Construction reports 1944-98 [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Mike Murray and David Langford |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford, : Blackwell Science, 2003 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (242 p.) |
Disciplina | 338.476240941 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
MurrayMike <1964->
LangfordD. A |
Soggetto topico |
Construction industry - Government policy - Great Britain
Building |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-280-21358-2
9786610213580 0-470-70938-3 0-470-75852-X 1-4051-4755-5 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Contents; List of contributors; Foreword; Preface; 1 Introduction; 1.1 A review of reviews; 1.2 The ministries and the Ministers; 1.3 The drivers of the reports; 1.4 Recurring themes; 1.5 References; 2 Placing and Management of Building Contracts: The Simon Committee Report (1944); 2.1 Background to the study: the economic, political and social climate; 2.2 Main concerns of the report, conclusions and recommendations; 2.3 The impact of the report; 2.4 Conclusions; 2.5 References; 3 The Working Party Report to the Minister of Works: The Phillips Report on Building (1948-50)
3.1 Methodology, approach to the study and preassumptions3.2 Contents; 3.3 Themes and weaknesses of the report; 3.4 Discussion; 3.5 Conclusions; 3.6 References; 4 Survey of Problems before the Construction Industry: A Report Prepared by Sir Harold Emmerson (1962); 4.1 Report brief; 4.2 The report; 4.3 The impact of Emmerson; 4.4 Conclusions; 4.5 References; 5 The Placing and Management of Contracts for Building and Civil Engineering Work: The Banwell Report (1964); 5.1 Introduction: the UK pre-Banwell economic and social environment; 5.2 Establishment of the Banwell Committee 5.3 Findings of the Banwell Committee5.4 Contemporary view of the Banwell report; 5.5 Implementation of the Banwell recommendations; 5.6 Banwell: catalyst for change or overtaken by events; 5.7 References; 6 Tavistock Studies into the Building Industry: Communications in the Building Industry (1965) and Interdependence and Uncertainty (1996); 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Britain in the early 1960s; 6.3 Building Industry Communications Research Project; 6.4 Executive summary of Communications in the Building Industry; 6.5 Executive summary of Interdependence and Uncertainty; 6.6 Impact of the reports 6.7 Discussion and critique6.8 Conclusion; 6.9 References; 7 Large Industrial Sites Report (1970); 7.1 Background; 7.2 The context of the construction industry; 7.3 The report; 7.4 The content of the report; 7.5 The impact of the report; 7.6 References; 8 The Public Client and the Construction Industries: The Wood Report (1975); 8.1 Overview of the period; 8.2 Summary of the report; 8.3 Review of the report's impact; 8.4 Conclusion; 8.5 References; 9 Faster Building for Industry: NEDO (1983); 9.1 Overview of the economic, political and social scene 1978-83 9.2 Faster Building for Industry - background and summary9.3 Impact of Faster Building for Industry; 9.4 Faster ... better ... or both?; 9.5 References; 10 Faster Building for Commerce: NEDO (1988); 10.1 Introduction; 10.2 The report's political, economic and industrial context; 10.3 The Faster Building for Commerce report; 10.4 A commentary; 10.5 Conclusions; 10.6 References; 11 Constructing the Team: The Latham Report (1994); 11.1 Background to the study: the economic, political and social climate; 11.2 The Constructing the Team report; 11.3 Post-Latham developments; 11.4 Final thoughts 11.5 References |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910143251503321 |
Oxford, : Blackwell Science, 2003 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
|
Construction reports 1944-98 [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Mike Murray and David Langford |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford, : Blackwell Science, 2003 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (242 p.) |
Disciplina | 338.476240941 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
MurrayMike <1964->
LangfordD. A |
Soggetto topico |
Construction industry - Government policy - Great Britain
Building |
ISBN |
1-280-21358-2
