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.
Contents
- Chapter 1 Introduction
- Chapter 2 Quality management
Section 1: Project production management
- Chapter 3 Production process improvement
- Chapter 4 Planning techniques
- Chapter 5 Workforce motivation
- Chapter 6 Project cost control
- Chapter 7 Management of equipment
Section 2: Business management 169
- Chapter 8 Project procurement
- Chapter 9 Estimating and tendering
- Chapter 10 Competitive bidding
- Chapter 11 Company budgetary control
- Chapter 12 Cash flow and interim valuations
- Chapter 13 Economic assessments
Section 3: Administration and company management 335
- Chapter 14 Company organization
- Chapter 15 Market planning and business development
- Chapter 16 International construction logistics and risks
- Chapter 17 Information resources and ICT systems
- Chapter 18 Financial management
Section 4: Self-learning exercises
- Chapter 19 Questions – construction management
- Chapter 20 Questions – operational research (OR)
- Chapter 21 Questions – Six Sigma
- Index
About the Authors
- Frank Harris, BEng, MSc, PhD, DSc, CEng, MICE, FCIOB is Emeritus Professor of Construction Science at the University of Wolverhampton.
- Ronald McCaffer, BSc, PhD, DSc, FREng, FRSE, FICE, FCIOB, is Emeritus Professor of Construction Management at Loughborough University.
- Francis Edum-Fotwe, BSc, MSc, PhD, MASCE is Lecturer in Construction and Project Management at Loughborough University.
Book Details
- Paperback: 572 pages
- Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell; 7 edition (May 6, 2013)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 047067217X
- ISBN-13: 978-0470672174
- Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 0.9 x 9.5 inches
- List Price: $60.00