1st Edition

Construction the Third Way

By John Bennett Copyright 2000
228 Pages
by Routledge

228 Pages
by Routledge

228 Pages
by Routledge

This book describes current best practice in managing construction. It is based on case studies of leading practice responding to demands from customers that construction match the value and quality that international competition is forcing on their own businesses. The case studies show that major customers now partner with construction firms to find more efficient ways of working. The... Read more
Preface; New Paradigm; Competition; Cooperation; New Framework; Structures; Processes; References. Index.

Biography

Bennett, John

HIGHLY COMMENDED IN THE CHARTERED INSTITUTE OF BUILDING'S LITERARY AWARDS MARCH 2001

"An authoritative and well researched argument and exposition for a new approach to construction, the 'Third Way': essentially a careful balance between co-operation and competition. This is not a 'how to do it' guide, but more of a treatise on the necessity and indispensibility of this new approach. The author's case for the proposition is logical, well presented and thought provoking and should be disregarded at our peril."