Project Scheduling

Efficiency of the scheduling of construction projects is a critical factor that determines timely and cost-effective completion of a project. The paper examines the key issues of scheduling of construction projects in the City of Kolhapur in terms of operation and management. A fuzzy Hierarchical (elimination) approach supported by Relative Importance Index (RII) technique was carried out to discuss survey of engineers and project managers on the prioritization of delay causes on 24 major construction phases. The elements of real-time oversight, skill-based labor distribution and communications were stressed by the engineers whereas the essential aspects of timely decision-making, material supply, and funding transfers were stressed by the project manager. To add to this was five real life case studies, the most common stages that were delay dominated were the following, Footing & Raft Work, Masonry and Finishing activities. Its results indicate that inefficiencies in schedules are inherent, given inappropriate planning of resources, unresponsive surveys, and improper organization. Those delay factors that are high impact, as defined using RII (e.g., RII= 0.817 in terms of inspection frequency and RII= 0.800 in terms of speed of decision making), associate with disruptions on the critical path. To address such setbacks, the research provides a model of strategic measures such as digital tools (BIM, IoT), lean construction, sophisticated procurement systems, as well as the collaborative methods of contracting architecture, and prefab building. These indicators are to change the construction scheduling models of Kolhapur to predictive, sustainable, and efficient execution of projects.