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Construction Process Improvement by Brian Atkin

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The construction process has come under intense scrutiny in recent times and this is set to continue as building owners and users demand better value for money from a more sustainable built environment. The construction sectora s actors are responding to the challenges implicit in this drive for greater competitiveness and social responsibility.

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Construction Process Improvement by Brian Atkin

The construction process has come under intense scrutiny in recent times and this is set to continue as building owners and users demand better value for money from a more sustainable built environment. The construction sector's actors are responding to the challenges implicit in this drive for greater competitiveness and social responsibility. New forms of procurement, innovation programmes, knowledge management, CAD-supported processes, predictive and diagnostic tools, and many more initiatives are helping to transform the sector. Construction Process Improvement showcases 21 examples of how directed efforts are being taken to raise productivity and quality, reduce waste and costs, and provide more certain and durable products for the sector's customers. Each example is the subject of a closely coupled collaborative project in which answers are being sought on matters of strategic importance to companies. The chapters that describe and discuss these projects balance state-of-the-art reviews with details of the work being undertaken and, in many cases, the results that are being implemented within the companies. Construction Process Improvement deals with issues that matter to best practice companies and researchers in industry and universities. It covers, amongst other topics, modularisation for manufactured housing, life cycle methods in housing, commercial buildings and services installations, tools and techniques for performance prediction and diagnostics, coordination of design and production processes, novel use of traditional materials, new forms of procurement and the role of innovation, public private partnerships, partnering structures, learning organisations, management of major refurbishment, management information systems, TQM and continuous improvement, CAAD methodology, tools and 4-D CAD, and facilities management. This book analyses the way forward for improving the construction process, in particular the links between research and development and industrial competitiveness. The implementation of new methods and thinking in companies is examined and important advice for senior managers and researchers is offered.
I found the chapter on learning organisations in project teams particularly stimulating

The book would be especially useful to post graduate and final year undergraduate students looking for useful advice on a vast range of research methodologies, as well as examining the topics in some detail.

Chris Hill Ms PGD MCIOB MCMI ILTM

Brian Atkin PhD, MPhil, BSc, FRICS, FCIOB, his achievements span the disciplines of project management, construction management and facility management. As a member of British Standards Institutions FM Advisory Group and FM Technical Committee, he is well-placed to advise on current best practices and emerging trends in facility management. He has served on other advisory groups and steering committees covering standards, innovation, competitiveness and information technology (including BIM), and is actively involved in learning and business development for major corporations.

SKU GOR013276278
ISBN 13 9780632064625
ISBN 10 0632064625
Title Construction Process Improvement
Author Brian Atkin
Condition Very Good
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Year published 2003-01-08
Number of pages 320
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
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