• Title/Summary/Keyword: International construction

Search Result 3,650, Processing Time 0.034 seconds

An analysis on the International Construction Market and the Business Performance of Top Contractors after the Global Financial Crisis

  • Sung, Yookyung;Choi, Seok-In
    • International conference on construction engineering and project management
    • /
    • 2015.10a
    • /
    • pp.736-737
    • /
    • 2015
  • In these days, international construction market including construction companies has much grown due to globalization and economic boom in the mid 2000's. The size of international construction market, measured with overseas revenue of 225 construction firms, has expanded 2.7 times from 2003 to 2008 according to the ENR. However, after the global financial crisis of 2008 it has faced condition of low growth. In this research, major changes of international construction market and top contractors have been studied. In this study, changes of international construction market have been analyzed in the aspect of region and product including general buildings, transportation, petroleum, etc. Then, in order to find the changes of top contractors which obtained good accomplishment, business performance of companies have been examined by the compound annual growth rate, profit margin and international revenue by comparing the data before 2008 and after. The purpose of the study is to understand major changes of international construction market. Also, strategy changes of top contractors against market stagnation, profit depreciation, high competition have been inferred through the study. The result of the study would contribute to analyzing the strategies of construction companies in international market.

  • PDF

The Improvement of Delivery System for International Sports Complex Facility (국제종합경기 시설공사 발주방법의 개선 방안)

  • Choi Yong-Ho;Lee Soo-Yong
    • Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Building Construction Conference
    • /
    • 2005.05a
    • /
    • pp.107-112
    • /
    • 2005
  • Renovation of existing sports facilities or construction of temporary ones for international complex games requires a wide variety of hundreds of sub construction projects to be awarded at the same time but there are few precedents required regarding the study of tendering process required in such cases. As award of construction contracts to build sports facilities for various international complex games is a critical determinant of fate of international complex games in the initial phase, it is very critical that adequate construction tendering process bedetermined. This research is aimed to study tendering cases for renovation or construction of critical international sports facilities to enhance efficiency of facility construction and define most reasonable tendering approach to satisfy schedule constraints often associated with international complex games and contribute to improvement of international competitiveness of their host cities and propose a direction for further development. This study also provides inputs to subsequent sports events of comparable scale to minimize trial and error.

  • PDF

An Analysis of Domestic Education Programs for Training International Construction Experts and Suggestions to Improve It (해외건설 전문인력 양성을 위한 국내 교육 프로그램의 현황 및 개선방향)

  • Seo, Hee-Chang;Kim, Ju-Hyung;Kim, Jae-Jun
    • Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Building Construction Conference
    • /
    • 2009.05b
    • /
    • pp.167-170
    • /
    • 2009
  • Currently, unlike domestic market It is trend that world construction market scale is increasing continuously but Experts who need in International Construction Market are insufficient absolutely. Despite the amount of orders received continuously increased, Experts who needed for overseas construction market are lacking. And we need to examine that Experts who needed for overseas construction market an supplied to the country. It is time to make decision how can we supply them to the country. Consequently, this project will study Educational programs of the past for Training International Construction Experts, provide the solutions breeding International Construction Experts.

  • PDF

Development of International Project Risk Index (IPRI)

  • Yoo, Wi Sung;Kim, Woo-young
    • International conference on construction engineering and project management
    • /
    • 2015.10a
    • /
    • pp.49-50
    • /
    • 2015
  • Since the mid-2000s, Korean large-sized construction companies have pursued in earnest to expand their business to global construction market in surroundings that domestic market have a continuous and long-term stagnation. However, during last a few years, they have experienced the serious financial loss from international projects. In the meantime, for the sound improvement of Korean construction industry, many stakeholders long for efficient early warning signals to generally monitor and track the potential risks of international projects. In this study, we introduce an International Project Risk Index (IPRI), which is derived from massive data provided by large-sized companies, and expect to provide the practitioners and decision makers as an aid to proactively cope with the change of the potential risks. The outcomes from the IPRI can be utilized to prepare a timely management strategy and to establish an appropriate government support regulation.

  • PDF

MODELLING OF THE RISKS FACED BY INDIAN CONSTRUCTION COMPANIES ASSESSING INTERNATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES

  • M.N. Devaya;N.K. Jha
    • International conference on construction engineering and project management
    • /
    • 2007.03a
    • /
    • pp.140-149
    • /
    • 2007
  • Indian construction companies have only 0.05% market share in the 3-4 trillion dollar global construction business and only two Indian construction companies figure in the ENR "Top 225 Global Contractors 2006" list. Hence, while enormous scope for growth exists, international construction experience is limited. This study explores the risks as perceived by Indian companies venturing abroad since risks in international construction differ from home market risks. Literature survey identified a number of risk factors that were evaluated by the experts, highlighting fourteen important risk factors. Interpretive Structural Modelling (ISM) was used to develop a hierarchical model showing the relationships between the different risk factors, thus helping to focus on the key risks for effective risk management. The study shows that poor project management is a key risk forming the hub of the system, while political instability has maximum influence. The results of the study can be used by managers to visualise the risks in perspective and prioritise the mitigation effort.