9786610213580 0-470-70938-3 0-470-75852-X 1-4051-4755-5 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Contents; List of contributors; Foreword; Preface; 1 Introduction; 1.1 A review of reviews; 1.2 The ministries and the Ministers; 1.3 The drivers of the reports; 1.4 Recurring themes; 1.5 References; 2 Placing and Management of Building Contracts: The Simon Committee Report (1944); 2.1 Background to the study: the economic, political and social climate; 2.2 Main concerns of the report, conclusions and recommendations; 2.3 The impact of the report; 2.4 Conclusions; 2.5 References; 3 The Working Party Report to the Minister of Works: The Phillips Report on Building (1948-50)
3.1 Methodology, approach to the study and preassumptions3.2 Contents; 3.3 Themes and weaknesses of the report; 3.4 Discussion; 3.5 Conclusions; 3.6 References; 4 Survey of Problems before the Construction Industry: A Report Prepared by Sir Harold Emmerson (1962); 4.1 Report brief; 4.2 The report; 4.3 The impact of Emmerson; 4.4 Conclusions; 4.5 References; 5 The Placing and Management of Contracts for Building and Civil Engineering Work: The Banwell Report (1964); 5.1 Introduction: the UK pre-Banwell economic and social environment; 5.2 Establishment of the Banwell Committee 5.3 Findings of the Banwell Committee5.4 Contemporary view of the Banwell report; 5.5 Implementation of the Banwell recommendations; 5.6 Banwell: catalyst for change or overtaken by events; 5.7 References; 6 Tavistock Studies into the Building Industry: Communications in the Building Industry (1965) and Interdependence and Uncertainty (1996); 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Britain in the early 1960s; 6.3 Building Industry Communications Research Project; 6.4 Executive summary of Communications in the Building Industry; 6.5 Executive summary of Interdependence and Uncertainty; 6.6 Impact of the reports 6.7 Discussion and critique6.8 Conclusion; 6.9 References; 7 Large Industrial Sites Report (1970); 7.1 Background; 7.2 The context of the construction industry; 7.3 The report; 7.4 The content of the report; 7.5 The impact of the report; 7.6 References; 8 The Public Client and the Construction Industries: The Wood Report (1975); 8.1 Overview of the period; 8.2 Summary of the report; 8.3 Review of the report's impact; 8.4 Conclusion; 8.5 References; 9 Faster Building for Industry: NEDO (1983); 9.1 Overview of the economic, political and social scene 1978-83 9.2 Faster Building for Industry - background and summary9.3 Impact of Faster Building for Industry; 9.4 Faster ... better ... or both?; 9.5 References; 10 Faster Building for Commerce: NEDO (1988); 10.1 Introduction; 10.2 The report's political, economic and industrial context; 10.3 The Faster Building for Commerce report; 10.4 A commentary; 10.5 Conclusions; 10.6 References; 11 Constructing the Team: The Latham Report (1994); 11.1 Background to the study: the economic, political and social climate; 11.2 The Constructing the Team report; 11.3 Post-Latham developments; 11.4 Final thoughts 11.5 References |
Record Nr. | UNISA-996213213103316 |
Oxford, : Blackwell Science, 2003 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno | ||
|
Construction reports 1944-98 [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Mike Murray and David Langford |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford, : Blackwell Science, 2003 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (242 p.) |
Disciplina | 338.476240941 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
MurrayMike <1964->
LangfordD. A |
Soggetto topico |
Construction industry - Government policy - Great Britain
Building |
ISBN |
1-280-21358-2
9786610213580 0-470-70938-3 0-470-75852-X 1-4051-4755-5 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Contents; List of contributors; Foreword; Preface; 1 Introduction; 1.1 A review of reviews; 1.2 The ministries and the Ministers; 1.3 The drivers of the reports; 1.4 Recurring themes; 1.5 References; 2 Placing and Management of Building Contracts: The Simon Committee Report (1944); 2.1 Background to the study: the economic, political and social climate; 2.2 Main concerns of the report, conclusions and recommendations; 2.3 The impact of the report; 2.4 Conclusions; 2.5 References; 3 The Working Party Report to the Minister of Works: The Phillips Report on Building (1948-50)
