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
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