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Becoming a Construction Manager
| Becoming a Construction Manager |
| Autore | D'Agostino Bruce |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York : , : John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, , 2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (226 pages) |
| Disciplina | 624.068 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
McKeonJohn J
D'AgostinoBruce |
| Collana | CourseSmart |
| Soggetto topico |
Construction industry -- Management
Construction industry -- Management -- Vocational guidance |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
9781118122730
9780470874219 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910795829903321 |
D'Agostino Bruce
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| New York : , : John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, , 2012 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Becoming a Construction Manager
| Becoming a Construction Manager |
| Autore | D'Agostino Bruce |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York : , : John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, , 2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (226 pages) |
| Disciplina | 624.068 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
McKeonJohn J
D'AgostinoBruce |
| Collana | CourseSmart |
| Soggetto topico |
Construction industry -- Management
Construction industry -- Management -- Vocational guidance |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
9781118122730
9780470874219 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910819898503321 |
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D'Agostino Bruce
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| New York : , : John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, , 2012 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Managing Risk in Construction Projects
| Managing Risk in Construction Projects |
| Autore | Smith Nigel J |
| Edizione | [3rd ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hoboken : , : John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, , 2014 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (254 pages) |
| Disciplina | 690/.22 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
MernaTony
JoblingPaul |
| Soggetto topico |
Building -- Superintendence
Building -- Safety measures Construction industry -- Management Risk assessment |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
9781118347218
9781118347232 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- Authors' Biographies -- Acknowledgements -- Chapter 1 Projects and Risk -- 1.1 Construction projects -- 1.2 Decision making -- 1.3 Risk management strategy -- 1.4 Project planning -- 1.5 Summary -- Chapter 2 The Project Environment -- 2.1 Projects -- 2.2 The project constitution -- 2.3 Project organisation -- Single discipline projects -- Multidiscipline projects -- 2.4 Project phases -- 2.5 Effect of project phase on risk -- 2.6 Project appraisal -- 2.7 Summary -- Chapter 3 Understanding the Human Aspects -- 3.1 Risk management-context -- 3.2 Risk management-organisations -- 3.3 The risk management process -- 3.4 Some guidelines to the risk management process -- 3.5 The risk workshop -- Preparation -- Warm up exercise 1 -- Warm up exercise 2 -- Risk identification -- Quantification -- 3.6 Communication -- 3.7 Summary -- Reference -- Chapter 4 Qualitative Methods and Soft Systems Methodology -- 4.1 Qualitative risk assessment -- 4.2 Review of project programmes and budgets -- 4.3 The risk log -- 4.4 Using a risk log to formulate risk management strategy -- 4.5 Qualitative methods -- 4.6 Soft systems methodology -- 4.7 Case study: SSM in use in the procurement of construction projects -- Technical and environmental -- Commercial and operational -- Root definitions -- Root definition 1: procurement of microtunnelling projects -- Root definition 2: payment of contractors -- Root definition 3: management of construction risk -- Root definition 4: operation of construction plant -- Proposed risk allocation strategy -- 4.8 Summary -- Chapter 5 Risk and Value Management -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Approaches to the management of risk -- Informal approach to the management of risk -- Formal approach to the management of risk -- Qualitative risk assessment -- Quantitative risk assessment.
