Supply Chain Management and Logistics in Constru – Delivering Tomorrow`s Built …

Supply Chain Management and Logistics in ConstructionDelivering Tomorrow's Built Environment\nAuthor(s): Greger Lundesj\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Kogan Page Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Kogan Page Ltd\nISBN-13: 9780749479336, 978-0749479336\nSynopsis\nThe construction logistics manager plays an increasingly central role in the construction process. In fact, their decisions can crucially affect the success or failure of a project. Recognition of the critical role they play has spurred evermore interest in this budding field amongst both researchers and practitioners.\n\nAn accessible text on construction logistics, Supply Chain Management and Logistics in Construction provides essential guidance and expert advice for construction managers, as well as researchers and students in the field. This important new title looks at arrangements with suppliers, the use of returnable packaging and off-site manufacture and assembly, IT systems used to manage the supply chain and logistics ope.