02859nam 2200565 a 450 991046257230332120211109143803.01-299-15927-397811184937001-118-49370-2(MiAaPQ)EBC1120899(Au-PeEL)EBL1120899(CaPaEBR)ebr10657898(CaONFJC)MIL447177(OCoLC)827207432(EXLCZ)99267000000032583720120813d2013 uy 0engur|n|---|||||Building procurement[electronic resource] /Roy Morledge, Adrian Smith2nd ed.Chichester, West Sussex, U.K. Wiley-Blackwell20131 online resource (xvi, 327 p.) ill0-470-67243-9 Includes bibliographical references and index.Procurement strategy : a literature review -- Principles of strategic procurement -- Public sector projects -- Project initiation -- Briefing and the design process -- Procurement strategies and procurement routes -- Project team selection -- Managing the procurement process -- The value of design -- Risk -- Partnering culture and the management of relationships -- Privately financed public sector projects -- Construction procurement: europe, the middle east and china -- Procurement of work to heritage buildings -- Summary.As an industrial process, construction is unique in that the method of procurement of any built asset (building, infrastructure or process plant) defines many of the subsequent management processes that take place during the building phase - a very different situation to the purchase of goods and services in most other industries. The procurement process is therefore central to the success of any construction project and many of the problems which impact construction projects can be traced back to the procurement phase, so a good understanding of the methods of procurement and the influenceConstruction industryGreat BritainConstruction industryUnited StatesConstruction industryChinaIndustrial procurementGreat BritainIndustrial procurementUnited StatesIndustrial procurementChinaElectronic books.Construction industryConstruction industryConstruction industryIndustrial procurementIndustrial procurementIndustrial procurement658.15/242Morledge Roy852329Smith Adrian1945-147233MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910462572303321Building procurement1903357UNINA