Process Management in Design and Construction

Rachel Cooper

• 21 oktober 2004
• 9781405102117

Samenvatting:

aeo examines design and construction from a holistic process management viewpoint aeo shows how integrated multi--functional teams can be set up and managed aeo explains business drivers for adopting a process--based approach aeo illustrates modelling techniques which provide the basis for mapping of processes.

Process management enables efficiency improvements by identifying and integrating generic sub-processes. This book provides a comprehensive introduction to process management in design and construction in order to meet the business needs of the construction industry as they change in a highly competitive global environment.

The book identifies the current state of the industry in the process management field, illustrates current trends and developments and demonstrates these through case study evidence. It also provides practical guidance by identifying possible pitfalls and illustrate best practice drawn from construction and appropriate manufacturing applications.

This book provides a comprehensive introduction to the field of process management in design and construction in order to meet the business needs of the construction industry as they change in today’s highly competitive global environment.

It identifies the current state of the industry in the process management field, describing trends and developments (including information technology), and demonstrates these through case study evidence. Practical guidance is offered by identifying potential pitfalls, illustrating best practise drawn from construction and appropriate manufacturing applications. The overall approach is a holistic one, based on practical experience gained throughout the past decade both in the academic and industrial environments, including leading a number of research projects on process and IT related topics in construction and manufacturing industries.

Process Management in Design and Construction will provide students on construction and project management related courses with a description of the state of process management in design and construction - including current process models – as well as a future vision based on up-to-date research findings and good practice in the construction industry. The book also offers practical guidance to industrial and consultancy organisations on undertaking and implementing process management projects - including re-engineering their customer delivery processes through effective project