Relational contracting for construction excellence [ principles, practices and case studies

Improved efficiency and effectiveness in the construction industry provide huge potential savings. Various forms of relational contracting such as partnering, alliancing, public private partnership

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Chan, Albert P. C. (Author), Chan, Daniel W. M. (Author), Yeung, John F. Y. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London New York : Spon Press , c2010
Series:Spon research
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Online Access:NetLibrary

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500 |a Description based on print version record 
504 |a Includes bibliographical references (p 312-323) and index 
505 0 |a Part 1: Relational Contracting Principles -- 1. Fundamentals of relational contracting -- 2. Relational contracting development in major countries/cities -- 3. The definition of relational contracting in construction as a Wittgenstein family-resemblance concept -- 4. Benefits of relational contracting -- 5. Major difficulties/Potential obstacles in implementing relational contracting -- 6. Critical success factors for adopting relational contracting -- 7. A conceptual framework for identifying Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for relational contracting -- Part 2: Relational Contracting Practice -- 8. Relational contracting approach and process -- 9. Significant ingredients for making initial, interim, and final RC workshops success -- 10. Recommendations for developing a best practice framework for different forms of relational contracting projects -- Part 3 Case Studies In Relational Contracting -- 11. Case studies in partnering -- 12. Case studies in alliancing -- 13. Case studies in public private partnership -- 14. Case studies in joint venture 
520 |a Improved efficiency and effectiveness in the construction industry provide huge potential savings. Various forms of relational contracting such as partnering, alliancing, public private partnership 
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650 0 |a Contracts 
650 0 |a Customer relations 
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700 1 |a Yeung, John F. Y. ,   |e author 
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