non-purpose-fit candidates into construction management programmes. Valuable time and ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2016)The assessment of extension of time (EOT) claims as part of a construction project can have far-reaching consequences. For the contractor, the rejection of EOT claims might have a significant impact on the financial success ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2013)When considering the valuation techniques of income-producing property, various types of information should be obtained from the market in order to apply them to the valuation of the property under consideration. This ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2005-07-26)Please read the abstract in the section 00front of this document
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Towards the establishment of a relevant tender price index for the South African building industry (University of Pretoria, 2015)Different types of building cost-related indices are used on a regular basis by quantity surveyors, developers, contractors, etc. in the South African building industry. Currently there is only one tender price index ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2004-08-28)Project objectives are no longer being determined in terms of time, cost and quality only. Other factors such as employment creation, transfer of skills, use of small medium and micro enterprises (SMMEs) and community ...
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