Min Liu
Associate Professor, Edward I. Weisiger Distinguished Scholar

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Dr. Min Liu is an Associate Professor in the Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering at North Carolina State University. She received a Ph.D. degree in Engineering Project Management from University of California, Berkeley in 2007.
Education
Civil Engineering
University of California, Berkeley
Construction Engineering
National University of Singapore
Civil Engineering
Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology
Civil Engineering
Tsingdao Institute of Architecture and Engineering
Research Description
Dr. Liu's research interests include performance and productivity improvement, lean construction (project-based production management for the architecture-engineering-construction industry), and international project management. Current research projects include 1) Identifying, Prioritizing, and Reducing Causes of Variation in Construction Activity Planning, 2) Quantifying the Impact of Change from Project Authorization through Start-up, 3) Cost and Benefit Trade-off Study for Field BIM Application, 4) Global Perspectives on Project, Program, and Portfolio Management in Government, and 5) Preliminary Engineering Cost Estimation for Highway Construction.
Publications
- How Does Experience with Delay Shape Managers' Making-Do Decision: Random Forest Approach
- Zhang, Y. X., Javanmardi, A., Liu, Y. C., Yang, S. J., Yu, X. X., Hsiang, S. M., … Liu, M. (2020), JOURNAL OF MANAGEMENT IN ENGINEERING, 36(4). https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)ME.1943-5479.0000776
- Improving Effectiveness of Constraints Removal in Construction Planning Meetings: Information-Theoretic Approach
- Javanmardi, A., Abbasian-Hosseini, S. A., Liu, M., & Hsiang, S. M. (2020), JOURNAL OF CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT, 146(4). https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)CO.1943-7862.0001790
- Schedules and Schedulers: A Study in the US Construction Industry
- Alves, T. da C. L., Liu, M., Scala, N. M., & Javanmardi, A. (2020), ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT JOURNAL. https://doi.org/10.1080/10429247.2020.1738878
- Survey Comparing Critical Path Method, Last Planner System, and Location-Based Techniques
- Olivieri, H., Seppanen, O., Alves, T. da C. L., Scala, N. M., Schiavone, V., Liu, M., & Granja, A. D. (2019), JOURNAL OF CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT, 145(12). https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)CO.1943-7862.0001644
- Benefit of cooperation among subcontractors in performing high-reliable planning
- Javanmardi, A., Abbasian-Hosseini, S. A., Liu, M., & Hsiang, S. M. (2018), Journal of Management in Engineering, 34(2). https://doi.org/10.1061/(asce)me.1943-5479.0000578
- Effects of General Contractor’s Loading Strategies on Project and Trades’ Performance
- Javanmardi, A., Hsiang, S. M., & Liu, M. (2018), Construction Research Congress 2018. Presented at the Construction Research Congress 2018. https://doi.org/10.1061/9780784481271.044
- Investigating the cost-benefit trade-off of additional planning using parade game simulation
- Abbasian-Hosseini, S. A., Liu, M., & Howell, G. (2018), Journal of Management in Engineering, 34(2). https://doi.org/10.1061/(asce)me.1943-5479.0000580
- Social network analysis for construction crews
- Abbsaian-Hosseini, S. A., Liu, M., & Hsiang, S. M. (2017), International Journal of Construction Management, 19(2), 113–127. https://doi.org/10.1080/15623599.2017.1389642
- Social network conformity and construction work plan reliability
- Abbasian-Hosseini, S. A., Liu, M., & Hsiang, S. M. (2017), Automation in Construction, 78, 1–12. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.autcon.2017.01.004
- "Oops" simulation: Cost-benefits trade-off analysis of reliable planning for construction activities
- Hajifathalian, K., Howell, G., Wambeke, B. W., Hsiang, S. M., & Liu, M. (2016), Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 142(8). https://doi.org/10.1061/(asce)co.1943-7862.0001135
Grants
- Safety Management in Complex Environments
- Associated General Contractors (AGC) of America(7/12/19 - 7/31/21)
- Challenges and Opportunities to Promote Collaborative Scheduling in Construction Projects
- Construction Industry Institute(11/01/18 - 1/31/21)
- How to Account for Seasonal Population Shifts in Distributing the Powell Bill Allocation Funds
- NC Department of Transportation(8/01/18 - 1/31/20)
- Breaking through to Collaborative Scheduling: Approaches and Obstacles
- Construction Industry Institute(5/11/16 - 10/27/16)
- Design of A Construction Expenditure Forecasting and Monitoring Tool for NCDOT Mega Projects
- NC Department of Transportation(10/01/14 - 6/30/15)
- Using Simulation to Explore the Investment in Planning by Project Teams
- Lean Construction Institute (LCI)(9/01/13 - 8/31/14)
- Evaluation of Vela Systems to Increase Worker Productivity and Field Efficiency
- Skanska USA Building Inc.(6/01/11 - 12/31/11)
- Project, Program, and Portfolio Management in Government: Application and Performance
- Project Management Institute(1/01/11 - 6/30/13)
- Quantifying the Impact of Change from Project Authorization to Start-Up
- University of Texas - Austin(9/01/10 - 11/30/13)
- Evaluation of the Cost Benefit Trade off for Vela Implementation
- Skanska USA Building Inc.(8/16/10 - 5/31/11)