Analysis Skills for Production Strategies : The Use of Buildability and System Tools

Summary: This book covers five main areas: fragmentation as a problem in the construction industry; the need to appreciate that production is not an accident and has to be planned; the use of systems analysis in aiding the planning of production; the relevance of buildability models in appreciating the complexities and changing nature of production; and the problems of making effective decisions within a fragmented and complex planning environment.The book is aimed at any company or manager involved in the management of live construction projects - and particularly those which are large and complex. In particular: project managers, construction managers, project planners and contracts managers will find it of interestContents: The fragmentation problemProduction is not an accidentSystems analysis for constructionThe limits of controlBuildability models: everything, or hardly anything?How good do you need to be?Practice, practice, practiceReferencesBuildability bibliography