Construction supply chain management [electronic book] : concepts and case studies / edited by Stephen Pryke.

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TextSeries: Innovation in the built environmentPublication details: Chichester, UK ; Malden, MA : Wiley-Blackwell, 2009.Description: 1 online resource (xii, 230 p.) : illISBN:

1405158441
9781444319415 (electronic bk.)
1444319418 (electronic bk.)

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Contents:

Introduction / Stephen Pryke -- The concepts and development of supply chain management in the UK construction industry / Roy Morledge, Andrew Knight and Mohieddin Grada -- Culture in supply chains / Richard Fellows -- Learning to co-operate and co-operating to learn: knowledge, learning and innovation in construction supply chains / Mike Bresnen -- Marketing and pricing strategy / Martin Skitmore and Hedley Smith -- Risk management and the supply chain / Andrew Edkins -- Slough estimates in the 1990s- client driven SCM / Bernard Rimmer -- From Heathrow Express to Heathrow Terminal 5: BAA\'s development of supply chain management / Keith Potts -- Supply chain management: a main contractor\'s perspective / Andrew P. King and Martin C. Pitt -- Franchising the supply chain / Hedley Smith -- Conclusion / Stephen Pryke.

Summary: This book provides a unique appraisal of supply chain management (SCM) concepts alongside lessons from industry, observation and analysis gathered during the first decade of supply chain management strategies in the UK construction industry. The research from leading international academics has been drawn together with the experience from some of the industry\'s foremost SCM practitioners to provide both a definition of SCM and an overview of its development as a strategy for managing construction projects. Key case study material - from Slough Estates to BAA and T5 - illustrates the benefits to the industry of its adoption. Little has been written on the application of SCM to construction and this book provides an agenda for discussion for both the experienced researcher and the industry practitioner by offering a thorough grounding in its principles as well as an illustration of SCM as a methodology for industry. Construction Supply Chain Management studies makes an important contribution to the debate on innovative systems and their significance in increasingly complex construction projects.

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The research from leading international academics has been drawntogether with the experience from some of the industry's foremostSCM practitioners to provide both a definition of SCM and anoverview of its development as a strategy for managing constructionprojects.

Key case study material - from Slough Estates to BAA and T5 -illustrates the benefits to the industry of its adoption. Littlehas been written on the application of SCM to construction and thisbook provides an agenda for discussion for both the experiencedresearcher and the industry practitioner by offering a thoroughgrounding in its principles as well as an illustration of SCM as amethodology for industry.

Construction Supply Chain Management studies makes animportant contribution to the debate on innovative systems andtheir significance in increasingly complex constructionprojects.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

This book provides a unique appraisal of supply chain management (SCM) concepts alongside lessons from industry, observation and analysis gathered during the first decade of supply chain management strategies in the UK construction industry. The research from leading international academics has been drawn together with the experience from some of the industry\'s foremost SCM practitioners to provide both a definition of SCM and an overview of its development as a strategy for managing construction projects. Key case study material - from Slough Estates to BAA and T5 - illustrates the benefits to the industry of its adoption. Little has been written on the application of SCM to construction and this book provides an agenda for discussion for both the experienced researcher and the industry practitioner by offering a thorough grounding in its principles as well as an illustration of SCM as a methodology for industry. Construction Supply Chain Management studies makes an important contribution to the debate on innovative systems and their significance in increasingly complex construction projects.

Electronic reproduction. Dawson Books. Mode of access: World Wide Web.

