UID:
edoccha_9959441229702883
Format:
1 online resource (481 p.)
ISBN:
1-134-13030-9
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1-134-13031-7
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1-281-06433-5
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9786611064334
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0-203-96248-6
Series Statement:
Spon Research ; v.10
Content:
This is the first comprehensive investigation of the industrial sourcing and procurement practices throughout sixty-eight construction industry supply channels across seven major commodity sectors at all levels. London presents real-world case studies to combine theory and practice to describe the economic structural and behavioural characteristics of sectors integral to the construction industry performance. Construction Supply Chain Economics details 'everyday' experiences and procurement decisions made by people in firms in the industry related to projects as they seek out other
Note:
Description based upon print version of record.
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Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; 1 Introduction to supply chain economics and procurement; 2 The rationale for the modelling of procurement in the construction supply chain; 3 Supply chain theory and models; 4 Industrial organization economics methodology and supply chain industrial organization approaches; 5 Project-oriented industrial organization economics supply chain procurement model; 6 Multiple project environment chain structural organization; 7 Case study: Complex core commodity supply chain - façade chain cluster
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8 Case study: Simple and complex core and non-core supply chain - steel chain cluster9 Case studies: Simple and complex core commodity supply chains - mechanical services, formwork, concrete and masonry; 10 Conclusions and future directions: Supply chain specialization and integration blueprint; Bibliography; Index
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1-138-86132-4
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-415-40971-3
Language:
English
DOI:
10.4324/9780203962480
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