03450nam 22006494a 450 991014329580332120170816142738.01-280-21330-297866102133060-470-79645-60-470-77376-61-4051-4805-5(CKB)1000000000342118(EBL)238438(OCoLC)437151898(SSID)ssj0000228676(PQKBManifestationID)11216613(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000228676(PQKBWorkID)10154655(PQKB)10825158(MiAaPQ)EBC238438(EXLCZ)99100000000034211820040122d2004 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrProfitable partnering for lean construction[electronic resource] /Clive Thomas CainOxford, UK ;Malden, MA Blackwell Pub.20041 online resource (255 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-4051-1086-4 Includes bibliographical references (p. [227]-237) and index.Profitable PartneringforLean Construction; Contents; Introduction; Acknowledgements; Chapter One: What is Partnering?; Chapter Two: Why Partner At All?; Chapter Three: The Unchanged UK Demandfor Improvement; The two key differentiators ofconstruction best practice; The six goals of constructionbest practice; Chapter Four: The International Demand forImprovement; Chapter Five: Partnering in the VirtualCompany; Chapter Six: Setting Up Strategic Supply-SidePartnerships; Action plan for setting upstrategic supply-side partnershipsA protocol to underpin therelationship between a mainconstruction contractor andlong-term, strategic,supply-side partnersChapter Seven: The Client's Role in Partnering; Internal change process fordemand-side clients to replacelowest price tendering withvalue-based selection; Value-based selection of a fullyintegrated design and constructionsupply-side team (or virtualcompany); Chapter Eight: Effective Leadership; Chapter Nine: The Buzzwords Explained; Further Reading and Help; IndexThe lean procurement techniques given in this practical guide could save clients up to 40% of total design and construction costs; case history evidence is included to prove that the techniques really work. The guide goes on to explain in equal depth the lean construction techniques that supply-side design and construction firms (including trades contractors) need to adopt to deliver the savings while boosting their profit margins.Written in an accessible style, it explains why lean construction techniques will only deliver this high level of savings if they are underpinned by BuildingCost controlPartnershipBuilding materialsDelivery of goodsElectronic books.BuildingCost control.Partnership.Building materials.Delivery of goods.338.476240941690.0681690/.068/1Cain Clive Thomas946365MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910143295803321Profitable partnering for lean construction2198449UNINA