COMPLETED RESEARCH
CONSTRUCTION COST SCHEDULE CONTROL FOR CLEAN MANUFACTURING FACILITY PROJECTS IN THE SEMICONDUCTOR INDUSTRY
Student: Moh'd Sulaiman EL-Mashaleh
ABSTRACT
One of the most important challenges facing management today is controlling cost and schedule overruns that effect the construction industry. Cleanroom projects with their associated aggressive schedule and real budget limits present management with a tremendous task of tracking resources and developing timely and efficient schedules.
A project control system must be established to deliver these projects successfully on time, within budget, and according to their specifications. This system must provide the information needed for the project team and project participants so that actual performance can be compared to planned performance in a format which provides a valid, timely picture of the project status, while also isolating problem areas requiring particular management attention. Based on a research survey conducted among twenty-two construction management professionals involved in cleanroom construction and nineteen construction management professionals involved in conventional construction, this research defines and discusses the reasons for achieving the cost and schedule constraints for cleanroom construction but not for conventional construction, defines how construction cost and schedule control for semiconductor facility projects is accomplished, identifies the keys for effective construction cost and schedule control, and provides recommendations for improved construction cost and schedule control.
