Procurement Systems: A Guide to Best Practice in Construction

by Steve Rowlinson (Editor), Peter McDermott (Editor)

Overview

Procurement Systems details the whole spectrum of procurement issues in the construction industry, starting with the client /customer and running through managerial, cultural and IT-based issues. The book commences with an overveiw of previous work and a section on selection criteria is provided to enable practitioners to make their choices of procurement form. Importantly, perfromance comparisons of different procurement forms are discussed and the main emphasis of the book is to highlight best practice based on the most up-to-date research. One chapter deals specifically with developmentally orientated procurement issues in NICs (newly industrialised countries), where best practice is assessed from a different set of perspectives. The authors contributing to this book are among the most highly respected and eminent in the field.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781135805999
Publisher:	CRC Press
Publication date:	10/09/2005
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	342
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Rowlinson, Steve; McDermott, Peter

Table of Contents

Foreword. Definitions. Overview. Management Systems. Cultural Issues. Partnering. Alternative Views. IT and Procurement. Peformance Comparisons. Selection Criteria. Future Directions. Appendix. Index.