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Author:   Chris March (formerly Universities of Salford and Coventry, UK)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.444kg
ISBN:  

9781138694453

ISBN 10:   1138694452
Pages:   478
Publication Date:   30 March 2017
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Undergraduate ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Introduction Part 1: The Players 1. The Main Participators Part 2: So you want to be a leader?: Management theory, Leadership and Team Building 2. Pioneers of Management Theory 3. Leadership 4. Team or Group Working Part 3: Finance and Control 5. Sources of Finance 6. Valuation and Development Appraisal 7. Introduction to Design Economics 8. Approximate Estimating 9. Whole Life Costing (WLC) and Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) 10. Value Management or Engineering 11. Procurement Methods and Types of Contract 12. Standard Method of Measurement and Bills of Quantities 13. Estimating and Tendering Procedures 14. Bidding Strategies 15. Purchasing 16. Post Contract Cost Control 17. Interim Valuations, Claims and Variations 18. Post Contract Cost Systems Part 4: Operations Management 19. Site Organisation 20. Contract Planning 21. Health and Safety 22. Waste Management 23. Stock Control and Management 24. Supply Chain Management 25. Quality Management Part 5: Business Management 26. Organisations 27. Strategic Planning 28. Marketing 29. Human Resources Management 30. Risk Analysis and Management Part 6: Postscript: Environment and Sustainability 31. Sustainability and the Environment

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Chris March worked for John Laing Construction and later for John Laing Concrete where he became Factory Manager. On entering higher education he worked in both the UK and Hong Kong before joining the University of Salford, UK, becoming Senior Lecturer and then the Dean of the Faculty of the Environment. He is a former winner of the Council for Higher Education Construction Industry Partnership Award for Innovation.

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