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Modern Construction Management
| Modern Construction Management |
| Autore | Harris Frank |
| Edizione | [7th ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hoboken : , : John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, , 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (578 pages) |
| Disciplina | 624/.068 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
McCafferRonald
Edum-FotweFrancis |
| Soggetto topico | Construction industry -- Management |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
9781118510216
9780470672174 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Contents -- Preface to the sixth edition -- Preface to the seventh edition -- Chapter 1: Introduction -- Structure of the book -- Objectives and contents -- Section 1 -- Section 2 -- Section 3 -- Section 4 -- Chapter 2: Quality management -- Summary -- Introduction -- Notions of quality -- Quality in transition -- Quality control and inspection -- Definition and objectives of quality control -- Controlling quality -- Quality control implemented in construction -- Quality assurance -- Evolution of QA from quality control -- Definition of quality terms -- Quality standards -- Developing and implementing quality systems -- Quality assurance in construction -- Total Quality Management -- Definition of TQM and the role of QA in the process -- Total Quality Management principles -- Development of TQM in a company -- Total Quality Management tools and techniques -- A systems approach to managing quality -- Systems quality management -- Quality schemes -- Reference -- Section 1: Project production management -- Chapter 3: Production process improvement -- Summary -- Introduction to lean construction -- Productivity -- Economic development -- Energy consumption -- Sustainability -- International environmental protocols -- UK emissions -- Productivity improvement -- Management systems -- Management processes (BSI (2002), BS 6079-1:2002) -- Employee participation -- Worker surveys -- Supervisor delay surveys -- Work task management -- Calculation of basic time -- Synthetical estimating -- Macro key performance indicators -- References -- Chapter 4: Planning techniques -- Summary -- Introduction -- Planning in construction -- Who plans? -- The client -- The designers -- The contractor -- Planning techniques -- Bar charts and linked bar charts -- Network analysis -- Line of balance -- Other planning techniques.
Programme evaluation and review technique - PERT -- Space-time diagrams -- Last Planner -- Modern construction planning -- (1) Preparing a schedule of activities -- (2) Resources -- (3) Monitoring and control -- (4) Costs and revenues -- (5) 'What if' modelling -- Data exchange -- Estimating -- Planning -- Cost control -- Valuations -- Variations -- Artificial intelligence -- Planning multiple projects -- Single versus multiple project planning -- Reference -- Appendix 4.A: Normal probability distribution tables -- Chapter 5: Workforce motivation -- Summary -- Introduction -- Motivation theories -- Maslow -- McGregor -- Process theory -- Herzberg -- Payment systems, remuneration and performance -- Non-financial incentives -- Semi-financial incentives -- Financial incentive schemes -- Principles of a good incentive scheme -- Setting target rates -- References -- Chapter 6: Project cost control -- Summary -- A cost-control procedure for construction works -- Introduction -- Fundamentals -- Systems in current use -- Hybrid cost-control system -- Cost control of modernistic-type contracts -- Points to consider when choosing a cost-control system -- Management of the carbon footprint -- Chapter 7: Management of equipment -- Summary -- Acquisition of plant and equipment -- Introduction -- The financing of equipment -- Cash or outright purchase -- Hire purchase -- Leasing -- Systematic plant selection -- The essential characteristics of a decision situation -- Example: Crane selection -- Procedure -- Computer applications -- Setting hire rates -- Conventional method of tabulating the hire rate -- Methods of depreciation -- Graphical comparison of the depreciation methods -- The effect of inflation -- Marginal costing -- Plant maintenance -- Corrective maintenance -- Preventive maintenance -- Monitoring of maintenance servicing and exhaust emissions. References -- Section 2: Business management -- Chapter 8: Project procurement -- Summary -- Introduction -- The construction process (BS 6079-1:2002) -- Stage 1. Verification of need -- Stage 2. Assessment of options -- Stage 3. Develop procurement strategy -- Stage 4. Implement the procurement strategy -- Stage 5. Project delivery -- Stage 6. Commissioning -- Stage 7. Operation and maintenance -- Contracted functions procured by the project leader/manager -- ISO/BS procurement standards -- ISO 10845-1:2010 Construction procurement -- BS 8534 - Construction procurement policies, strategies and procedures - Code of practice -- UK Bribery Act (2010) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bribery_Act_2010 -- Appointing the team/parties to the contract -- Negotiation -- Open and closed tendering -- Stage tendering -- Reverse auction -- Public contracts and supplies -- Project manager/leader -- Project management functions -- Programme Management -- Design management and coordination -- The contract -- Contractual arrangements -- Health and safety considerations -- Categories of contract -- Separated and cooperative contracts -- Parties to the contract -- Types of separated contract -- Standard forms of agreement in use -- Management-oriented contracts -- Parties to the contract -- Standard forms of agreement in use -- Types of management-oriented contract -- Quality -- Safety -- Labour -- Integrated contracts -- Parties to the contract -- Types of integrated contract -- Standard forms of agreement in use -- Discretionary contracts -- Partnering -- Alliancing -- Joint venture -- Pooled risks -- Standard forms of agreement in use -- Performance of different contract categories -- References -- Chapter 9: Estimating and tendering -- Summary -- Introduction -- Estimating in large and small organisations -- Parties involved in estimating and tendering. The client's staff or professional representatives -- The construction contractor's personnel -- External organisations -- The estimating process -- BOQ estimating -- Decision to tender -- Programming the estimate -- Collection and calculation of cost information -- Labour -- Plant -- Materials -- Subcontractors -- Project study -- Drawings -- Site visit -- Method statement -- Preparing the estimate -- Types of estimates -- Site overheads -- Estimators' reports -- Tendering adjustments -- Submitting the tender -- Tendering with a priced bill of quantities -- Tendering without a bill of quantities -- Estimating in management contracting -- Estimating the management contractor's fee -- Use of estimating software -- Changing role of the estimator -- On-line estimation -- Characteristics of estimating systems -- Methods of estimating -- Add mark-ups -- Reports -- Reference -- Chapter 10: Competitive bidding -- Summary -- Introduction -- Part 1: A brief review of bidding strategy -- Background -- Nature of bidding in construction -- Review of conceptual bidding models -- Part 2: The importance of accuracy in estimating -- The effect of estimating inaccuracies -- The effect of improving the accuracy of estimating -- Part 3: Some ways of using the existing theories -- Number of bidders -- Differences between contractors' average bids -- Differences between contractors' behaviour patterns -- Success-rate sensitivity to change in mark-up -- Advice on the data to collect for analysing competitors' bids -- Improving estimating accuracy -- Data supporting estimators -- Recent developments in bidding -- Changing client requirements -- Bidding for consultants -- Bid/no-bid decision -- Electronic bidding -- Client evaluation of bids -- Tender evaluation -- References -- Chapter 11: Company budgetary control -- Summary -- Introduction -- Preparation of budgets. Classification of costs -- Costing -- Example of budgetary control -- The carbon footprint -- Recording of emissions -- UK Energy Efficiency Scheme -- Budgeted values and variances -- Chapter 12: Cash flow and interim valuations -- Summary -- Introduction -- The need for cash flow forecasting by contractors -- The requirements of a forecasting system -- The data needed -- The company cash flow -- Capital lock-up -- The factors that affect capital lock-up -- Margin -- Retentions -- Claims -- Front-end rate loading -- Overmeasurement -- Back-end rate loading and undermeasurement -- Delay in receiving payment from client -- Delay in paying labour, plant hirers, materials' suppliers and subcontractors -- Company cash flow -- Interim valuations and cash flow -- Measurement of work contained in the bill items -- Procedure in a bill-of-quantities contract -- Other forms of contract -- Price adjustment -- Measurement of work in activities -- Computers and cash flow -- Cash flow forecast by standardised models -- Concluding remarks -- References -- Chapter 13: Economic assessments -- Summary -- Introduction -- Interest -- Economic comparisons -- Present worth -- Equivalent annual costs -- Profitability measures -- DCF yield -- Net present worth -- Limitation of net present worth -- Limitation of DCF yield -- Other methods of project evaluation -- Inflation -- Present worth -- Yield calculations -- Accuracy of future estimates -- Sensitivity analysis -- Risk analysis -- Financial modelling -- Financial modelling packages -- Modelling and risk analysis -- Life-cycle costing -- Cost-benefit analysis -- Some worked examples -- An example demonstrating the inclusion of corporation tax -- Including an investment grant -- Example of optimal replacement age based on minimum equivalent annual costs. Example showing the effect of interest rates on present-worth calculations. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910795813403321 |
Harris Frank
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| Hoboken : , : John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, , 2013 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Modern Construction Management
| Modern Construction Management |
| Autore | Harris Frank |
| Edizione | [7th ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hoboken : , : John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, , 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (578 pages) |
| Disciplina | 624/.068 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
McCafferRonald
Edum-FotweFrancis |
