Construction supply chain management : concepts and case studies /

• Corporate Author: Wiley InterScience (Online service)
• Other Authors: Pryke, Stephen.
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Chichester, UK ; Malden, MA : Wiley-Blackwell, 2009.
• Series: Innovation in the built environment.
• Subjects: Construction industry > Management > Case studies.; Business logistics > Management > Case studies.; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Construction > General.; Business logistics > Management.; Construction industry > Management.; Logistik.; Materialstyrning.; Materialadministration.; Electronic books.; Case studies.
• Online Access: View fulltext via EzAccess
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (xii, 230 pages) : illustrations.
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• ISBN: 9781444320916; 1444320912; 9781444319415; 1444319418

This book provides a unique appraisal of supply chain management (SCM) concepts alongside lessons from industry, observation and analysis gathered during the first decade of supply chain management strategies in the UK construction industry. The research from leading international academics has been drawn together with the experience from some of the industry's foremost SCM practitioners to provide both a definition of SCM and an overview of its development as a strategy for managing construction projects. Key case study material - from Slough Estates to BAA and T5 - illustrates the benefits t.