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Process management in design and construction /

Process management enables efficiency improvements by identifying and integrating generic sub-processes. This book provides a comprehensive introduction to process management in design and construction in order to meet the business needs of the construction industry as they change in a highly compet...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Cooper, Rachel.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford, OX, UK ; Malden, MA, USA : Blackwell Pub., 2005.
Subjects:
Industrial design > Management.
New products > Management.
Electronic books.
Online Access:View fulltext via EzAccess
Table of Contents:
  • Cover
  • TOC36;Contents
  • Preface
  • Contributors
  • Acknowledgements
  • Introduction 45; Why Process63;
  • CH36;146; The Product Development Process
  • Product development in manufacturing
  • The need for new product development 40;NPD41;
  • NPD activities
  • NPD models
  • Applying product development to construction58; historical background
  • Construction project process models
  • Process development in construction
  • Conclusion
  • CH36;246; Techniques and Technologies for Managing the Product Development Process in Construction
  • Approaches to process modelling
  • Process improvement
  • IT and the design and construction process
  • Legacy archive and process information management
  • Latest technology development
  • Future vision
  • CH36;346; Case Study58; the Generic Design and Construction Process Protocol
  • What do we mean by 39;process39;63;
  • Drivers behind the process
  • Construction and 39;process39;
  • Manufacturing and 39;process39;
  • The terms of reference for designing the Process Protocol
  • Factors identified with problems in the design and construction process
  • The concept of the Process Protocol58; the drivers and philosophies
  • Operation of the Protocol
  • The Process Protocol described
  • The Process Protocol elements
  • The Activity zones
  • Deliverables
  • Legacy archive
  • IT and the Process Protocol
  • The use of technology during the process
  • Postscript58; the development of the sub45;processes and a toolkit
  • Summary
  • CH36;446; Implementation Issues
  • Implementation issues
  • A case study of implementation58; Britannia Walk
  • Communication
  • The future
  • Conclusion
  • Appendix58; The Process Protocol Phases and Activity Zones Demystified
  • Phases
  • Phase 058; demonstrating the need
  • Phase 158; conception of need
  • Phase 258; outline feasibility
  • Phase 358; substantive feasibility study and outline financial authority
  • Phase 458; outline conceptual design
  • Phase 558; full conceptual design
  • Phase 658; production design44; procurement and full financial authority
  • Phase 758; production information
  • Phase 858; construction
  • Phase 958; operation and maintenance
  • Activity zones
  • Development management
  • Project management
  • Resource management
  • Design management
  • Production management
  • Facilities management
  • Health and safety44; statutory and legal management
  • Process management
  • Change management
  • List of Abbreviations
  • References
  • IDX36;Index
  • Last Page.

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