| Soggetto topico | Construction industry -- Management |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
9781118510216
9780470672174 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Contents -- Preface to the sixth edition -- Preface to the seventh edition -- Chapter 1: Introduction -- Structure of the book -- Objectives and contents -- Section 1 -- Section 2 -- Section 3 -- Section 4 -- Chapter 2: Quality management -- Summary -- Introduction -- Notions of quality -- Quality in transition -- Quality control and inspection -- Definition and objectives of quality control -- Controlling quality -- Quality control implemented in construction -- Quality assurance -- Evolution of QA from quality control -- Definition of quality terms -- Quality standards -- Developing and implementing quality systems -- Quality assurance in construction -- Total Quality Management -- Definition of TQM and the role of QA in the process -- Total Quality Management principles -- Development of TQM in a company -- Total Quality Management tools and techniques -- A systems approach to managing quality -- Systems quality management -- Quality schemes -- Reference -- Section 1: Project production management -- Chapter 3: Production process improvement -- Summary -- Introduction to lean construction -- Productivity -- Economic development -- Energy consumption -- Sustainability -- International environmental protocols -- UK emissions -- Productivity improvement -- Management systems -- Management processes (BSI (2002), BS 6079-1:2002) -- Employee participation -- Worker surveys -- Supervisor delay surveys -- Work task management -- Calculation of basic time -- Synthetical estimating -- Macro key performance indicators -- References -- Chapter 4: Planning techniques -- Summary -- Introduction -- Planning in construction -- Who plans? -- The client -- The designers -- The contractor -- Planning techniques -- Bar charts and linked bar charts -- Network analysis -- Line of balance -- Other planning techniques.
Programme evaluation and review technique - PERT -- Space-time diagrams -- Last Planner -- Modern construction planning -- (1) Preparing a schedule of activities -- (2) Resources -- (3) Monitoring and control -- (4) Costs and revenues -- (5) 'What if' modelling -- Data exchange -- Estimating -- Planning -- Cost control -- Valuations -- Variations -- Artificial intelligence -- Planning multiple projects -- Single versus multiple project planning -- Reference -- Appendix 4.A: Normal probability distribution tables -- Chapter 5: Workforce motivation -- Summary -- Introduction -- Motivation theories -- Maslow -- McGregor -- Process theory -- Herzberg -- Payment systems, remuneration and performance -- Non-financial incentives -- Semi-financial incentives -- Financial incentive schemes -- Principles of a good incentive scheme -- Setting target rates -- References -- Chapter 6: Project cost control -- Summary -- A cost-control procedure for construction works -- Introduction -- Fundamentals -- Systems in current use -- Hybrid cost-control system -- Cost control of modernistic-type contracts -- Points to consider when choosing a cost-control system -- Management of the carbon footprint -- Chapter 7: Management of equipment -- Summary -- Acquisition of plant and equipment -- Introduction -- The financing of equipment -- Cash or outright purchase -- Hire purchase -- Leasing -- Systematic plant selection -- The essential characteristics of a decision situation -- Example: Crane selection -- Procedure -- Computer applications -- Setting hire rates -- Conventional method of tabulating the hire rate -- Methods of depreciation -- Graphical comparison of the depreciation methods -- The effect of inflation -- Marginal costing -- Plant maintenance -- Corrective maintenance -- Preventive maintenance -- Monitoring of maintenance servicing and exhaust emissions. References -- Section 2: Business management -- Chapter 8: Project procurement -- Summary -- Introduction -- The construction process (BS 6079-1:2002) -- Stage 1. Verification of need -- Stage 2. Assessment of options -- Stage 3. Develop procurement strategy -- Stage 4. Implement the procurement strategy -- Stage 5. Project delivery -- Stage 6. Commissioning -- Stage 7. Operation and maintenance -- Contracted functions procured by the project leader/manager -- ISO/BS procurement standards -- ISO 10845-1:2010 Construction procurement -- BS 8534 - Construction procurement policies, strategies and procedures - Code of practice -- UK Bribery Act (2010) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bribery_Act_2010 -- Appointing the team/parties to the contract -- Negotiation -- Open and closed tendering -- Stage tendering -- Reverse auction -- Public contracts and supplies -- Project manager/leader -- Project management functions -- Programme Management -- Design management and coordination -- The contract -- Contractual arrangements -- Health and safety considerations -- Categories of contract -- Separated and cooperative contracts -- Parties to the contract -- Types of separated contract -- Standard forms of agreement in use -- Management-oriented contracts -- Parties to the contract -- Standard forms of agreement in use -- Types of management-oriented contract -- Quality -- Safety -- Labour -- Integrated contracts -- Parties to the contract -- Types of integrated contract -- Standard forms