Causes of Time and Cost Overruns in TransportationSector Projects in Bangladesh

International Journal of Economics and Management Studies

© 2015 by SSRG - IJEMS Journal

Volume 2 Issue 8

Year of Publication : 2015

Authors : AnupamDutta, ProbalDutta

10.14445/23939125/IJEMS-V2I4P104

How to Cite?

AnupamDutta, ProbalDutta, "Causes of Time and Cost Overruns in TransportationSector Projects in Bangladesh," SSRG International Journal of Economics and Management Studies, vol. 2,  no. 8, pp. 6-8, 2015. Crossref, https://doi.org/10.14445/23939125/IJEMS-V2I4P104

Abstract:

The case of time and cost overruns in any sort of projects is a longstanding one. However, reviewing the existing literature reveals that most of the projects in developing countries often encounter problems withdelays and cost overruns. While a significant numberoftransportation projects inBangladesh experienceseveral puzzles withdelays in completion and cost overruns,there hardly exist any investigations on these major concerns. The purpose of this study is to identify the important causes of cost and schedule overruns intransportation sector projects of Bangladesh and to suggest possible solutions for reducing such overruns.

Keywords:

Cost overrun, Time overrun, Transportationsector projects, Bangladesh.

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