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- Presents and uptodate overview of how the UK construction industry operates
Fully illustrated with worked examples and supported with practical checklists throughout
Contains nearly 00 charts and diagrams
Final chapter devoted to 80 pp of practical case studies
Part of the book series: Building and Surveying Series (BASS)
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This book adopts a methodical approach to the process of planning and control exercised by the contractor during the pre-tender, pre-contract and construction phases of projects through the application of various planning techniques to a number of case studies in both building and civil engineering.
To develop a fundamental understanding of the factors which influence the successful management of time on projects, the book explores the implications of new forces that are changing the way the construction industry operates, including the 'Latham' culture and new health and safety legislation such as the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations.
A number of planning applications are explained, including linked bar charts, networks and precedence diagrams, together with techniques used for repetitive projects, such as line of balance and time-chainage diagrams. The text also incorporates examples of contract budgetary control and cost-value reconciliation procedures.
To develop a fundamental understanding of the factors which influence the successful management of time on projects, the book explores the implications of new forces that are changing the way the construction industry operates, including the 'Latham' culture and new health and safety legislation such as the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations.
A number of planning applications are explained, including linked bar charts, networks and precedence diagrams, together with techniques used for repetitive projects, such as line of balance and time-chainage diagrams. The text also incorporates examples of contract budgetary control and cost-value reconciliation procedures.
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
About the authors
BRIAN COOKE MSc MCIOB is a former chartered engineer and quantity surveyor and former Principal Lecturer in Construction Management at Liverpool John Moores University. He has lectured widely on construction management and financial topics both in the UK and overseas and is author and co-author of other texts in the Macmillan Building and Surveying Series.
PETER WILLIAMS MSc MCIOB ARICS is Principal Lecturer and Head of Construction Management Development at Liverpool John Moores University. He is responsible for undergraduate teaching in construction management, finance and construction law and is technical tutor on postgraduate distance learning courses in construction contract law and administration and health and safety management.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Construction Planning Programming and Control
Authors: Brian Cooke, Peter Williams
Series Title: Building and Surveying Series
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-14293-4
Publisher: Red Globe Press London
eBook Packages: Engineering, Engineering (R0)
Copyright Information: Brian Cooke and Peter Williams 1998
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: VII, 355
Additional Information: Previously published under the imprint Palgrave
Topics: Building Construction and Design, Industries, Civil Engineering