@inproceedings{oai:kutarr.kochi-tech.ac.jp:00000830,
 author = {Moriyama, Yasuaki},
 book = {Society for Social Management Systems Internet Journal},
 issue = {1},
 month = {Mar},
 note = {High standard and quality infrastructure plays an essential role for the welfare and economic activity, and the demand for the railways system, which is a fundamental transportation infrastructure, is increasing for its efficiency and generous impact on environment. The railway construction project, on the other hand, requires an expensive cost especially in urban area, and the financial resource for a project is limited in many cases. Hence, it is critically important to increase the value for money in each project to meet the increasing and various demands for a railway service in a limited finance resource. One of the effective ways to increase the value of a project is to save the cost while maintain its function and quality. The purpose of this research is to analyze and introduce the procurement strategy for a railway construction project by taking an example of East Japan Railway Company (JR-East) in achieving the cost saving in a construction project. This paper finally shows how the cost saving methods work in the value chain of a construction project and how in-house engineers play theirs role in increasing the value of a project. It is engineer’s responsibility to assure the quality and function and save the cost of a project at the same time in order to deliver an infrastructure in a competitive market. Engineers working for an infrastructure project have to be conscious of social and engineering views in managing a project.},
 publisher = {Society for Social Management Systems},
 title = {The Procurement Strategy for Railway Construction Projects},
 volume = {3},
 year = {2007}
}