Construction Process Planning and Management

• Author : Sidney M Levy
• Publisher : Butterworth-Heinemann
• Release : 24 September 2009

By their very nature, construction projects can create seemingly endless opportunities for conflict. Written by a best selling author with over 40 years of experiences in the construction and general contracting business, Construction Process Planning and Management provides you with the necessary tools to save time and money on your construction project. In this book, Sid Levy provides valuable advice for avoiding or working through the common problems that are a result of the long-term nature of construction projects, failure to

• Author : Carlos Zozaya-Gorostiza
• Publisher : Elsevier
• Release : 02 December 2012

Knowledge-Based Process Planning for Construction and Manufacturing describes a knowledge-based system architecture that is used to develop process planning systems called PLANEX. This book explains that PLANEX is a domain-independent, knowledge-based process planning system architecture. Starting from a description of the physical artifact to be constructed or manufactured, PLANEX generates the set of activities used to create the artifact. These activities, with their required resources, are linked into a process planning network which can be used in project scheduling or

• Author : Andrew Baldwin,David Bordoli
• Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
• Release : 16 April 2014

The authoritative industry guide on good practice forplanning and scheduling in construction This handbook acts as a guide to good practice, a text toaccompany learning and a reference document for those needinginformation on background, best practice, and methods for practicalapplication. A Handbook for Construction Planning & Schedulingpresents the key issues of planning and programming in schedulingin a clear, concise and practical way. The book divides into fourmain sections: Planning and Scheduling within the ConstructionContext; Planning and Scheduling Techniques and Practices; Planningand

• Author : A. D. Austen,R. H. Neale
• Publisher : International Labour Organization
• Release : 05 June 1984

The principles advocated in this fully illustrated guide are based on internationally accepted processes and procedures. Particular emphasis has been placed on the need for careful planning in the early stages of a project, and the requirements for successful execution at all stages, from briefing through to commissioning, are clearly brought out. The needs of developing countries have received especial attention.

• Author : Virendra Kumar Paul,Chaitali Basu
• Publisher : Copal Publishing Group
• Release : 07 February 2018

The development of IS 15883: Part 2 (2009), Construction Time Management Guidelines is an important milestone in formally recognizing the threshold framework for the construction industry. This initiative of Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) provides for a national framework for time management which specifically focuses on unique aspects of Indian construction industry. This handbook supplements the BIS framework enshrined in IS 15883: Part 2, and thereby facilitating capacity building for widespread application of the Guidelines. The chapters of handbook follow the stages of a typical

• Author : Jim Griffiths
• Publisher : Clanrye International
• Release : 19 February 2018

Civil engineering is an interdisciplinary field concerned with the planning, construction and management of built environment. Construction planning and management refers to the process of designing and constructing any building, roads, bridges, etc. Its main purpose is to control and check the quality and cost of the project. The different types of construction that fall under this subject are institutional, agricultural, environmental, residential, heavy civil, industrial, etc. This text picks up individual branches and explains their need and contribution in

• Author : S. Keoki Sears,Richard H. Clough,Glenn A. Sears
• Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
• Release : 25 April 2008

This volume provides a guide to managing all aspects of a construction project. This is a new edition of this guide to the subject which includes a new chapter devoted solely to the planning process and another on legal aspects of scheduling.

• Author : Randy R. Rapp,Bradley L. Benhart
• Publisher : Purdue University Press
• Release : 15 February 2015

Organizing and administering a construction site so that the right resources get to the right place in a timely fashion demands strong leadership and a rigorous process. Good logistical operations are essential to profitability, and this book is the essential, muddy boots guide to efficient site management. Written by experienced educator-practitioners from the world-leading Building Construction Management program at Purdue University, this volume is the ultimate guide to the knowledge, skills, and abilities that need to be mastered by project

• Author : Russell Kenley,Olli Seppänen
• Publisher : Routledge
• Release : 27 September 2006

With extensive case studies for illustration, this is a practitioner's guide to an entirely new production system for construction management using flowline scheduling. Covering the entire process of presenting a comprehensive management system – from design, through measurement, scheduling, and visualization and control – its emphasis is on reducing cost and increasing quality. Drawing its components together into a management system, the authors not only include theory and explanations of how and why it works, but also examine and present a suite

• Author : S. Keoki Sears,Glenn A. Sears,Richard H. Clough,Jerald L. Rounds,Robert O. Segner
• Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
• Release : 27 January 2015

A thoroughly updated edition of the classic guide to project management of construction projects For more than thirty years, Construction Project Management has been considered the preeminent guide to all aspects of the construction project management process, including the Critical Path Method (CPM) of project scheduling, and much more. Now in its Sixth Edition, it continues to provide a solid foundation of the principles and fundamentals of project management, with a particular emphasis on project planning, demonstrated through an example

• Author : Brad Hardin,Dave McCool
• Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
• Release : 28 May 2015

A sleeker, more comprehensive approach to construction projects BIM and Construction Management, Second Edition is a complete integration guide, featuring practical advice, project tested methods and workflows, and tutorials for implementing Building Information Modeling and technology in construction. Updated to align with the latest software editions from Autodesk, Trimble and Bentley, this book provides a common sense approach to leveraging BIM to provide significant value throughout a project's life cycle. This book outlines a results-focused approach which shows you how

• Author : Stuart D. Anderson,Ronald W. Woodhead
• Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
• Release : 05 June 1981

• Author : Abdul Razzak Rumane
• Publisher : CRC Press
• Release : 05 August 2016

The book is developed to provide significant information and guidelines to construction and project management professionals (owners, designers, consultants, construction managers, project managers, supervisors, contractors, builders, developers, and many others from the construction-related industry) involved in construction projects (mainly civil construction projects, commercial-A/E projects) and construction-related industries. It covers the importance of construction management principles, procedures, concepts, methods, and tools, and their applications to various activities/components/subsystems of different phases of the life cycle of a construction project.

• Author : Prof. Frank Harris,Prof. Ronald McCaffer,Andrew Baldwin,Francis Edum-Fotwe
• Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
• Release : 26 January 2021

While the construction process still requires traditional skills, the dynamic nature of construction demands of its managers improved understanding of modern business, production and contractual practices. This well established, core undergraduate textbook reflects current best practice in the management of construction projects, with particular emphasis given to supply chains and networks, value and risk management, BIM, ICT, project arrangements, corporate social responsibility, training, health and welfare and environmental sustainability. The overall themes for the Eighth Edition Modern Construction Management are:

• Author : Anthony Walker
• Publisher : Granada
• Release : 05 June 1984

Project management is now regarded as the key to effective design and construction of building and engineering projects, and it is an increasingly important part of construction, surveying and civil engineering undergraduate and postgraduate courses. This book provides a systems approach to management, as applied to construction, and is particularly concerned with integration of the contributors and the ways in which decisions are made. The revised edition provides a general update on recent research and new coverage of partnering and