| Author | Eknarin Sriprasert |
| Call Number | AIT Thesis no.ST-00-39 |
| Subject(s) | Construction industry--Thailand--Cost control
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| Note | A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of
Master of Engineering. |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Abstract | The most important function that facilitates construction organizations to accomplish the goal
of profit maximization is cost control. However, shortages from not having well-established
cost control system have caused failures to many Thai contractors during the current economic
recession period. To be able to propose an appropriate system improvement strategy, this
study theoretically assessed effectiveness and deficiencies of the 'traditional' systems as well
as the factors that cause those effects in comparison with the 'effective' systems. In addition,
by contrasting what are found in 'effective' systems but not found in 'traditional' systems,
critical attributes that contribute the most to the system successfulness were identified so that
the improvement steps can be suitably prioritized. The validated findings indicated remarkable
contrasts between 'traditional' and 'effective' systems. Two critical aspects including of
advancement of cost control framework and participation of site personnel in cost control were
found to be the major differences.
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| Year | 2000 |
| Type | Thesis |
| School | School of Engineering and Technology (SET) |
| Department | Department of Civil and Infrastucture Engineering (DCIE) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Structural Engineering (STE) /Former Name = Structural Engineering and Construction (ST) |
| Chairperson(s) | Chotchai Charoenngam; |
| Examination Committee(s) | Watanabe, Tsunemi;Pennung Warnitchai; |
| Scholarship Donor(s) | AIT/DAAD Partial Scholarship; |
| Degree | Thesis (M.Eng.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 2000 |