APPLICATION OF NETWORK SCHEDULING MODELS IN PLANNING AND CONTROLLING OF BUILDING PROJECTS (A MANAGERIAL APPROACH TO NIGERIAN CONSTRUCTION COMPANIES)

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1999
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MOHAMMED, GA'AFAR SA'AD
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Modern society is becoming more technological in nature. Its needs are being met by an industry that is highly technical at a time when the delay lag between scientific discovery and technical implementation of the result of scientific research is diminishing. Today, we are being deluged with and absorbing the fruits of science and technology. The demands, inventiveness, and consumption of the industrial society react heavily with a service industry such as construction. Consequently, a bewildering array of construction projects, activities, and operations exists todaiy, this array calls for the continuous development of new construction methods and new management approaches. Each new demand and situation requires the design and specification of new construction operation and management system, or the adaptation of existing methods to specify the new problems. In project management, a model has been used in one form or another to specify what is to be done and in what order to achieve the project objectives. Network scheduling models are one of the latest applications of this useful tool to produce models for planning, scheduling, monitoring, and controlling of the projects. The application potential of this models in the management of building projects show that, the project can be carried out more efficiently and economically than might be expected. The emphasis of this thesis is to highlight the importance of the network scheduling models as planning and controlling method in building projects, and APPLICATION OF NETWORK SCHEDULING MODELS IN PLANNING AND CONTROLLING OF BUILDING PROJECTS VII the impact of their application in the top management and project management level in construction companies in Nigeria. In this regard, the thesis work can be divided into two main parts. Part one will focus on the research in the literature which include the concert of model in management, different type of models, models in building projects, the general aspects of planning and controlling, and their application in building projects. Part two concern with the research on the application of network: scheduling models in building projects, and all factors affecting the adaptation and application of the techniques in building projects in general, and in Nigerian construction companies in particular.
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A THESIS SUBMITTED TO THE POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL, AHMEDU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA, NIGERIA,IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE AWARD OF MASTER DEGREE IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (MBA) DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION, FACULTY OF ADMINISTRATION, AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA, NIGERIA 1999
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APPLICATION,, NETWORK,, SCHEDULING,, MODELS,, PLANNING,, CONTROLLING,, BUILDING,, PROJECTS,, MANAGERIAL,, APPROACH,, NIGERIAN,, CONSTRUCTION,, COMPANIES
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