Integrated Cost and Schedule Control Systems for Nuclear Power Plant Construction: Leveraging Strategic Advantages to Owners and EPC Firms

Table 1

EVMS implementation cases.

Description	Project A^a	Project B^b	Project C^c	Project D^d
Interview date	September 2010	November 2010	November 2010	March 2013
Industry	Defense	Nuclear power plant	Civil infrastructure	Housing (Hanok)
Participants	Limited	Limited	Limited	Many and unspecified
Project type	R&D + production	E/P/C/M	Construction	Construction
Project duration	About 75 months	About 55 months	About 48 months^f	About 3 months
Project budget	1.3 billion dollars	20 billion dollars	0.12 billion dollars^f	200,000 dollars
Delivery method	Multiprime	DBM	DBB	DBB
Payment method	Cost reimbursable	Lump-sum	Total cost with unit price	Total cost with unit price
Progress measurement	Milestone with percent complete	Earned standard^e	Physical measurement	Weighted milestone
Number of CAs (EVMS)	136	1,400^e	1,000^f	50
Average size of CA	956,000 dollars	1,429,000 dollars^e	120,000 dollars^f	4,000 dollars

The case-studies of Projects A, B, and C are based on the authors’ interview with project managers.
^dThe case-study of Project D is based on Jung et al. [5].
^eSuggested solutions by this study.
^fApproximate average from 50 projects implementing EVMS in the company of Project C.