new publication titled: “Continuous Cost Improvement in Construction: Theory and Practice” authored by Dr Temitope Omotayo, Prof. Udayangani Kulatunga and Dr Bankole Awuzie. This textbook breaks down construction cost management into various systems, methods, and techniques for undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and learning. The remaining sections of the textbook associate continuous improvement strategies with construction cost management using case studies from construction organisation, procurement, contract, and project perspectives. The final section of the book provides multiple decision tools for adopting continuous improvement in construction cost management.
The breakdown of chapters consists of:
Part A- Background
Continuous Improvement and the Construction Industry
Construction Cost Management Systems, Methods, and Techniques
Construction Cost Management Techniques
Modern Methods of Cost Control
Part B- Strategies
Overhead Cost Reduction and Maintenance through Continuous Improvement
Global Construction Organisational Cultures and Continuous Improvement
Continuous Improvement and Cost Overrun in Construction Projects
Latent Continuous Cost Improvement Strategies in the Construction Industry
Part C- cases
Cases on Overhead Cost Reduction and Maintenance through Continuous Improvement
Cases on Continuous Cost Improvement Attributes for Monitoring Construction Projects – PART I
Cases on Continuous Cost Improvement Attributes in the Construction Industry – PART II
Cases on Openness to Continuous Cost Improvement in Construction Organisations
Cases on Continuous Cost Improvement in Procurement Strategies
Contractual Payment Arrangements and Continuous Improvement
Part D- Decision Tools
Decision Tools for Continuous Cost Improvement – Part I
Decision Tools for Continuous Cost Improvement – Part II
There is a 20% discount code that can facilitate the purchase of a copy, please see attached file. The Routledge weblink containing the textbook can be found here.