of agreement in use -- Discretionary contracts -- Partnering -- Alliancing -- Joint venture -- Pooled risks -- Standard forms of agreement in use -- Performance of different contract categories -- References -- Chapter 9: Estimating and tendering -- Summary -- Introduction -- Estimating in large and small organisations -- Parties involved in estimating and tendering. The client's staff or professional representatives -- The construction contractor's personnel -- External organisations -- The estimating process -- BOQ estimating -- Decision to tender -- Programming the estimate -- Collection and calculation of cost information -- Labour -- Plant -- Materials -- Subcontractors -- Project study -- Drawings -- Site visit -- Method statement -- Preparing the estimate -- Types of estimates -- Site overheads -- Estimators' reports -- Tendering adjustments -- Submitting the tender -- Tendering with a priced bill of quantities -- Tendering without a bill of quantities -- Estimating in management contracting -- Estimating the management contractor's fee -- Use of estimating software -- Changing role of the estimator -- On-line estimation -- Characteristics of estimating systems -- Methods of estimating -- Add mark-ups -- Reports -- Reference -- Chapter 10: Competitive bidding -- Summary -- Introduction -- Part 1: A brief review of bidding strategy -- Background -- Nature of bidding in construction -- Review of conceptual bidding models -- Part 2: The importance of accuracy in estimating -- The effect of estimating inaccuracies -- The effect of improving the accuracy of estimating -- Part 3: Some ways of using the existing theories -- Number of bidders -- Differences between contractors' average bids -- Differences between contractors' behaviour patterns -- Success-rate sensitivity to change in mark-up -- Advice on the data to collect for analysing competitors' bids -- Improving estimating accuracy -- Data supporting estimators -- Recent developments in bidding -- Changing client requirements -- Bidding for consultants -- Bid/no-bid decision -- Electronic bidding -- Client evaluation of bids -- Tender evaluation -- References -- Chapter 11: Company budgetary control -- Summary -- Introduction -- Preparation of budgets. Classification of costs -- Costing -- Example of budgetary control -- The carbon footprint -- Recording of emissions -- UK Energy Efficiency Scheme -- Budgeted values and variances -- Chapter 12: Cash flow and interim valuations -- Summary -- Introduction -- The need for cash flow forecasting by contractors -- The requirements of a forecasting system -- The data needed -- The company cash flow -- Capital lock-up -- The factors that affect capital lock-up -- Margin -- Retentions -- Claims -- Front-end rate loading -- Overmeasurement -- Back-end rate loading and undermeasurement -- Delay in receiving payment from client -- Delay in paying labour, plant hirers, materials' suppliers and subcontractors -- Company cash flow -- Interim valuations and cash flow -- Measurement of work contained in the bill items -- Procedure in a bill-of-quantities contract -- Other forms of contract -- Price adjustment -- Measurement of work in activities -- Computers and cash flow -- Cash flow forecast by standardised models -- Concluding remarks -- References -- Chapter 13: Economic assessments -- Summary -- Introduction -- Interest -- Economic comparisons -- Present worth -- Equivalent annual costs -- Profitability measures -- DCF yield -- Net present worth -- Limitation of net present worth -- Limitation of DCF yield -- Other methods of project evaluation -- Inflation -- Present worth -- Yield calculations -- Accuracy of future estimates -- Sensitivity analysis -- Risk analysis -- Financial modelling -- Financial modelling packages -- Modelling and risk analysis -- Life-cycle costing -- Cost-benefit analysis -- Some worked examples -- An example demonstrating the inclusion of corporation tax -- Including an investment grant -- Example of optimal replacement age based on minimum equivalent annual costs. Example showing the effect of interest rates on present-worth calculations. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910822072403321 |
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Harris Frank
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| Hoboken : , : John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, , 2013 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Strategic management in construction [[electronic resource] /] / David Langford & Steven Male
| Strategic management in construction [[electronic resource] /] / David Langford & Steven Male |
| Autore | Langford D. A |
| Edizione | [2nd ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Malden, MA, : Blackwell Science, c2001 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (258 p.) |
| Disciplina | 624/.068 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | MaleSteven |
| Soggetto topico |
Construction industry - Management
Strategic planning |
| ISBN |
1-281-31829-9
9786611318291 0-470-69029-1 0-470-68004-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Preface; 1 Introduction; Part A - Construction and its business environment; 2 Construction - an overview of the market; Industrial building; Commercial building; The housing market; Repairs and maintenance; Making sense of the trends; 3 The strategic role of the actors in the construction process; Thc cvolution of the construction industry in thc post World War IT era; 4 Clients, constructors and competencies; Introduction; The concepts of product and project life cycles in construction; The strategic concepts of industry and market in construction
