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Performance measurement for construction profitability [[electronic resource] /] / Clive Thomas Cain



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Autore: Cain Clive Thomas Visualizza persona
Titolo: Performance measurement for construction profitability [[electronic resource] /] / Clive Thomas Cain Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Oxford ; ; Malden, MA, : Blackwell Pub., 2004
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (226 p.)
Disciplina: 338.47624
624.068
624/.0068
Soggetto topico: Building - Quality control
Building - Superintendence
Construction industry
Altri autori: CainClive Thomas  
Note generali: Companion volume to Building down barriers. New York : Spon Press, 2003.
Includes index.
Nota di contenuto: PerformanceMeasurement 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
Supply-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
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Sommario/riassunto: Performance 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
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ISBN: 1-280-21386-8
9786610213863
0-470-79787-8
0-470-77386-3
1-4051-4790-3
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 996214593203316
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