Modern construction management /
Frank Harris and Ronald McCaffer
- 5th ed.
- Oxford ; Malden, Mass. : Blackwell Science, c2001
- ix, 588 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
First published 1997 by Blackwell Science
1. Introduction. - 2. Quality management. - Section one : Project production management. 3. Production process improvement. - 4. Planning techniques. - 5. Estimating and tendering. - 6. Workforce motivation. - 7. Cost control -- Section two : Business management. 8. Project procurement. - 9. Competitive bidding. - 10. Budgetary control. - 11. Cash flow and interim valuations. - 12. Economic assessments. - 13. Plant management. -- Section three : Administration and company management. 14. Company organisation. - 15. Market planning and business development. - 16. International construction logistics. - 17. Information resources and ICT systems. - 18. Financial management. -- Section four : Self-learning exercises. 19. Questions and worked solutions.