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Record Nr.

UNINA9910410653203321

Autore

London Kerry

Titolo

Construction supply chain economics / / Kerry London

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Taylor & Francis, 2007

ISBN

9786611064334

9781134130306

1134130309

9781134130313

1134130317

9781281064332

1281064335

9780203962480

0203962486

Edizione

[1 ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (481 p.)

Collana

Spon Research ; ; v.10

Classificazione

BUS078000COM018000TEC004000

Disciplina

338.47624

Soggetti

Construction industry - Economic aspects

Business logistics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages [452]-463) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; 1 Introduction to supply chain economics and procurement; 2 The rationale for the modelling of procurement in the construction supply chain; 3 Supply chain theory and models; 4 Industrial organization economics methodology and supply chain industrial organization approaches; 5 Project-oriented industrial organization economics supply chain procurement model; 6 Multiple project environment chain structural organization; 7 Case study: Complex core commodity supply chain - façade chain cluster

8 Case study: Simple and complex core and non-core supply chain - steel chain cluster9 Case studies: Simple and complex core commodity supply chains - mechanical services, formwork, concrete and masonry; 10 Conclusions and future directions: Supply chain specialization and integration blueprint; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This is the first comprehensive investigation of the industrial sourcing



and procurement practices throughout sixty-eight construction industry supply channels across seven major commodity sectors at all levels. London presents real-world case studies to combine theory and practice to describe the economic structural and behavioural characteristics of sectors integral to the construction industry performance. Construction Supply Chain Economics details 'everyday' experiences and procurement decisions made by people in firms in the industry related to projects as they seek out other