  • PDF

MODEL FOR ORGANIZATIONAL STRATEGY IN INTERNATIONAL CONSTRUCTION JOINT VENTURES: ORGANIZATIONAL ECONOMICS PERSPECTIVE

  • Yi-Hsin Lin;S. Ping Ho
    • International conference on construction engineering and project management
    • /
    • 2005.10a
    • /
    • pp.768-773
    • /
    • 2005
  • Among various joint ventures, International Construction Joint Ventures (ICJVs) have emerged as a popular approach worldwide to developing large scale projects through international participation. A model, based on economic analysis and represented by several hypotheses obtained from the analysis, will be developed. Furthermore, we will empirically test the hypotheses/model using Structural Equation Model (SEM). This research is expected to explain why there exist different organizational forms for ICJVs, and to develop a framework for choosing appropriate forms with respect to various characteristics of ICJVs.

  • PDF

Development of A Computerized Risk Management System for International EPCS Projects

  • Yoo, Wi Sung;Kim, Woo-young;Sung, Yookyung
    • International conference on construction engineering and project management
    • /
    • 2015.10a
    • /
    • pp.614-615
    • /
    • 2015
  • In these days, global construction market is speedily increasing and domestic construction companies have a chance of new contracts. In the meantime, international projects have been increasingly forced to cope with potential risks, which seriously impacted achieving the targeted time and cost. In this study, we introduce a computerized risk management system for international EPCS projects, which is constructed on the needs of practitioners and decision makers as an aid to proactively control the potential risks and to monitor continuously their status and variation. The system is called the Project Risk Management System (PRiMS) is useful for furnishing project managers with warning signals as a project is progressing and helpful for producing the total risk score and tracking risk variation.

  • PDF

Capability Evaluation for Improving Competitiveness of the Korean Construction Firms

  • Kwon, Nahyun;Park, Moonseo;Lee, Hyun-Soo;Son, Bo-sik;Jang, HyounSeung;Kim, Jin-Woo
    • International conference on construction engineering and project management
    • /
    • 2015.10a
    • /
    • pp.746-747
    • /
    • 2015
  • Recently, Korea has achieved accumulated total value of orders of six hundred billion dollars in international construction market, and it is facing a new turning point by entering the overseas construction market. However, according to the statistics on the current internal construction market, the accumulated value of orders has been mainly obtained by plant projects in the Middle-East area. To improve international competitiveness of Korean construction industry, it is required to expand and diversify the target areas and construction business sectors. To expand markets, each construction firm should establish the expansion strategy and assess the capability which includes the strength and weakness of their firm. Therefore, this research aims to evaluate the capability of the Korean construction firms for overseas expansion. Through the research, Korean construction industry is expected to strengthen competitiveness toward the overseas markets. Furthermore, this research contributes to expanding and diversifying markets for domestic construction firms.

  • PDF

A Study on the Methodology to Performance Security on the Korea Small/Medium Sized Construction Firms for Venturing into International Market (국내 중소건설업체의 해외 진출 활성화를 위한 건설 보증 확대 방안에 관한 연구)

  • Ahn, Hyoung-Jun;Kim, Ju-Hyung;Kim, Jae-Jun
    • Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Building Construction Conference
    • /
    • 2009.11a
    • /
    • pp.225-229
    • /
    • 2009
  • International construction market has been open to other countries, and it derives the development of our overseas construction industry quantitatively as well as qualitatively. Until now, the major companies have an absolute majority in the overseas construction market, and the small and medium enterprises have had difficulty to get a leadership in the international construction market because of the lack of the technical expertise and the capital strength. Especially in the Middle East Asia, our construction companies has touched off a boom, so our market share also has grown, which derived from the up toward ratchet oil prices and a worldwide boom in real estate development. The small and medium enterprise minority have recognition that the overseas construction market is the major company's native territory. But Data from the existing researches and many statistics indicate the most companies tend to underestimate the capacity and international competitiveness of the small and medium enterprises. As a matter of fact, hundreds of small and medium enterprise cut a conspicuous figure in overseas market. Consequently, it is indispensable to overcome the international financial crisis by revitalizing our overseas construction industry which obtains excellent results in international market. this study suggested the ways to expand overseas bonding capacity of Korean financial institution. This study proposed the Korean government to allow Construction Guarantee (former Korea Construction Financial Cooperative) to deal with foreign exchange so that Construction Guarantee will underwrite the overseas construction bond.

  • PDF

A Study on the Risk Assessment Methodology and Application for International Plants Construction (해외 플랜트 공사 리스크 평가 방안 및 적용에 관한 연구)

  • An, Sung-Hoon;Lee, Young-Nam;Jo, Ho-Kyoo
    • Korean Journal of Construction Engineering and Management
    • /
    • v.9 no.1
    • /
    • pp.134-142
    • /
    • 2008
  • Recently, international plants construction markets are expending. Specially, oil/gas plants constructions in Middle-East are booming. However, international plants construction projects are high risky. So a risk assessments and managements methodology for international plants construction is needed. In this study, the risk assessment methodology for international plants construction is proposed on the basis of the literature review in the international construction risk assessment methods and the knowledge of experts explored by interview. In addition, case study in Middle East was applied for reviewing these risk assessments and managements methodology for international plants construction.