Construction of the trans-Alaska oil pipeline

The tangible components of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System are outlined and the Integrated Project Planning and Management Cycle is visualized from the General Organizational Matrix viewpoint: then the multiple command structures in one large-scale Arctic Energy Project are analyzed retrospectively...

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Main Authors: Hauck, Vern E, Geistauts, George A
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/0305-0483(82)90096-2
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Summary:The tangible components of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System are outlined and the Integrated Project Planning and Management Cycle is visualized from the General Organizational Matrix viewpoint: then the multiple command structures in one large-scale Arctic Energy Project are analyzed retrospectively to test some a priori expectations about project managment. A number of lessons emerge from actual experience that may aid in the management of future energy projects.