Building procurement
By: Roy Morledge, Adrian Smith, Dean T. Kashiwagi.
Contributors: Smith, Adrian.; Kashiwagi, Dean T.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Blackwell Pub.
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Malden, MA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 352
ISBN-13: 9780632064663
Subjects: Construction industry -- Great Britain; Construction industry -- United States; Construction industry -- China; Industrial procurement -- Great Britain; Industrial procurement -- United States; Industrial procurement -- China
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Construction procurement strategy; title: Principles of strategic procurement; title: Public sector projects; title: Project initiation; title: Briefing and the design process; title: Procurement strategies; title: Project team selection; title: Managing the procurement process; title: The value of design; title: Risk; title: Partnering culture and the management of relationships; title: Public private partnerships (PPPs) and the UK private finance initiative (PFI); title: Privately financed public sector projects (PFI and PPP); title: Europe and China; title: US delivery processes assessed against successful business and management principles; title: Performance information procurement systems (IPS).