Construction Productivity in the Multilayer Subcontracting System

Construction Productivity in the Multilayer Subcontracting System
Author: Low Sui Pheng
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 290
Release: 2018-08-14
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 981131831X

This book focuses on current subcontracting practices in the construction industry and their effects on Singapore’s construction productivity. It offers readers a better understanding of how the fragmentation of large and small firms in Singapore impacts construction productivity when operating under the commonly adopted multilayer subcontracting system (MLSS), which extends globally to the construction industries in other countries that have adopted the MLSS. The book also assesses the effectiveness of subcontracting practices in helping local contractors improve their construction productivity (and thereby improve the industry’s overall productivity). In closing, it provides recommendations on how the problems associated with the MLSS can best be addressed, and how its benefits can be capitalized on through organizational learning.

Subcontract Management from a to Z, Second Edition

Subcontract Management from a to Z, Second Edition
Author: Jim Kirlin
Publisher:
Total Pages:
Release: 2021-02-10
Genre:
ISBN: 9780940343429

Subcontract Management from A to Z is a comprehensive discussion of subcontract management in the U.S. federal government environment, with a focus on topics that make subcontract management unique under a government prime contract.

Markup & Profit

Markup & Profit
Author: Michael Stone
Publisher: Craftsman Book Co
Total Pages: 316
Release: 1999-01-01
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9781572180710

In order to succeed in a construction business you have to be able to mark up the price of your jobs to cover overhead expenses and make a decent profit. The problem is how much to mark it up. You don't want to lose jobs because you charge too much, and you don't want to work for free because you've charged too little. If you know how much to mark up you can apply it to your job costs and arrive at the right sales price for your work. This book gives you the background and the calculations necessary to easily figure the markup that is right for your business. Includes a CD-ROM with forms and checklists for your use.

Project Procurement Management

Project Procurement Management
Author: Quentin W. Fleming
Publisher: Project Management Institute
Total Pages: 377
Release: 2019-01-28
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 162825629X

Not all project procurements are the same. Unless the project carefully makes an assessment of the items it will make, versus the items it will buy, and then adequately plans for these purchases, the risks of performance will increase. Project procurements are simply sub-projects, which need to be managed well, not blindly delegated to an independent organization to buy for the project. Certain procurements, major complexity developments, creating something new, which does not exist, according to the project's unique specification, must be managed by the project team, and supported by the professional procurement organization. The project's team leader must assume the management responsibility. This book zeroes in on the effective management of that portion of the project which will be performed by another organization. It focuses on the procurement of scope from an organization outside of the project. Often, the success or failure of a project is dependent on how well the project can plan, define, solicit, authorize and manage this external relationship. This book has been updated to be consistent with Chapter 12 of the Fourth Edition of the PMBOK ® Guide, released by PMI in December 2008.

Construction 4.0

Construction 4.0
Author: Anil Sawhney
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 527
Release: 2020-02-06
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 0429675119

Modelled on the concept of Industry 4.0, the idea of Construction 4.0 is based on a confluence of trends and technologies that promise to reshape the way built environment assets are designed, constructed, and operated. With the pervasive use of Building Information Modelling (BIM), lean principles, digital technologies, and offsite construction, the industry is at the cusp of this transformation. The critical challenge is the fragmented state of teaching, research, and professional practice in the built environment sector. This handbook aims to overcome this fragmentation by describing Construction 4.0 in the context of its current state, emerging trends and technologies, and the people and process issues that surround the coming transformation. Construction 4.0 is a framework that is a confluence and convergence of the following broad themes discussed in this book: Industrial production (prefabrication, 3D printing and assembly, offsite manufacture) Cyber-physical systems (actuators, sensors, IoT, robots, cobots, drones) Digital and computing technologies (BIM, video and laser scanning, AI and cloud computing, big data and data analytics, reality capture, Blockchain, simulation, augmented reality, data standards and interoperability, and vertical and horizontal integration) The aim of this handbook is to describe the Construction 4.0 framework and consequently highlight the resultant processes and practices that allow us to plan, design, deliver, and operate built environment assets more effectively and efficiently by focusing on the physical-to-digital transformation and then digital-to-physical transformation. This book is essential reading for all built environment and AEC stakeholders who need to get to grips with the technological transformations currently shaping their industry, research, and teaching.

Small Business Subcontracting Program

Small Business Subcontracting Program
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Small Business. Subcommittee on SBA and SBIC Authority, Minority Enterprise, and General Small Business Problems
Publisher:
Total Pages: 208
Release: 1984
Genre: Federal aid to minority business enterprises
ISBN: