From the Back Cover:
This monograph covers the Proceedings of the National Construction and Management Conference held in Sydney, Australia, on 17-18 February 1994, and jointly organised by the National Committee on Construction Engineering of The Institution of Engineers, Australia, and the Department of Engineering Construction and Management within the School of Civil Engineering at The University of New South Wales. The Conference papers are representative of the state-of-the-art in construction and management. Topics covered include project management, risk management, quality management, information management, contracts management and legal issues. As well there are case studies highlighting special construction practices, and overview considerations. Of particular interest are the papers looking to the future in construction and management, involving decision support systems, management information systems, electronic data interchange, teleconstruction, real time simulation and computer uses. All persons working in construction, construction management and project management will find material of interest in this monograph.
Synopsis:
This text, based on the proceedings of a conference held in Australia in 1994, examines the state of the art in construction and management. It covers topics that include project management, risk management, quality management, information management, contracts management and legal issues. Of particular interest are papers that look to the future in construction and management, involving decision-support systems, management information systems, electronic-data interchange, teleconstruction, real-time simulation and computer uses. Case studies are presented which highlight special construction practices.
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