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Global Construction Success
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Autor principal: | |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Newark :
John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated,
2018.
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| Edición: | 2nd ed. |
| Temas: | |
| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Author's Notes; Acknowledgements; Biographies; Preface; Why Have I Written this Book?; Objectives; My Journey from the Australian Bush to International Construction; Who Should Read this Book and Why?; Conclusion; Chapter 1 Introduction; 1.1 Opening Remarks; 1.2 Section A
- The State of the Industry (Chapters 2-6); 1.3 Section B
- People and Teamwork (Chapters 7-11); 1.4 Section C
- The Right Framework
- Forms of Contract, Business Models, and Public Private Partnerships (Chapters 12-15); 1.5 Section D
- Management of Risk (Chapters 16-23)
- 1.6 Section E
- Robust Processes
- Corporate and Project Management (Chapters 24-27)1.7 Section F
- Emerging Conclusions (Chapter 28); 1.8 Final Note; Section A
- The State of the Industry; Chapter 2 Global Overview of the Construction Industry; 2.1 Introduction
- Globalisation Impacts on Construction; 2.2 Construction Industry Cycles; 2.3 Industry Trends
- Business Models, Contract Types, Financing, Technology; 2.4 Regional Trends
- Middle East, Asia Pacific, Africa, the Americas, UK and Europe; 2.5 Bad News and Its Consequences
- 2.6 The Good News
- Significant Improvements in the Right Direction2.7 Summary and Conclusions; Chapter 3 Construction Consultants in the Global Market Place; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Political Risk; 3.3 Regional/Cultural Differences; 3.4 Payment or Fee Recovery; 3.5 Localisation; 3.6 Failure to Attract or Retain Skilled People; 3.7 Contractual Terms and Conditions; 3.8 Ability to Deliver Across Major Projects/Programmes; 3.9 Cyber Security; 3.10 Contractor Failure; 3.11 Design Liability; Chapter 4 Common Causes of Project Failure; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 High Profile 'Problem Projects' Since 2000
- 4.2.1 Berlin's New Brandenburg Airport4.2.2 The Central Artery/Tunnel Project (the Big Dig), Boston; 4.2.3 Brisbane Airport Link; 4.2.4 The Scottish Parliament Building; 4.2.5 Stuttgart 21 Rail Development; 4.2.6 National Physics Laboratory, UK; 4.2.7 Metronet, UK; 4.2.8 The Sydney Opera House and the Hamburg Symphony Concert Hall (Elbphilharmonie); 4.3 The 35 Common Causes; 4.3.1 Structuring, Bidding and Pre-Contract Phase; 4.3.2 Design, Construction, Commissioning, and Transition to Operations; 4.4 Project Leadership
- How Bad Can It Get?; 4.5 Lessons Learnt from Incompetent Site Management
- 4.6 ConclusionChapter 5 The Use and Abuse of Construction Supply Chains; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Construction: An Outsourced Industry; 5.3 Adverse Economic Forces Bearing Down on the Supply Chain; 5.4 Supply Chain Dysfunctionality; 5.5 Addressing the Issues and Solutions; 5.5.1 Latham; 5.5.2 Egan; 5.5.3 Farmer; 5.5.4 The Plunder Goes On; 5.5.5 Conditions Precedent; 5.5.6 Cross-Contract Set-Off; 5.5.7 Avoidance of Statutory Obligations; 5.5.8 Not the Whole Story; 5.5.9 Charters and Codes; 5.5.10 Supply Chain Finance Initiative; 5.5.11 Public Contracts Regulations 2015