LEADER 03644nam 22006494a 450 001 9910143286303321 005 20170809173715.0 010 $a1-280-21386-8 010 $a9786610213863 010 $a0-470-79787-8 010 $a0-470-77386-3 010 $a1-4051-4790-3 035 $a(CKB)1000000000342077 035 $a(EBL)238425 035 $a(OCoLC)437151879 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000219821 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11187130 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000219821 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10248350 035 $a(PQKB)10027689 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC238425 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000342077 100 $a20030618d2004 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aPerformance measurement for construction profitability$b[electronic resource] /$fClive Thomas Cain 210 $aOxford ;$aMalden, MA $cBlackwell Pub.$d2004 215 $a1 online resource (226 p.) 300 $aCompanion volume to Building down barriers. New York : Spon Press, 2003. 300 $aIncludes index. 311 $a1-4051-1462-2 327 $aPerformanceMeasurement forConstructionProfitability; Contents; Introduction; Acknowledgements; Chapter One: Why Measure Anything?; Chapter Two: The Unchanged CustomerDemand for Improvement; The two key differentiators ofconstruction best practice; The six goals of constructionbest practice; Chapter Three: The Link Between Profits,Competitiveness AndMeasurement; Chapter Four: The Structure Of PerformanceMeasurement; Definitions of terms; Chapter Five: The 'Virtual Firm'; Chapter Six: Effective Leadership; Chapter Seven: Performance Measurementat Project Level 327 $aSupply-side action plan for theintroduction of performancemeasurement at project levelChapter Eight: Performance Measurementat Strategic Level; Supply-side action plan for theintroduction of performancemeasurement at strategic level; Chapter Nine: The Client's Selection Process; Internal change process fordemand-side clients who want toembrace value-based selection; Value-based selection of a fully integrated design and construction team - for use by all demand-side clients; Value-based selection questionnairefor assessing the skill andexperience of an integrateddesign and construction team 327 $aFurther Reading and HelpIndex 330 $aPerformance measurement is the mechanism by which firms inform themselves of their true performance and locate unnecessary costs through the supply chain. These can then be converted into substantially higher profits in a carefully targeted improvement programme.If the construction industry is to meet the performance improvements demanded by end users, and to replicate the efficiency and profitability gains of other sectors, it urgently needs to address formal performance measurement.Aimed at all those at the sharp end in every sector of the construction industry, including cli 606 $aBuilding$xQuality control 606 $aBuilding$xSuperintendence 606 $aConstruction industry 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aBuilding$xQuality control. 615 0$aBuilding$xSuperintendence. 615 0$aConstruction industry. 676 $a338.47624 676 $a624.068 676 $a624/.0068 700 $aCain$b Clive Thomas$0946365 701 $aCain$b Clive Thomas$0946365 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910143286303321 996 $aPerformance measurement for construction profitability$92156262 997 $aUNINA