Construction Management under the Market Economy

Author: (English) McGee / (English) Baum edited by Zou Xiaowei et al
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Publishing Date: 2003-10-01
Features: The construction industry is currently facing various ongoing development needs, including improving quality, controlling costs, and reducing contract disputes. As a result, many new management techniques have emerged. However, many professionals in the construction industry have found these techniques and concepts to be confusing, leading them to question their practicality. This book, in both Chinese and English, compiles these major new management techniques and concepts into one volume, including: Management by Objectives (MBO), Restructuring, Partnering Value Management, Constructability, and Total Quality Management (TQM), and in the final chapter, it compares and analyzes some construction management topics in Chinese and Western construction industries. This book is suitable for undergraduate and graduate students majoring in construction management and related fields, as well as engineering and construction management personnel who need to understand these concepts and techniques. [Preface] The purpose of writing the book "Construction Management in a Market Economy" is to introduce Chinese readers to some new management methods used in the basic construction process in Western countries. The construction process mentioned in this book includes a series of stages from the initial planning phase to the point where the project is fully completed and ready for use. The book, in the form of topics, compiles major new management techniques: Management by Objectives (MBO), Restructuring, Partnering, Value Management, Constructability, and Total Quality Management (TQM). In the final chapter, "Current Construction Management Topics in Chinese and Western Construction Industries," we discuss several issues currently being addressed in the Chinese construction industry. The book objectively introduces the concepts of construction management and the relationships between these concepts. The content of the book is suitable for the study and reference of graduate students and senior undergraduate students majoring in construction management, as well as for managers working in the construction industry.