Management in the Construction Industry

193 Pages·1979·16.091 MB·English

by  Roger A. Burgess (eds.)

MANAGEMENT IN THE CONSTRUCTION
INDUSTRY
Proceedings of the conference organised by the Construction
Industry Conference Centre Ltd, in conjunction with the Royal
Institution of Chartered Surveyors, the Institute of Building,
the British Institute of Management and the Department of the
Environment, held in London on November 1Oth-11th, 1977
ORGANISING COMMITTEE
Professor R. A. Burgess, BArch, RIBA, FIOB, MBIM (Chairman)
John Andrews, TD, DMS, MIOB, MBIM (representing the Institute of
Building)
B. C. Jupp, MSc, FRICS, FIArb (representing the Royal Institution of
Chartered Surveyors)
A. K. MacKenzie, BSc, CEng, MIMechE, MIEE (representing the Depart
ment of the Environment)
A. F. C. Sherratt, BSc, PhD, CEng, FIMechE, FCIBS, MinstR
P. A. Watts, MA (Can tab), MBIM (representing the British Institute of
Management)
MANAGEMENT
IN THE
CONSTRUCTION
INDUSTRY
Edited by
ROGER A. BURGESS
Professor of Constrnction, Department of Civil Engineering
University ofS alford
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Management in the construction industry.
1. Construction industry-Management
Congresses
I. Burgess, Roger Arthur
II. Construction Industry Conference Centre
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CONTRIBUTORS
Ernest Armstrong, MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State,
Department of the Environment
Greg S. Ayres, ARICS, AIArb, Estates and Project Manager, British
Steel Service Centres
Roger A. Burgess, BArch, RIBA, FIOB, MBIM, Professor of Construction,
University of Salford
The Rt Hon Lord Wilfred Brown, PC, MBE
R. E. Close, CBE, MSc, Director General, British Institute of Management
James B. Dick, CB, MA, BSc, FinstP, FCIBS, FIOB, Director, Building
Research Establishment, Garston
Brian Fine, BSc, ARCS, FIMA, Director, Fine and Curtis Ltd, London
Nijad N. Hammam, BE, MSc, General Manager, Modern Arab
Construction Co Ltd, Alkhobar, Saudi Arabia
Eric W. McCanlis, FRICS, Quantity Surveyor, Department of the
Environment
D. R. Male, FRICS, President, Quantity Surveyors' Division, the Royal
Institution of Chartered Surveyors; Partner, Messrs Gardiner and
Theobald, London
Professor John Morris, BSc(Econ), MBA, PhD, Professor of Management
Development, Manchester Business School
W. Thomas Shaw, MSST, Associate Partner, Cyril Sweett and Partners,
London
Jon Steer, FRICS, Partner, Michael F. Edwards and Associates, London
Herbert Penn, FIOB, President of the Institute of Building; Director,
Tysons (Contractors) Ltd, Liverpool
Tony Stevens, CEng, FICE, MIStrE, Project Director, Ove Arup and
Partners, London
Stephen R. Thake, BAArch, MSc, Co-ordinator, GLC Housing
Programmes, Greater London Council
Gordon H. Wigglesworth, AADip, RIBA, Housing Architect, GLC
Housing Programmes, Greater London Council
Bryan W. G. Wilmot, ARICS, Partner, Cyril Sweett and Partners,
London
Edward C. Wundram, BSc(Arch), AlA, AMBIM, General Manager,
Heery-Farrow Ltd, London
CONTENTS
Contributors v
Preface ix
1 Keynote Paper-Management at the Work Face 1
Rt. Hon. Lord Wilfred Brown
Discussion: James B. Dick (Chairman) 4
Part 1: The Construction Qient
2 GLC Housing: Policies, Programmes and Management 10
Gordon H. Wigglesworth and Stephen R. Thake
3 Management of Commercial Development Programmes 33
G. S. Ayres
Discussion: James B. Dick (Chairman) 43
Part 2: The Management of Time, Cost and Quality
4 Design Management 49
Tony Stevens
5 Professional Responsibilities 62
Jon Steer
6 Production Management 71
Brian Fine
Discussion: D. R. Male (Chairman) 77
Part 3: International Comparisons
7 Contractual Systems in the EEC 91
Bryan W. G. Wilmotand W. Thomas Shaw
8 The American Approach to Contracting 113
Edward C. Wundram
9 Multi-national Working: The Challenge of Work Overseas 125
Nijad N. Hammam
Discussion: Herbert Penn (Chairman) 130
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Part 4: Increasing Qient Satisfaction
10 Contractual Options in the UK 140
Eric W. McCanlis
11 Developing Managers for the Construction Industry 15 5
John Morris
Discussion: R. E. Oose (Chairman) 173
Oosing Remarks: Roger A. Burgess 182
PREFACE
This book is based upon the proceedings of a conference held in London
on the subject of Management in the Construction Industry which to
some extent accounts for the range of the subject matter which it
covers.
The choice of management topics which could have been included is
very extensive and there are few aspects which do not demand detailed
examination. Those which are covered in this book have been selected
with the intention of emphasising the interdisciplinary character of the
construction process and the procedures which it involves. If construc
tion management is to be meaningful it must start with the client's own
organisation particularly in view of the increasing size and complexity
of projects, and the first section deals with the programmes of both
public and private clients examining the strategies which they employ
in developing their construction policies and the procedures which they
adopt.
The management of the resources of time, cost and quality may be
the key factors in production management, and new techniques and
approaches are being developed which cut across the traditional bound
aries of design and production and help to co-ordinate the process and
iron out many of the problems which tend to separate these functions.
There is much to be learnt from making a comparison of the methods
of working in other countries and the chapters which relate to the EEC,
the USA and the Middle East offer several valuable lessons both for
anyone contemplating overseas work and also for consideration in this
country where some modification of present systems might appear
appropriate.
The cadre of young executives now rising towards the upper echelon
of their professions hold the key to future success, and their develop
ment is intrinsically linked with the implementation of imaginative and
creative management thinking and processes. The chapter on training
and manager development, when linked with that on management at
the work-face, emphasises the importance of ensuring that the manager
is not only equipped with the tools-or systems-which he needs but
also that he has an understanding of the role which he plays in the
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organisation as a whole, which in tum must provide him with the sup
port, authority and motivation necessary if he is to function effectively.
The chairman of the Technical Organising Committee wishes to
thank the professional bodies for their co-operation and the nomination
of such excellent representatives, and to acknowledge the helpful and
constructive contributions made by the Committee members who gave
up their time to attend meetings and at other times to discuss specific
points individually.
The Editor and the Technical Organising Committee wish also to
thank all those who participated in the management and operation of
the conference and in the production of this book. A particular word
of thanks is given to Diana Bell and her colleagues at the Construction
Industry Conference Centre for their efficiency in the overall
organisation and administration.
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