Performance measurement for construction profitability /
Performance measurement is the mechanism by which firms inform themselves of their true performance and locate unnecessary costs through the supply chain. These can then be converted into substantially higher profits in a carefully targeted improvement programme. If the construction industry is to m...
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Oxford ; Malden, MA :
Blackwell Pub.,
2004.
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Table of Contents:
- Cover
- Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Acknowledgements
- Chapter One: Why Measure Anything?
- Chapter Two: The Unchanged Customer Demand for Improvement
- The two key differentiators of construction best practice
- The six goals of construction best practice
- Chapter Three: The Link Between Profits, Competitiveness And Measurement
- Chapter Four: The Structure Of Performance Measurement
- Definitions of terms
- Chapter Five: The 'Virtual Firm'
- Chapter Six: Effective Leadership
- Chapter Seven: Performance Measurement at Project Level
- Supply-side action plan for the introduction of performance measurement at project level
- Chapter Eight: Performance Measurement at Strategic Level
- Supply-side action plan for the introduction of performance measurement at strategic level
- Chapter Nine: The Client's Selection Process
- Internal change process for demand-side clients who want to embrace value-based selection
- Value-based selection of a fully integrated design and construction team ... for use by all demand-side clients
- Value-based selection questionnaire for assessing the skill and experience of an integrated design and construction team
- Further Reading and Help.