Making Infrastructure Procurement Processes more Flexible under Uncertainty
A third to a half of development projects undergo restructuring due to changes in project objectives, scope or other unanticipated changes, therefore requiring schedule extensions, budget additions and rework. Current procurement processes discourage managers from responding strategically by anticip...
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Engineering Systems Division
2016
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| author | Sakhrani, Vivek Jordan, Luke de Neufville, Richard |
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| description | A third to a half of development projects undergo restructuring due to changes in project objectives, scope or other unanticipated changes, therefore requiring schedule extensions, budget additions and rework. Current procurement processes discourage managers from responding strategically by anticipating and preparing for such changes in advance through better information search and design concept evaluation. This paper suggests three principles for making the front-end phases of procurement more flexible - understanding uncertainty, studying system-wide impacts, and phasing designs. A case study analysis of urban water system design in Kabul demonstrates the conceptual and analytical application of these principles. |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/1029652019-04-11T08:51:50Z Making Infrastructure Procurement Processes more Flexible under Uncertainty Sakhrani, Vivek Jordan, Luke de Neufville, Richard A third to a half of development projects undergo restructuring due to changes in project objectives, scope or other unanticipated changes, therefore requiring schedule extensions, budget additions and rework. Current procurement processes discourage managers from responding strategically by anticipating and preparing for such changes in advance through better information search and design concept evaluation. This paper suggests three principles for making the front-end phases of procurement more flexible - understanding uncertainty, studying system-wide impacts, and phasing designs. A case study analysis of urban water system design in Kabul demonstrates the conceptual and analytical application of these principles. 2016-06-06T14:16:23Z 2016-06-06T14:16:23Z 2013-05 Working Paper http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/102965 en_US ESD Working Papers;ESD-WP-2013-08 application/pdf Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Engineering Systems Division |
| spellingShingle | Sakhrani, Vivek Jordan, Luke de Neufville, Richard Making Infrastructure Procurement Processes more Flexible under Uncertainty |
| title | Making Infrastructure Procurement Processes more Flexible under Uncertainty |
| title_full | Making Infrastructure Procurement Processes more Flexible under Uncertainty |
| title_fullStr | Making Infrastructure Procurement Processes more Flexible under Uncertainty |
| title_full_unstemmed | Making Infrastructure Procurement Processes more Flexible under Uncertainty |
| title_short | Making Infrastructure Procurement Processes more Flexible under Uncertainty |
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