101 Case Studies in Construction Management

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101 Case Studies in Construction Management

Environmentally-friendly (‘green’) architecture and design Architecture: professional practice Economics of industrial organization Management: leadership and motivation Project management Quality Assurance (QA) and Total Quality Management (TQM) Production and quality control management Purchasing and supply management Agribusiness and primary industries Construction and heavy industry Health and safety in the workplace Construction and engineering law Engineering: general Surveying, quantity surveying Building construction and materials

Author: Len Holm

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Language: English

Published by: Routledge

Published on: 11 October 2018

Format: LCP-protected ePub

Size: 1 Mb

ISBN: 9781351113618


About the Book

This book provides 101 real-life construction management case studies from an author with over 40 years’ experience in the construction industry and as a lecturer in construction management. Over 14 chapters, Len Holm has included case studies from real jobsites that cover organization, procurement, estimating, scheduling, subcontractors, communications, quality and cost control, change orders, claims and disputes, safety, and close-outs. Other hot topics covered include BIM, sustainability, and lean.

Learning Approach

Each case is written in straightforward language and designed to test the reader’s independent and critical thinking skills to develop their real-world problem-solving ability. The cases are open to interpretation, and students will need to develop their own opinions of what’s presented to them in order to reach a satisfactory solution.

Application and Benefits

The cases are ideal for use in the classroom or flipped classroom, for individual or group exercises, and to encourage research, writing, and presenting skills in all manner of applied construction management situations. Such a broad and useful selection of cases studies cannot be found anywhere else. While there is often no "right" answer, the author has provided model solutions to instructors through the online eResource.

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