Methods Improvement for Construction Managers
Author: Henry W. Parker
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies
Published: 1972
Total Pages: 328
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Henry W. Parker
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies
Published: 1972
Total Pages: 328
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Awad S. Hanna
Publisher:
Published: 2011-01-01
Total Pages: 330
ISBN-13: 9780982904206
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Based on years of research and practical knowledge, Construction Labor Productivity Management and Methods Improvement provides the tools and information for any contractor to effectively manage labor and improve worker productivity. In a labor-intensive industry such as construction, even small improvements in productivity can significantly improve company profits. This book provides a guide to creating a system of productivity, allowing productivity to be measured, quantified and improved.
Author: Brian Atkin
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2009-09-25
Total Pages: 345
ISBN-13: 1135998361
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This collection of reviews bridges the gap between construction research and practice under three major themes: innovation, organisation and human behaviour, and methods and tools. Many of the authors have worked in technology transfer, as change agents, resolving industrially-relevant problems by using scientifically-based research. The book reveals the source of ideas, data and results to provide a useful resource for researchers, academics and graduate students, and a challenging guide for senior industry managers.
Author: Joe F. McCarthy
Publisher: Pareto
Published: 2010
Total Pages: 452
ISBN-13: 9780979996917
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →".. integrates business knowledge, principles and practices of project managment and construction management... will help you achieve a strategic vision, continuously improve construction operations and manage industrial, commercial and institutional projects from conception to occupancy." -- Publisher's description.
Author: Steven Mccabe
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2014-09-25
Total Pages: 281
ISBN-13: 1317884140
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Quality management has received much attention in recent years, not least in the construction industry. This book provides a description of the techniques of quality management and how they are implemented, regardless of the context. The author applies the techniques to the construction industry and brings in some practical experience from contractors in the construction industry.
Author: J. K. Yates
Publisher:
Published: 2014
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780784413463
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →J.K.Yates focuses on investigation and analysis techniques that can be used by engineering and construction firms to support the implementation of productivity improvement programs.
Author: H. Randolph Thomas
Publisher: ASCE Press
Published: 2017
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780784414651
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Thomas and Ellis provide detailed, straightforward management practices to improve construction site activity and reduce losses in labor productivity from the most common site challenges.
Author: Prof. Frank Harris
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Published: 2013-02-28
Total Pages: 572
ISBN-13: 1118510186
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This new edition of a core undergraduate textbook for construction managers reflects current best practice, topical industry preoccupations and latest developments in courses and fundamental subjects for students. While the construction process still requires traditional skills, changes over recent decades today demand improved understanding of modern business, production and contractual practices. The authors have responded accordingly and the book has undergone a thorough re-write, eliminating some of the older material and adding new processes now considered essential to achieving lean construction. Particular emphasis is given, for example, to supply chains and networks, value and risk management, BIM, ICT, project arrangements, corporate social responsibility, training, health and welfare and environmental sustainability. Modern Construction Management presents construction as a socially responsible, innovative, carbon-reducing, manager-involved, people-orientated, crisis-free industry that is efficient and cost effective. The overall themes for the Seventh Edition are: Drivers for efficiency: lean construction underpinning production management and off-site production methods. Sustainability: reflecting the transition to a low carbon economy. Corporate Social Responsibility: embracing health & safety, modernistic contracts, effective procurement, and employment issues. Building Information Management: directed towards the improvement of construction management systems. The comprehensive selection of worked examples, based on real and practical situations in construction management and methods will help to consolidate learning. A companion website at www.wiley.com/go/MCM7 offers invaluable support material for both tutors and students: Solutions to the self-learning exercises PowerPoint slides with discussion topics Journal and web references Structured to reflect site, business and corporate responsibilities of managers in construction, the book continues to provide strong coverage of the salient elements required for developing and equipping the modern construction manager with the competencies and skills for both technical and business related areas.
Author: Peter Fewings
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2013-05-07
Total Pages: 567
ISBN-13: 1136827617
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The role of the project manager continues to evolve, presenting new challenges to established practitioners and those entering the field for the first time. This second edition of Peter Fewings' groundbreaking textbook has been thoroughly revised to recognise the increasing importance of sustainability and lean construction in the construction industry. It also tackles the significance of design management, changing health and safety regulation, leadership and quality for continuous improvement of the service and the product. Using an integrated project management approach, emphasis is placed on the importance of effectively handling external factors in order to best achieve an on-schedule, on-budget result, as well as good negotiation with clients and skilled team leadership. Its holistic approach provides readers with a thorough guide in how to increase efficiency and communication at all stages while reducing costs, time and risk. Short case studies are used throughout the book to illustrate different tools and techniques. Combining the theories underpinning best practice in construction project management, with a wealth of practical examples, this book is uniquely valuable for practitioners and clients as well as undergraduate and graduate students for construction project management.
Author: Prof. Frank Harris
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Published: 2021-01-26
Total Pages: 608
ISBN-13: 1119488346
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →While the construction process still requires traditional skills, the dynamic nature of construction demands of its managers improved understanding of modern business, production and contractual practices. This well established, core undergraduate textbook reflects current best practice in the management of construction projects, with particular emphasis given to supply chains and networks, value and risk management, BIM, ICT, project arrangements, corporate social responsibility, training, health and welfare and environmental sustainability. The overall themes for the Eighth Edition Modern Construction Management are: Drivers for efficiency: lean construction underpinning production management and off-site production methods. Sustainability: reflecting the transition to a low carbon economy. Corporate Social Responsibility: embracing health & safety and employment issues. Modern contractual systems driving effective procurement Building Information Modelling directed towards the improvement of collaboration in construction management systems