5.3 The standard risk management model -- 5.4 Applying risk and value management -- 5.5 Value management processes -- Value identification -- Value planning -- 5.6 Understanding the project risk -- Risk identification -- Risk analysis -- Sensitivity analysis -- Scenario analysis -- Probability analysis -- Probability sensitivity analysis -- Probability impact -- Priority -- Risk evaluation -- Economic parameters -- Iso-risk curves -- 5.7 Applying value and risk management -- Identification of options -- Analysis of options -- Evaluation of the options: the VFM assessment -- 5.8 Iteration of the process -- 5.9 Summary -- References -- Chapter 6 Quantitative Methods for Risk Analysis -- 6.1 Sanction -- 6.2 Project appraisal and selection -- Programme -- Risk and uncertainty -- 6.3 Project evaluation -- Cost-benefit analysis -- 6.4 Engineering risks -- 6.5 Risk management -- Risk reduction -- Contingencies -- The role of people -- 6.6 Probabilistic analysis -- Monte Carlo technique -- 6.7 Response to risks -- 6.8 Successful risk management -- 6.9 Principles of contingency fund estimation -- Appendix 6.A: Alternative methods of risk analysis -- Portfolio theory -- Delphi method -- Influence diagrams -- Decision trees -- Latin HyperCube sampling -- Chapter 7 The Contribution of Information Technology to Risk Modelling and Simulation -- 7.1 Purpose of RMS -- 7.2 When to use RMS -- 7.3 Requirements of the analyst -- 7.4 Modelling and simulation -- 7.5 Modelling using RMS -- 7.6 Data management -- 7.7 Analytical mechanisms -- 7.8 Classification of RMS -- 7.9 Selection of RMS -- 7.10 Modelling a project for risk management -- Advantages -- Limitations -- 7.11 Data requirements for realistic modelling -- Inflation rate -- Interest rate -- Discount rate -- Exchange rate -- 7.12 Choice of variable distribution -- 7.13 Case study -- Modelling -- Risk variables. 7.14 Case study simulations -- Discount rate -- Inflation rate -- Finance charge -- Sensitivity analysis -- Probability analysis -- Sanction risks -- Commissioning risks -- 7.15 Analysis of the result -- Discount rate -- Inflation rate -- Finance charge -- Sensitivity analyses -- Sanction risks -- Commissioning risks -- Probability analyses -- Sanction risks -- Commissioning risks -- 7.16 Discussion of findings -- 7.17 Summary -- Chapter 8 Risk Allocation in the Contracting and Procurement Cycle -- 8.1 Typical contracting and procurement processes -- 8.2 Value planning case study -- 8.3 Known and unknown risks in contracts -- 8.4 Risk allocation strategies -- Conventional approach -- Cost-based reimbursable approach -- Management contracting approach -- Fast-track approach -- Turnkey / package deal approach -- Framework agreements -- Partnering -- Alliances -- 8.5 Risk allocation according to payment mechanism -- Lump sum or fixed price -- Admeasure -- Cost reimbursable and target cost -- 8.6 Contract award -- 8.7 Summary -- Reference -- Chapter 9 Managing Financial Risks in Major Construction and PFI / PPP Projects -- 9.1 Project financing -- 9.2 Types of finance -- 9.3 Appraisal and validity of financing projects -- 9.4 Typical financial risks -- 9.5 Promoter -- Promoter-lender: debt financing contract -- Promoter-investor: equity financing contract -- 9.6 Financial risk in concession contracts -- 9.7 Global and elemental risks in concession contracts -- Global risks and elemental risks -- 9.8 Summary -- Chapter 10 Risks in International Construction Project Joint Ventures -- 10.1 Background -- 10.2 Concept of joint venture -- 10.3 Motives for joint venture formation -- 10.4 Assessing joint venture success -- Critical success factor influencing joint ventures -- Evaluating joint venture success -- 10.5 Case study -- Country risk assessment. Contract with client -- Party risks -- JV risk assessment -- Due diligence -- 10.6 Summary -- Acknowledgement -- References -- Chapter 11 Risk Management at Corporate, Strategic Business Unit and Project Levels -- 11.1 Risk in organisations -- 11.2 Risk management -- 11.3 The risk management process -- 11.4 Benefits of risk management -- 11.5 Recognising risks -- 11.6 Why risk management is used -- 11.7 Risk management actions at different levels -- 11.8 Summary -- References -- Chapter 12 Case Studies -- 12.1 Introduction -- 12.2 Heavy lift vessel design and fabrication programme risk assessment -- Introduction -- Main objective -- Project key data -- Project duration -- Limitations -- 12.3 Risk identification -- Risk analysis -- The schedule -- Conclusion -- 12.4 High Speed 1 -- 12.5 Brief history of HS1 -- Programme and constraints -- 12.6 The risk management process -- Risk identification -- Project-wide risks -- Advanced and enabling works -- St Pancras terminus -- Tunnels -- Route sections (excluding tunnels) -- Intermediate stations -- Mechanical and electrical equipment, including signaling -- 12.7 Risk assessment, analysis and response -- The procurement strategy -- Risk modelling -- Programme risk models -- The cost model -- 12.8 Summary of the preliminary schedule risk analysis results -- The final cost model -- Chapter 13 Risk Management in a Multi-Project Environment -- 13.1 Introduction -- 13.2 Drivers for the multi-project approach to project delivery -- 13.3 A conceptual model of the multi-project environment -- 13.4 Risks that are unique to or amplified in multi-project environments -- 13.5 The change in mindset required to manage risk in multi-project environments -- 13.6 Summary -- References -- Further reading -- Chapter 14 Key Issues and Guidance in Practical Risk Management -- 14.1 Decision making. 