Procurement in the construction industry : the impact and cost of alternative market and supply process

Hughes, William, Hillebrandt, Patricia, Greenwood, David and Kwawu, Wisdom (2006) Procurement in the construction industry : the impact and cost of alternative market and supply process. Taylor & Francis, London. ISBN 9780415395601

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Abstract

Do recent moves in the construction industry towards collaborative working and other new procurement procedures really make good business sense? 'Procurement in the Construction Industry' is the result of research into this question and it includes the first rigorous categorizing of the differences between procurement methods currently in use. In the process of carrying out this research, the team has produced a comprehensive study of procurement methods which looks in detail at the relative benefits and costs of different ways of working, with sometimes surprising results. As such, it is not only a valuable guide for practitioners on the complexities of the procurement process, but also an outline of the relevance of economic theory to the construction sector.

Item Type:	Book
Additional Information:	A research book that reports a substantial EPSRC funded research project (The Impact of Market and Supply Configurations On the Costs of Tendering In the Construction Industry) which was subjected to prior and post peer review. The contribution by Greenwood has been reviewed separately by EPSRC reviewers (EPSRC GR/R20151/01) and the research quality was assessed as ‘tending to Internationally Leading’.
Subjects:	K900 Others in Architecture, Building and Planning N100 Business studies
Department:	Faculties > Engineering and Environment > Architecture and Built Environment
Related URLs:	Library Catalogue
Depositing User:	EPrint Services
Date Deposited:	28 Oct 2008 14:36
Last Modified:	22 Dec 2016 11:58
URI:	http://nrl.northumbria.ac.uk/id/eprint/891

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