Market structure, price determination and competition in constructionConclusion; Part B - Concepts of strategic management; 5 The firm and the strategic management process; Introduction; The strategic management process; Thc stratcgic managcmcnt process md organisational change; Thc managernent of change in construction; Strategic behaviour; Conclusion; 6 Strategic behaviour of construction firms; Introduction; Core business and core competencies in construction; Levels of strategy; Managing the diversified construction firm; Strategies at the operating core in contracting firms Project portfolios and potential capacitySub-contracting as a production strategy within project portfolios; The management resource in construction firms as a source of competitive advantage - resolving a strategic paradox; Conclusions; 7 Strategies for international construction; Background; International business strategy; Size and structure; Reasons for internationalism; Characteristics and obstacles to internationalisation; Competitive advantage and strategy in international construction; Competitive advantage in international construction; Factor conditions; Domestic demand conditions Related and supplier/sub-contractor indiistriesFirm strategy, structure and competitiveness; Country analysis; General overview; Strategic positioning competitive intelligence; Part C - Techniques for the strategic planner; 8 Portfolio management, Delphi techniques and scenarios; Business portfolio management; The Boston Consulting Group growth-share matrix; Portfolio management and the construction industry; Delphi techniques; Scenarios; Cross impact analysis; 9 Marketing and promotional strategies in construction; Introduction; The marketing concept Marketing orientation and relationship marketing philosophyService quality and customer satisfaction; Internal marketing; Internal customer satisfaction; Customer care; Marketing strategies - market choice and segmentation; The marketing mix in service industries; Promotional strategies; Promotional media (personal/non personal); Co-focusing on customer service - the problems to be overcome; Part D - Summary; 10 A synthesis of strategic management in construction; Introduction; Strategic management in the construction industry; Industries and markets in construction Entry and exit barriers exist in an industry |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910145281903321 |
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Langford D. A
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| Malden, MA, : Blackwell Science, c2001 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Strategic management in construction [[electronic resource] /] / David Langford & Steven Male
| Strategic management in construction [[electronic resource] /] / David Langford & Steven Male |
| Autore | Langford D. A |
| Edizione | [2nd ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Malden, MA, : Blackwell Science, c2001 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (258 p.) |
| Disciplina | 624/.068 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | MaleSteven |
| Soggetto topico |
Construction industry - Management
Strategic planning |
| ISBN |
1-281-31829-9
9786611318291 0-470-69029-1 0-470-68004-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Preface; 1 Introduction; Part A - Construction and its business environment; 2 Construction - an overview of the market; Industrial building; Commercial building; The housing market; Repairs and maintenance; Making sense of the trends; 3 The strategic role of the actors in the construction process; Thc cvolution of the construction industry in thc post World War IT era; 4 Clients, constructors and competencies; Introduction; The concepts of product and project life cycles in construction; The strategic concepts of industry and market in construction
Market structure, price determination and competition in constructionConclusion; Part B - Concepts of strategic management; 5 The firm and the strategic management process; Introduction; The strategic management process; Thc stratcgic managcmcnt process md organisational change; Thc managernent of change in construction; Strategic behaviour; Conclusion; 6 Strategic behaviour of construction firms; Introduction; Core business and core competencies in construction; Levels of strategy; Managing the diversified construction firm; Strategies at the operating core in contracting firms Project portfolios and potential capacitySub-contracting as a production strategy within project portfolios; The management resource in construction firms as a source of competitive advantage - resolving a strategic paradox; Conclusions; 7 Strategies for international construction; Background; International business strategy; Size and structure; Reasons for internationalism; Characteristics and obstacles to internationalisation; Competitive advantage and strategy in international construction; Competitive advantage in international construction; Factor conditions; Domestic demand conditions