Modern Construction Management

Frank Harris 지음

Wiley-Blackwell 2013년 02월 28일 출간

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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/MCM7offers invaluable support material for both tutors and students:

Preface to the sixth edition xiPreface to the seventh edition xii1 Introduction 1Structure of the book 2Objectives and contents 3Section 1 4Section 2 4Section 3 5Section 4 52 Quality management 7Summary 7Introduction 7Notions of quality 7Quality in transition 8Quality control and inspection 9Quality assurance 11Total Quality Management 20A systems approach to managing quality 25Reference 31Section 1: Project production management 333 Production process improvement 35Summary 35Introduction to lean construction 35Productivity 36Economic development 37Energy consumption 39Sustainability 40International environmental protocols 41UK emissions 44Productivity improvement 44Management systems 48Management processes (BSI (2002), BS 6079-1:2002) 53Employee participation 61Macro key performance indicators 77References 784 Planning techniques 80Summary 80Introduction 80Planning in construction 80Who plans? 81Planning techniques 83Other planning techniques 101Modern construction planning 107Data exchange 111Planning multiple projects 113Reference 116Appendix 4.A: Normal probability distribution tables 1165 Workforce motivation 117Summary 117Introduction 117Motivation theories 117Payment systems, remuneration and performance 121References 1316 Project cost control 133Summary 133A cost-control procedure for construction works 133Systems in current use 134Points to consider when choosing a cost-control system 145Management of the carbon footprint 1467 Management of equipment 147Summary 147Acquisition of plant an

“Modern Construction Management is a textbook for advanced studies in construction management. It is a substantial volume of 572 pages with general descriptions, partly detailed texts, numerous examples and references.”& (Construction Management and Economics, 8 January 2014)“I highly recommend the landmark and very modern best practices oriented textbook Modern Construction Management, Seventh Edition by Frank Harris, Ph.D., and Ronald McCaffer, Ph.D., to any students and graduates in civil engineering, construction management, building and quantity surveying, corporate leaders, and government policy makers seeking a clear and all encompassing guide to the current business, technical, environmental, and societal issues and challenges of modern construction management. This book is a tremendous starting point for students and professionals at any level of construction project management.”& (Blog Business World, 10 May 2013)

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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.

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