Construction Management, 5/e (Asia Edition)(Paperback)

本書序言

●Chapters on planning and scheduling that have been streamlined to provide a smoother presentation.
●A new chapter addresses linear scheduling methods in detail as well as the scheduling impact of resource allocation and resource planning has been added.
●Coverage has been added on the historical background of construction as a profession and a discipline to help the student become excited about the multifaceted nature of realizing great construction projects.

本書特色

●Addresses the history of construction and the process by which owners procure and contractors execute construction projects
●Features chapters which deal with company organization as well as planning and scheduling
●Covers  the four M’s of construction: money, machines, manpower, and materials
●Includes monetary concepts such as calculating the cost of money (i.e., issues regarding interest and investment), the impact of taxes, funding of projects, and how contractors manage cash flow during the construction process
●Updates also include chapters discussing safety
●An Instructor Resource provides solutions to the end-of-chapter review exercises

1 History and Basic Concepts
2 Preparing the Bid Package
3 Issues during Construction
4 Contracts
5 Legal Structure
6 Impact of Taxes
7 Project Planning
8 Project Scheduling
9 Scheduling: Program Evaluation and Review Technique Networks and Linear Operations
10 Resource-Related and Advanced Linear Scheduling Techniques
11 The Mathematics of Money
12 Project Cash Flow
13 Project Funding
14 Equipment Ownership
15 Equipment Productivity 
16 Construction Labor
17 Estimating Process
18 Cost Control
19 Materials Management
20 Safety
Appendix A Typical Considerations Affecting the Decision to Bid
Appendix B Performance and Payment Bonds
Appendix C Arrow Notation Scheduling Calculations
Appendix D Generalized Network Relationships
Appendix E Productivity Scheduling Method Using Singularity Functions
Appendix F Plans for Small Gas Station
Appendix G Compound Interest Table
Appendix H Site Reconnaissance Checklist
Appendix I The Cumulative Normal Distribution Function