14.2 Preparation for risk management -- 14.3 Risk management process -- Identification -- Risk analysis -- Risk outputs -- 14.4 Models -- 14.5 Uncertainty -- 14.6 Socio-technical approach to risk -- 14.7 Summary -- References -- Index. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910795826803321 |
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Smith Nigel J
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| Hoboken : , : John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, , 2014 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Managing Risk in Construction Projects
| Managing Risk in Construction Projects |
| Autore | Smith Nigel J |
| Edizione | [3rd ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hoboken : , : John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, , 2014 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (254 pages) |
| Disciplina | 690/.22 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
MernaTony
JoblingPaul |
| Soggetto topico |
Building -- Superintendence
Building -- Safety measures Construction industry -- Management Risk assessment |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
9781118347218
9781118347232 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- Authors' Biographies -- Acknowledgements -- Chapter 1 Projects and Risk -- 1.1 Construction projects -- 1.2 Decision making -- 1.3 Risk management strategy -- 1.4 Project planning -- 1.5 Summary -- Chapter 2 The Project Environment -- 2.1 Projects -- 2.2 The project constitution -- 2.3 Project organisation -- Single discipline projects -- Multidiscipline projects -- 2.4 Project phases -- 2.5 Effect of project phase on risk -- 2.6 Project appraisal -- 2.7 Summary -- Chapter 3 Understanding the Human Aspects -- 3.1 Risk management-context -- 3.2 Risk management-organisations -- 3.3 The risk management process -- 3.4 Some guidelines to the risk management process -- 3.5 The risk workshop -- Preparation -- Warm up exercise 1 -- Warm up exercise 2 -- Risk identification -- Quantification -- 3.6 Communication -- 3.7 Summary -- Reference -- Chapter 4 Qualitative Methods and Soft Systems Methodology -- 4.1 Qualitative risk assessment -- 4.2 Review of project programmes and budgets -- 4.3 The risk log -- 4.4 Using a risk log to formulate risk management strategy -- 4.5 Qualitative methods -- 4.6 Soft systems methodology -- 4.7 Case study: SSM in use in the procurement of construction projects -- Technical and environmental -- Commercial and operational -- Root definitions -- Root definition 1: procurement of microtunnelling projects -- Root definition 2: payment of contractors -- Root definition 3: management of construction risk -- Root definition 4: operation of construction plant -- Proposed risk allocation strategy -- 4.8 Summary -- Chapter 5 Risk and Value Management -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Approaches to the management of risk -- Informal approach to the management of risk -- Formal approach to the management of risk -- Qualitative risk assessment -- Quantitative risk assessment.
5.3 The standard risk management model -- 5.4 Applying risk and value management -- 5.5 Value management processes -- Value identification -- Value planning -- 5.6 Understanding the project risk -- Risk identification -- Risk analysis -- Sensitivity analysis -- Scenario analysis -- Probability analysis -- Probability sensitivity analysis -- Probability impact -- Priority -- Risk evaluation -- Economic parameters -- Iso-risk curves -- 5.7 Applying value and risk management -- Identification of options -- Analysis of options -- Evaluation of the options: the VFM assessment -- 5.8 Iteration of the process -- 5.9 Summary -- References -- Chapter 6 Quantitative Methods for Risk Analysis -- 6.1 Sanction -- 6.2 Project appraisal and selection -- Programme -- Risk and uncertainty -- 6.3 Project evaluation -- Cost-benefit analysis -- 6.4 Engineering risks -- 6.5 Risk management -- Risk reduction -- Contingencies -- The role of people -- 6.6 Probabilistic analysis -- Monte Carlo technique -- 6.7 Response to risks -- 6.8 Successful risk management -- 6.9 Principles of contingency fund estimation -- Appendix 6.A: Alternative methods of risk analysis -- Portfolio theory -- Delphi method -- Influence diagrams -- Decision trees -- Latin HyperCube sampling -- Chapter 7 The Contribution of Information Technology to Risk Modelling and Simulation -- 7.1 Purpose of RMS -- 7.2 When to use RMS -- 7.3 Requirements of the analyst -- 7.4 Modelling and simulation -- 7.5 Modelling using RMS -- 7.6 Data management -- 7.7 Analytical mechanisms -- 7.8 Classification of RMS -- 7.9 Selection of RMS -- 7.10 Modelling a project for risk management -- Advantages -- Limitations -- 7.11 Data requirements for realistic modelling -- Inflation rate -- Interest rate -- Discount rate -- Exchange rate -- 7.12 Choice of variable distribution -- 7.13 Case study -- Modelling -- Risk variables. 