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Contributors (p. xi)
Preface (p. xiii)
Acknowledgements (p. xiv)
Chapter 1 Introduction (p. 1)
1.1 Supply Chain Management - What Is It? (p. 1)
1.2 Supply Chain Management and Project Management (p. 5)
1.3 Origins of SCM in Construction (p. 7)
1.4 Overview of the Book (p. 13)
1.5 Summary (p. 17)
Part A Concepts (p. 21)
Chapter 2 The Concept and Development of Supply Chain Management in the UK Construction Industry (p. 23)
2.1 Introduction (p. 23)
2.2 Characteristics of Construction Industry (p. 24)
2.3 Government Initiatives in the Construction Industry (p. 27)
2.4 The Historical Development of Supply Chain Management (p. 29)
2.5 The Concept of Supply Chain Management (p. 30)
2.6 The Application of Supply Chain Management Techniques in the Construction Industry (p. 33)
2.7 Supply Chain Challenges (p. 37)
2.8 Conclusion (p. 38)
Chapter 3 Culture in Supply Chains (p. 42)
3.1 Introduction - Context (p. 42)
3.2 Culture (p. 45)
3.3 Dimensions of Culture (p. 47)
3.4 Values and Value (p. 54)
3.5 Ethics (p. 57)
3.6 Organisational Citizenship Behaviour (OCB) and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) (p. 58)
3.7 Teams and Teamwork (p. 59)
3.8 (Strategic) Alliances (p. 60)
3.9 Supply Chain Participants and Behaviour (p. 63)
3.10 Conclusion (p. 67)
Chapter 4 Learning to Co-operate and Co-operating to Learn: Knowledge, Learning and Innovation in Construction Supply Chains (p. 73)
4.1 Introduction (p. 73)
4.2 Supply Chain Management: Innovation, Knowledge Sharing and Organisational Learning (p. 74)
4.3 SCM in the Construction Industry (p. 77)
4.4 Innovation, Knowledge Sharing and Learning in Construction Supply Chains (p. 80)
4.5 Situated Learning and Implications for Project-Based Supply Chains (p. 83)
4.6 Conclusion (p. 85)
Chapter 5 Marketing and Pricing Strategy (p. 92)
5.1 Definitions and Difference (p. 93)
5.2 Collaboration (p. 94)
5.3 Added Value (p. 98)
5.4 Profitability and Repeat Business (p. 103)
5.5 Conclusion (p. 106)
Part B Application and Case Studies (p. 113)
Chapter 6 Risk Management and the Supply Chain (p. 115)
6.1 Introduction (p. 115)
6.2 Placing the UK Construction Industry in Context (p. 118)
6.3 Supply Chains and Risk (p. 121)
6.4 Supply Relationships (p. 124)
6.5 Risk and Supply (p. 126)
6.6 Managing Risks in the Supply Chain (p. 127)
6.7 Supply Chain Management and PFI (p. 130)
6.8 Concluding Remarks (p. 134)
Chapter 7 Slough Estates in the 1990s - Client Driven SCM (p. 137)
7.1 Introduction (p. 137)
7.2 Slough Estates' Experiences of Procurement Analysed in Terms of SCM (p. 139)
7.3 Influences of Industry Reports (p. 149)
7.4 Slough Estates SCM Initiatives and Results (p. 150)
7.5 Summary and Conclusions (p. 158)
Chapter 8 From Heathrow Express to Heathrow Terminal 5: BAA's Development of Supply Chain Management (p. 160)
8.1 Introduction (p. 160)
8.2 Heathrow Express High Speed Rail Link (p. 161)
8.3 Continuous Improvement of the Project Process (CIPP) (p. 162)
8.4 SCM at BAA: 'The Genesis Project' (p. 163)
8.5 BAA Initiatives (p. 165)
8.6 Best Practice - Framework Agreements (p. 167)
8.7 Motivations and influences (p. 167)
8.8 SCM on Heathrow T5 (p. 170)
8.9 Conclusions (p. 178)
Chapter 9 Supply Chain Management: A Main Contractor's Perspective (p. 182)
9.1 Introduction (p. 182)
9.2 Supply Chain Management (p. 182)
9.3 Methodology (p. 187)
9.4 Analysis (p. 189)
9.5 Conclusion (p. 195)
Chapter 10 Franchising the Supply Chain (p. 199)
10.1 Towards Controlling the Supply Chain (p. 200)
10.2 Conceptualising Franchising (p. 203)
10.3 Conclusion (p. 209)
Chapter 11 Conclusion (p. 212)
11.1 Supply Chain Management in Construction (p. 212)
11.2 Final Thoughts and the Future of SCM in Construction (p. 221)
11.3 In Conclusion (p. 222)
11.4 Next Steps (p. 222)
Index (p. 225)

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Stephen Pryke is Senior Lecturer in Construction and Project Management at the Bartlett School of Graduate Studies, University College London, and Director of the Master's course there in Project and Enterprise Management.