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1 online resource |
| Contents |
Construction Management; Copyright; Contents; About the Authors; Preface; 1 Organising Construction Processes in Construction Companies; 1.1 Educational outcomes; 1.2 The facility life-cycle; 1.3 Production by projects; 1.4 The construction industry; 1.5 Construction companies; 1.6 Organisational structure of a construction company; 1.7 The construction site within the construction company; References; Further reading; 2 Contract Documents; 2.1 Educational outcomes; 2.2 Contract documents; 2.3 Type of documents; 2.4 Bidding documents; 2.5 Contractor tender or bid; 2.6 Estimating process |
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2.7 Contract agreement2.8 Bill of quantities; 2.9 General and particular conditions; 2.10 Technical specifications; 2.11 Contract drawings; 2.12 Other documents; References; Further reading; 3 Procurement Approaches; 3.1 Educational outcomes; 3.2 Introduction to procurement; 3.3 Traditional procurement; 3.4 Design-build arrangements; 3.5 Management contracting; 3.6 Construction management; 3.7 Relational contracting; 3.8 Public concessions and public-private partnerships; 3.9 Organisation modelling; 3.10 The project manager team; References; Further reading |
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5.3 Equipment constraints5.4 Material storage and handling; 5.5 Temporary facilities and auxiliary works; 5.6 Construction jobsite offices; 5.7 Security on construction sites; 5.8 Internal organisation of the construction works; 5.9 General approach to construction processes; 5.10 Temporary works; References; Further reading; 6 Machinery and Equipment; 6.1 Educational outcomes; 6.2 The need for machinery and equipment; 6.3 Selection of machinery and equipment; 6.3.1 Conditioning factors; 6.3.2 Methods used to select the machine in relation to economic profitability; 6.4 Calculation of costs |
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6.4.1 Fixed and variable hourly costs6.4.2 Equipment ownership costs; 6.4.3 Operating costs; 6.5 Maintenance; References; Further reading; 7 Productivity and Performance; 7.1 Educational outcomes; 7.2 Productivity and performance; 7.3 Work study; 7.4 Method study; 7.5 Work measurement; 7.6 Equipment performance; 7.7 Assessment of production/productivity; 7.8 Benchmarking and construction productivity improvement; References; Further reading; 8 Quality, Innovation and Knowledge Management; 8.1 Educational outcomes; 8.2 Quality, innovation and knowledge; 8.3 Quality control |
| Summary |
"The management of construction projects is a wide ranging and challenging discipline in an increasingly international industry, facing continual challenges and demands for improvements in safety, in quality and cost control, and in the avoidance of contractual disputes. Construction Management grew out of a Leonardo da Vinci project to develop a series of Common Learning Outcomes for European Managers in Construction. Financed by the European Union, the project aimed to develop a library of basic materials for developing construction management skills for use in a pan-European context. Focused exclusively on the management of the construction phase of a building project from the contractor's point of view, Construction Management covers the complete range of topics of which mastery is required by the construction management professional for the effective delivery of new construction projects. With the continued internationalisation of the construction industry, Construction Management will be required reading for undergraduate and postgraduate students across Europe."-- Provided by publisher |
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"Aiming to develop a useful and applied text for students in post-graduate construction programmes, five authors work together"-- Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record and CIP data provided by publisher |
| Subject |
Construction industry -- Europe -- Management -- Textbooks
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Construction -- General.
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Construction industry -- Management
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Europe
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| Genre/Form |
Textbooks
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Textbooks.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2013024639 |
| ISBN |
9781118539606 |
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1118539605 |
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9781118539583 |
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1118539583 |
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9781118539590 |
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1118539591 |
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1118539575 |
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9781118539576 |
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1299964516 |
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9781299964518 |
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