• DocumentCode
    2747162
  • Title

    Outsourcing detail design work to Low cost Centers for engineering and construction projects

  • Author

    DeVilliers, Tielman J. ; Pretorius, Leon

  • Author_Institution
    Res. Group for Syst., Pretoria Univ., Tshwane
  • fYear
    2008
  • fDate
    28-30 June 2008
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    4
  • Abstract
    The almost uncontrollable increase of the costs of new projects forced mining- and project houses to outsource the detail engineering to low cost centrepsilas. However, these cost cutting exercises bring their own unique challenges because engineering and fabrication standards differ from country to country. Understanding the problems expected should enable the engineering manager to put the necessary strategies in place to manage the risk associated with outsourcing of detail engineering to low cost centers.
  • Keywords
    civil engineering; construction industry; cost reduction; mining; outsourcing; project engineering; risk management; construction projects; cost cutting; engineering projects; mining; outsourcing; project management; Africa; Costs; Design engineering; Engineering management; Fabrication; Innovation management; Outsourcing; Power engineering and energy; Project management; Risk management; Detail Engineering; Low Cost Centre; Outsourcing; Strategies;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Engineering Management Conference, 2008. IEMC Europe 2008. IEEE International
  • Conference_Location
    Estoril
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-2288-3
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-4244-2289-0
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/IEMCE.2008.4618007
  • Filename
    4618007