Beschreibung

Frank Harris, BEng, MSc, PhD, DSc, CEng, MICE, FCIOB is Emeritus Professor of Construction Science at the University of Wolverhampton.

Ronald McCaffer, BSc, PhD, DSc, FREng, FRSE, FICE, FCIOB, is Emeritus Professor of Construction Management at Loughborough University.

Francis Edum-Fotwe, BSc, MSc, PhD, MASCE is Lecturer in Construction and Project Management at Loughborough University.

This new edition of a core undergraduate textbook for construction managers reflects current best practice, topical industry preoccupations and latest developments in courses and fundamental subjects for students.

While the construction process still requires traditional skills, changes over recent decades today demand improved understanding of modern business, production and contractual practices. The authors have responded accordingly and the book has undergone a thorough re-write, eliminating some of the older material and adding new processes now considered essential to achieving lean construction. Particular emphasis is given, for example, to supply chains and networks, value and risk management, BIM, ICT, project arrangements, corporate social responsibility, training, health and welfare and environmental sustainability.

Modern Construction Management presents construction as a socially responsible, innovative, carbon-reducing, manager-involved, people-orientated, crisis-free industry that is efficient and cost effective. The overall themes for the Seventh Edition are:

1. Drivers for efficiency: lean construction underpinning production management and off-site production methods.
2. Sustainability: reflecting the transition to a low carbon economy.
3. Corporate Social Responsibility: embracing health & safety, modernistic contracts, effective procurement, and employment issues.
4. Building Information Management: directed towards the improvement of construction management systems.

The comprehensive selection of worked examples, based on real and practical situations in construction management and methods will help to consolidate learning. A companion website offers invaluable support material for both tutors and students.

Structured to reflect site, business and corporate responsibilities of managers in construction, the book continues to provide strong coverage of the salient elements required for developing and equipping the modern construction manager with the competencies and skills for both technical and business related areas.

Preface to the sixth edition xi

Preface to the seventh edition xii

1 Introduction 1

Structure of the book 2

Objectives and contents 3

Section 1 4

Section 2 4

Section 3 5

Section 4 5

2 Quality management 7

Summary 7

Introduction 7

Notions of quality 7

Quality in transition 8

Quality control and inspection 9

Quality assurance 11

Total Quality Management 20

A systems approach to managing quality 25

Reference 31

Section 1: Project production management 33

3 Production process improvement 35

Summary 35

Introduction to lean construction 35

Productivity 36

Economic development 37

Energy consumption 39

Sustainability 40

International environmental protocols 41

UK emissions 44

Productivity improvement 44

Management systems 48

Management processes (BSI (2002), BS 6079-1:2002) 53

Employee participation 61

Macro key performance indicators 77

References 78

4 Planning techniques 80

Summary 80

Introduction 80

Planning in construction 80

Who plans? 81

Planning techniques 83

Other planning techniques 101

Modern construction planning 107

Data exchange 111

Planning multiple projects 113

Reference 116

Appendix 4.A: Normal probability distribution tables 116

5 Workforce motivation 117

Summary 117

Introduction 117

Motivation theories 117

Payment systems, remuneration and performance 121

References 131

6 Project cost control 133

Summary 133

A cost-control procedure for construction works 133

Systems in current use 134

Points to consider when choosing a cost-control system 145

Management of the carbon footprint 146

7 Management of equipment 147

Summary 147

Acquisition of plant and equipment 147

The financing of equipment 148

Systematic plant selection 150

The essential characteristics of a decision situation 151

Setting hire rates 159

Marginal costing 166

Plant maintenance 167

Monitoring of maintenance servicing and exhaust emissions 168

References 168

Section 2: Business management 169

8 Project procurement 171

Summary 171

Introduction 171

The construction process (BS 6079-1:2002) 172

ISO/BS procurement standards 175

Appointing the team/parties to the contract 176

Public contracts and supplies 178

Project manager/leader 178

The contract 182

Health and safety considerations 186

Categories of contract 190

Separated and cooperative contracts 190

Management-oriented contracts 193

Integrated contracts 197

Discretionary contracts 205

Performance of different contract categories 209

References 210

9 Estimating and tendering 211

Summary 211

Introduction 211

Parties involved in estimating and tendering 213

The estimating process 214

BOQ estimating 215

Collection and calculation of cost information 217

Project study 225

Preparing the estimate 226

Tendering adjustments 232

Submitting the tender 234

Estimating in management contracting 235

Use of estimating software 237

Methods of estimating 240

Reference 241

10 Competitive bidding 24...