Cain Performance Measurement for Construction Profitability
1. Auflage 2008
ISBN: 978-1-4051-4790-3
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)
E-Book, Englisch, 232 Seiten, E-Book
ISBN: 978-1-4051-4790-3
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)
Performance measurement is the mechanism by which firms informthemselves of their true performance and locate unnecessary coststhrough the supply chain. These can then be converted intosubstantially higher profits in a carefully targeted improvementprogramme.
If the construction industry is to meet the performanceimprovements demanded by end users, and to replicate the efficiencyand profitability gains of other sectors, it urgently needs toaddress formal performance measurement.
Aimed at all those at the sharp end in every sector of theconstruction industry, including clients and end users, this willbe a highly practical, easy to read guide, focusing strongly on theday-to-day needs of managers at all levels. Using the everydaybusiness language of construction firms, it explains how to set upand run performance measurement, self-assessment and benchmarkingsystems. It is comprehensive and informative with plenty ofreal-life examples and most importantly, tells you what to dodifferently on Monday.
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Introduction.
Chapter One: 'Why Measure Anything?'.
Chapter Two: 'The Unchanged Customer Demand ForImprovement'.
Chapter Three: 'The Link Between Profits,Competitiveness And Measurement'.
Chapter Four: 'The Structure Of PerformanceMeasurement'.
Chapter Five: 'The Virtual Firm.
Chapter Six: 'Effective Leadership'.
Chapter Seven: 'Performance Measurement At ProjectLevel'.
Chapter Eight: 'Performance Measurement AtStrategic Level'.
Chapter Nine: 'The Client's SelectionProcess'.
'Further Reading And Help'