3.1 Methodology, approach to the study and preassumptions3.2 Contents; 3.3 Themes and weaknesses of the report; 3.4 Discussion; 3.5 Conclusions; 3.6 References; 4 Survey of Problems before the Construction Industry: A Report Prepared by Sir Harold Emmerson (1962); 4.1 Report brief; 4.2 The report; 4.3 The impact of Emmerson; 4.4 Conclusions; 4.5 References; 5 The Placing and Management of Contracts for Building and Civil Engineering Work: The Banwell Report (1964); 5.1 Introduction: the UK pre-Banwell economic and social environment; 5.2 Establishment of the Banwell Committee 5.3 Findings of the Banwell Committee5.4 Contemporary view of the Banwell report; 5.5 Implementation of the Banwell recommendations; 5.6 Banwell: catalyst for change or overtaken by events; 5.7 References; 6 Tavistock Studies into the Building Industry: Communications in the Building Industry (1965) and Interdependence and Uncertainty (1996); 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Britain in the early 1960s; 6.3 Building Industry Communications Research Project; 6.4 Executive summary of Communications in the Building Industry; 6.5 Executive summary of Interdependence and Uncertainty; 6.6 Impact of the reports 6.7 Discussion and critique6.8 Conclusion; 6.9 References; 7 Large Industrial Sites Report (1970); 7.1 Background; 7.2 The context of the construction industry; 7.3 The report; 7.4 The content of the report; 7.5 The impact of the report; 7.6 References; 8 The Public Client and the Construction Industries: The Wood Report (1975); 8.1 Overview of the period; 8.2 Summary of the report; 8.3 Review of the report's impact; 8.4 Conclusion; 8.5 References; 9 Faster Building for Industry: NEDO (1983); 9.1 Overview of the economic, political and social scene 1978-83 9.2 Faster Building for Industry - background and summary9.3 Impact of Faster Building for Industry; 9.4 Faster ... better ... or both?; 9.5 References; 10 Faster Building for Commerce: NEDO (1988); 10.1 Introduction; 10.2 The report's political, economic and industrial context; 10.3 The Faster Building for Commerce report; 10.4 A commentary; 10.5 Conclusions; 10.6 References; 11 Constructing the Team: The Latham Report (1994); 11.1 Background to the study: the economic, political and social climate; 11.2 The Constructing the Team report; 11.3 Post-Latham developments; 11.4 Final thoughts 11.5 References |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910829932903321 |
Oxford, : Blackwell Science, 2003 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
|
Construction reports 1944-98 / / edited by Mike Murray and David Langford |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford, : Blackwell Science, 2003 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (242 p.) |
Disciplina | 338.476240941 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
MurrayMike <1964->
LangfordD. A |
Soggetto topico |
Construction industry - Government policy - Great Britain
Building |
ISBN |
1-280-21358-2
9786610213580 0-470-70938-3 0-470-75852-X 1-4051-4755-5 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Contents; List of contributors; Foreword; Preface; 1 Introduction; 1.1 A review of reviews; 1.2 The ministries and the Ministers; 1.3 The drivers of the reports; 1.4 Recurring themes; 1.5 References; 2 Placing and Management of Building Contracts: The Simon Committee Report (1944); 2.1 Background to the study: the economic, political and social climate; 2.2 Main concerns of the report, conclusions and recommendations; 2.3 The impact of the report; 2.4 Conclusions; 2.5 References; 3 The Working Party Report to the Minister of Works: The Phillips Report on Building (1948-50)
3.1 Methodology, approach to the study and preassumptions3.2 Contents; 3.3 Themes and weaknesses of the report; 3.4 Discussion; 3.5 Conclusions; 3.6 References; 4 Survey of Problems before the Construction Industry: A Report Prepared by Sir Harold Emmerson (1962); 4.1 Report brief; 4.2 The report; 4.3 The impact of Emmerson; 4.4 Conclusions; 4.5 References; 5 The Placing and Management of Contracts for Building and Civil Engineering Work: The Banwell Report (1964); 5.1 Introduction: the UK pre-Banwell economic and social environment; 5.2 Establishment of the Banwell Committee 5.3 Findings of the Banwell Committee5.4 Contemporary view of the Banwell report; 5.5 Implementation of the Banwell recommendations; 5.6 Banwell: catalyst for change or overtaken by events; 5.7 References; 6 Tavistock Studies into the Building