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Bigger Isn't Necessarily Better [[electronic resource] ] : Lessons from the Harvard Home Builder Study
| Bigger Isn't Necessarily Better [[electronic resource] ] : Lessons from the Harvard Home Builder Study |
| Autore | Abernathy Frederick |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Lanham, : Lexington Books, 2011 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (130 p.) |
| Disciplina |
333.3
690.068 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
BakerKermit
ColtonKent WeilDavid |
| Soggetto topico |
Building materials
Building trades -- United States Construction industry - United States Construction industry - United States - Management Construction industry -- United States -- Management Construction industry -- United States |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-283-44700-2
9786613447005 0-7391-7290-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
BIGGER ISN'T NECESSARILY BETTER; CONTENTS; PREFACE; CHAPTER 1 HOME BUILDING-IS BIGGER BETTER?; The Home Building Boom; The Seeds of Consolidation; The Growing Dominance of Big Builders; Conventional Wisdom about Scale; The Virtuous Circle Hypothesis; Organization of the Book; CHAPTER 2 STUDYING THE HOME BUILDING INDUSTRY; Building the Machine for Living; Focus on Entry-Level Homes; Measuring Local Market Competitio; Survey Coverage and Content; Structure of the Survey; CHAPTER 3 BIG BUILDERS AT THE CORPORATE LEVEL; Builder Performance During the Boom; Securing Capital for Expansion
Land Assembly StrategiesCorporate Branding and Customer Satisfa; Conclusion; CHAPTER 4 LABOR AND SUBCONTRACTING PRACTICES; The Construction Manager Model; Benefits and Costs of Improved Coordination; Coordinating On-Site Activities; Performance at the Construction Site; Conclusion; CHAPTER 5 ADVANCED OPERATIONAL PRACTICES; Emergence of the Third Supply Channel; Shifting Builder Priorities; Implementation of Advanced Practices; The Role of Local Market Conditions; Market Characteristics and Builder Performance; Conclusion; CHAPTER 6 INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY; ICT Background Communicating with CustomersHome Builders and Technology Use in the Back Office; Home Builders and Technology Use on the Site; Using Technology to Estimate Costs; Using Technology to Coordinate with Subcontractors and Suppliers; The Importance of Sharing; Factors Discouraging Greater Use of Technology; Conclusion; CHAPTER 7 LESSONS ABOUT BUILDER SCALE AND PERFORMANCE; Challenges of Improving Operational Performance; The Importance of Local Markets Revisited; Disentangling the Effects of Size and Location; Can Bigger Get Better?; CHAPTER 8 GAINING ADVANTAGE FROM SCALE Improve Subcontractor Coordination and Workforce QualityIncrease Standardization and Preassembly of Components; Leverage the Power of Information Technology; Streamline Supply Chain Management and Logistics; Managing Risk in the Twenty-First Century; APPENDIX A JOINT CENTER ADVISORY PANELFOR THE HARVARD HOME BUILDER STUDY; APPENDIX B SURVEY RESPONSES TO ICT QUESTIONS; REFERENCES; INDEX |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910457794003321 |
Abernathy Frederick
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| Lanham, : Lexington Books, 2011 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Bigger Isn't Necessarily Better [[electronic resource] ] : Lessons from the Harvard Home Builder Study
| Bigger Isn't Necessarily Better [[electronic resource] ] : Lessons from the Harvard Home Builder Study |
| Autore | Abernathy Frederick |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Lanham, : Lexington Books, 2011 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (130 p.) |
| Disciplina |
333.3
690.068 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
BakerKermit
ColtonKent WeilDavid |
| Soggetto topico |
Building materials
Building trades -- United States Construction industry - United States Construction industry - United States - Management Construction industry -- United States -- Management Construction industry -- United States |
| ISBN |
1-283-44700-2
9786613447005 0-7391-7290-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
BIGGER ISN'T NECESSARILY BETTER; CONTENTS; PREFACE; CHAPTER 1 HOME BUILDING-IS BIGGER BETTER?; The Home Building Boom; The Seeds of Consolidation; The Growing Dominance of Big Builders; Conventional Wisdom about Scale; The Virtuous Circle Hypothesis; Organization of the Book; CHAPTER 2 STUDYING THE HOME BUILDING INDUSTRY; Building the Machine for Living; Focus on Entry-Level Homes; Measuring Local Market Competitio; Survey Coverage and Content; Structure of the Survey; CHAPTER 3 BIG BUILDERS AT THE CORPORATE LEVEL; Builder Performance During the Boom; Securing Capital for Expansion
Land Assembly StrategiesCorporate Branding and Customer Satisfa; Conclusion; CHAPTER 4 LABOR AND SUBCONTRACTING PRACTICES; The Construction Manager Model; Benefits and Costs of Improved Coordination; Coordinating On-Site Activities; Performance at the Construction Site; Conclusion; CHAPTER 5 ADVANCED OPERATIONAL PRACTICES; Emergence of the Third Supply Channel; Shifting Builder Priorities; Implementation of Advanced Practices; The Role of Local Market Conditions; Market Characteristics and Builder Performance; Conclusion; CHAPTER 6 INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY; ICT Background Communicating with CustomersHome Builders and Technology Use in the Back Office; Home Builders and Technology Use on the Site; Using Technology to Estimate Costs; Using Technology to Coordinate with Subcontractors and Suppliers; The Importance of Sharing; Factors Discouraging Greater Use of Technology; Conclusion; CHAPTER 7 LESSONS ABOUT BUILDER SCALE AND PERFORMANCE; Challenges of Improving Operational Performance; The Importance of Local Markets Revisited; Disentangling the Effects of Size and Location; Can Bigger Get Better?; CHAPTER 8 GAINING ADVANTAGE FROM SCALE Improve Subcontractor Coordination and Workforce QualityIncrease Standardization and Preassembly of Components; Leverage the Power of Information Technology; Streamline Supply Chain Management and Logistics; Managing Risk in the Twenty-First Century; APPENDIX A JOINT CENTER ADVISORY PANELFOR THE HARVARD HOME BUILDER STUDY; APPENDIX B SURVEY RESPONSES TO ICT QUESTIONS; REFERENCES; INDEX |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910778803903321 |
|
Abernathy Frederick
|
||
| Lanham, : Lexington Books, 2011 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||