Related and supplier/sub-contractor indiistriesFirm strategy, structure and competitiveness; Country analysis; General overview; Strategic positioning competitive intelligence; Part C - Techniques for the strategic planner; 8 Portfolio management, Delphi techniques and scenarios; Business portfolio management; The Boston Consulting Group growth-share matrix; Portfolio management and the construction industry; Delphi techniques; Scenarios; Cross impact analysis; 9 Marketing and promotional strategies in construction; Introduction; The marketing concept Marketing orientation and relationship marketing philosophyService quality and customer satisfaction; Internal marketing; Internal customer satisfaction; Customer care; Marketing strategies - market choice and segmentation; The marketing mix in service industries; Promotional strategies; Promotional media (personal/non personal); Co-focusing on customer service - the problems to be overcome; Part D - Summary; 10 A synthesis of strategic management in construction; Introduction; Strategic management in the construction industry; Industries and markets in construction Entry and exit barriers exist in an industry |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910823077103321 |
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Langford D. A
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| Malden, MA, : Blackwell Science, c2001 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||
Strategic management in construction [[electronic resource] /] / David Langford & Steven Male
| Strategic management in construction [[electronic resource] /] / David Langford & Steven Male |
| Autore | Langford D. A |
| Edizione | [2nd ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Malden, MA, : Blackwell Science, c2001 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (258 p.) |
| Disciplina | 624/.068 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | MaleSteven |
| Soggetto topico |
Construction industry - Management
Strategic planning |
| ISBN |
1-281-31829-9
9786611318291 0-470-69029-1 0-470-68004-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Preface; 1 Introduction; Part A - Construction and its business environment; 2 Construction - an overview of the market; Industrial building; Commercial building; The housing market; Repairs and maintenance; Making sense of the trends; 3 The strategic role of the actors in the construction process; Thc cvolution of the construction industry in thc post World War IT era; 4 Clients, constructors and competencies; Introduction; The concepts of product and project life cycles in construction; The strategic concepts of industry and market in construction
Market structure, price determination and competition in constructionConclusion; Part B - Concepts of strategic management; 5 The firm and the strategic management process; Introduction; The strategic management process; Thc stratcgic managcmcnt process md organisational change; Thc managernent of change in construction; Strategic behaviour; Conclusion; 6 Strategic behaviour of construction firms; Introduction; Core business and core competencies in construction; Levels of strategy; Managing the diversified construction firm; Strategies at the operating core in contracting firms Project portfolios and potential capacitySub-contracting as a production strategy within project portfolios; The management resource in construction firms as a source of competitive advantage - resolving a strategic paradox; Conclusions; 7 Strategies for international construction; Background; International business strategy; Size and structure; Reasons for internationalism; Characteristics and obstacles to internationalisation; Competitive advantage and strategy in international construction; Competitive advantage in international construction; Factor conditions; Domestic demand conditions Related and supplier/sub-contractor indiistriesFirm strategy, structure and competitiveness; Country analysis; General overview; Strategic positioning competitive intelligence; Part C - Techniques for the strategic planner; 8 Portfolio management, Delphi techniques and scenarios; Business portfolio management; The Boston Consulting Group growth-share matrix; Portfolio management and the construction industry; Delphi techniques; Scenarios; Cross impact analysis; 9 Marketing and promotional strategies in construction; Introduction; The marketing concept Marketing orientation and relationship marketing philosophyService quality and customer satisfaction; Internal marketing; Internal customer satisfaction; Customer care; Marketing strategies - market choice and segmentation; The marketing mix in service industries; Promotional strategies; Promotional media (personal/non personal); Co-focusing on customer service - the problems to be overcome; Part D - Summary; 10 A synthesis of strategic management in construction; Introduction; Strategic management in the construction industry; Industries and markets in construction Entry and exit barriers exist in an industry |
| Record Nr. | UNISA-996213965303316 |
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Langford D. A
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| Malden, MA, : Blackwell Science, c2001 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno | ||
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