Industry: Communications in the Building Industry (1965) and Interdependence and Uncertainty (1996); 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Britain in the early 1960s; 6.3 Building Industry Communications Research Project; 6.4 Executive summary of Communications in the Building Industry; 6.5 Executive summary of Interdependence and Uncertainty; 6.6 Impact of the reports 6.7 Discussion and critique6.8 Conclusion; 6.9 References; 7 Large Industrial Sites Report (1970); 7.1 Background; 7.2 The context of the construction industry; 7.3 The report; 7.4 The content of the report; 7.5 The impact of the report; 7.6 References; 8 The Public Client and the Construction Industries: The Wood Report (1975); 8.1 Overview of the period; 8.2 Summary of the report; 8.3 Review of the report's impact; 8.4 Conclusion; 8.5 References; 9 Faster Building for Industry: NEDO (1983); 9.1 Overview of the economic, political and social scene 1978-83 9.2 Faster Building for Industry - background and summary9.3 Impact of Faster Building for Industry; 9.4 Faster ... better ... or both?; 9.5 References; 10 Faster Building for Commerce: NEDO (1988); 10.1 Introduction; 10.2 The report's political, economic and industrial context; 10.3 The Faster Building for Commerce report; 10.4 A commentary; 10.5 Conclusions; 10.6 References; 11 Constructing the Team: The Latham Report (1994); 11.1 Background to the study: the economic, political and social climate; 11.2 The Constructing the Team report; 11.3 Post-Latham developments; 11.4 Final thoughts 11.5 References |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910877001603321 |
Oxford, : Blackwell Science, 2003 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
|
Profitable partnering for lean construction [[electronic resource] /] / Clive Thomas Cain |
Autore | Cain Clive Thomas |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford, UK ; ; Malden, MA, : Blackwell Pub., 2004 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (255 p.) |
Disciplina |
338.476240941
690.0681 690/.068/1 |
Soggetto topico |
Building - Cost control
Partnership Building materials Delivery of goods |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-280-21330-2
9786610213306 0-470-79645-6 0-470-77376-6 1-4051-4805-5 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
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 partnerships
A 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; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910143295803321 |
Cain Clive Thomas | ||
Oxford, UK ; ; Malden, MA, : Blackwell Pub., 2004 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
|
Profitable partnering for lean construction [[electronic resource] /] / Clive Thomas Cain |
Autore | Cain Clive Thomas |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford, UK ; ; Malden, MA, : Blackwell Pub., 2004 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (255 p.) |
Disciplina |
338.476240941
690.0681 690/.068/1 |
Soggetto topico |
Building - Cost control
Partnership Building materials Delivery of goods |
ISBN |
1-280-21330-2
9786610213306 0-470-79645-6 0-470-77376-6 1-4051-4805-5 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
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 partnerships
A 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; Index |
Record Nr. | UNISA-996214581703316 |
Cain Clive Thomas | ||
Oxford, UK ; ; Malden, MA, : Blackwell Pub., 2004 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno | ||
|
Profitable partnering for lean construction [[electronic resource] /] / Clive Thomas Cain |
Autore | Cain Clive Thomas |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford, UK ; ; Malden, MA, : Blackwell Pub., 2004 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (255 p.) |
Disciplina |
338.476240941
690.0681 690/.068/1 |
Soggetto topico |
Building - Cost control
Partnership Building materials Delivery of goods |
ISBN |
1-280-21330-2
9786610213306 0-470-79645-6 0-470-77376-6 1-4051-4805-5 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
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 partnerships
A 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; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910830024103321 |
Cain Clive Thomas | ||
Oxford, UK ; ; Malden, MA, : Blackwell Pub., 2004 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
|