7.14 Case study simulations -- Discount rate -- Inflation rate -- Finance charge -- Sensitivity analysis -- Probability analysis -- Sanction risks -- Commissioning risks -- 7.15 Analysis of the result -- Discount rate -- Inflation rate -- Finance charge -- Sensitivity analyses -- Sanction risks -- Commissioning risks -- Probability analyses -- Sanction risks -- Commissioning risks -- 7.16 Discussion of findings -- 7.17 Summary -- Chapter 8 Risk Allocation in the Contracting and Procurement Cycle -- 8.1 Typical contracting and procurement processes -- 8.2 Value planning case study -- 8.3 Known and unknown risks in contracts -- 8.4 Risk allocation strategies -- Conventional approach -- Cost-based reimbursable approach -- Management contracting approach -- Fast-track approach -- Turnkey / package deal approach -- Framework agreements -- Partnering -- Alliances -- 8.5 Risk allocation according to payment mechanism -- Lump sum or fixed price -- Admeasure -- Cost reimbursable and target cost -- 8.6 Contract award -- 8.7 Summary -- Reference -- Chapter 9 Managing Financial Risks in Major Construction and PFI / PPP Projects -- 9.1 Project financing -- 9.2 Types of finance -- 9.3 Appraisal and validity of financing projects -- 9.4 Typical financial risks -- 9.5 Promoter -- Promoter-lender: debt financing contract -- Promoter-investor: equity financing contract -- 9.6 Financial risk in concession contracts -- 9.7 Global and elemental risks in concession contracts -- Global risks and elemental risks -- 9.8 Summary -- Chapter 10 Risks in International Construction Project Joint Ventures -- 10.1 Background -- 10.2 Concept of joint venture -- 10.3 Motives for joint venture formation -- 10.4 Assessing joint venture success -- Critical success factor influencing joint ventures -- Evaluating joint venture success -- 10.5 Case study -- Country risk assessment. Contract with client -- Party risks -- JV risk assessment -- Due diligence -- 10.6 Summary -- Acknowledgement -- References -- Chapter 11 Risk Management at Corporate, Strategic Business Unit and Project Levels -- 11.1 Risk in organisations -- 11.2 Risk management -- 11.3 The risk management process -- 11.4 Benefits of risk management -- 11.5 Recognising risks -- 11.6 Why risk management is used -- 11.7 Risk management actions at different levels -- 11.8 Summary -- References -- Chapter 12 Case Studies -- 12.1 Introduction -- 12.2 Heavy lift vessel design and fabrication programme risk assessment -- Introduction -- Main objective -- Project key data -- Project duration -- Limitations -- 12.3 Risk identification -- Risk analysis -- The schedule -- Conclusion -- 12.4 High Speed 1 -- 12.5 Brief history of HS1 -- Programme and constraints -- 12.6 The risk management process -- Risk identification -- Project-wide risks -- Advanced and enabling works -- St Pancras terminus -- Tunnels -- Route sections (excluding tunnels) -- Intermediate stations -- Mechanical and electrical equipment, including signaling -- 12.7 Risk assessment, analysis and response -- The procurement strategy -- Risk modelling -- Programme risk models -- The cost model -- 12.8 Summary of the preliminary schedule risk analysis results -- The final cost model -- Chapter 13 Risk Management in a Multi-Project Environment -- 13.1 Introduction -- 13.2 Drivers for the multi-project approach to project delivery -- 13.3 A conceptual model of the multi-project environment -- 13.4 Risks that are unique to or amplified in multi-project environments -- 13.5 The change in mindset required to manage risk in multi-project environments -- 13.6 Summary -- References -- Further reading -- Chapter 14 Key Issues and Guidance in Practical Risk Management -- 14.1 Decision making. 14.2 Preparation for risk management -- 14.3 Risk management process -- Identification -- Risk analysis -- Risk outputs -- 14.4 Models -- 14.5 Uncertainty -- 14.6 Socio-technical approach to risk -- 14.7 Summary -- References -- Index. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910823093303321 |
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Smith Nigel J
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| Hoboken : , : John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, , 2014 | ||
| 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-9910795813403321 |
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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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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. |
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| Hoboken : , : John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, , 2013 | ||
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