Management of Construction Projects or Modern Industrial Statistics

Management of Construction Projects: A Constructor's Perspective

Author: John E Schaufelberger

This text is organized within the context of a real construction project, emphasizing the skills, knowledge, and techniques needed to be a successful project manager. The example of a single construction project used throughout the text is an effective analytical tool in that the topics are addressed in the sequence that a manager would address them on the job. The fact that it is a real-world project will be meaningful to readers who seek to apply concepts to everyday practices.

Key features of this edition:

• Discussion of the interrelationships between field and office operations as well as the relationships between the estimate, the schedule, and cash flow.
• Excellent photographs depict the stages of the project's development.
• Logical organization of chapters and review questions.

Table of Contents:

1	Introduction	1
2	Construction Contracts	13
3	Selecting a Project	27
4	Cost Estimating	37
5	Planning and Scheduling	61
6	Contract Development	73
7	Partnering and Team Building	79
8	Subcontracting	91
9	Material Management	115
10	Project Start-Up	127
11	Document and Record Keeping	141
12	Communications	151
13	Field Questions	163
14	Submittals	173
15	Progress Payments	183
16	Cost and Time Control	197
17	Quality Management	211
18	Safety Management	223
19	Contract Change Orders	237
20	Claims and Disputes	249
21	Project Close-Out	259
22	Warranty Management	273
23	Advanced Topics in Project Management	279
	Appendices	293
	Index of Forms	425
	Index	427

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Modern Industrial Statistics: The Design and Control of Quality and Reliabi

Author: Ron S Kenett

With its full integration of MINITAB™ and S-PLUS throughout, this book presents the most modern methods available in industrial statistics today. The authors show how to utilize the computer as an indespensible tool in solving statistical problems applied to industry. Students interested in becoming production and operations managers, quality managers, engineers, and engineering consultants will also welcome the authors' inclusion of reliability, bootstrapping and resampling along with many real-world examples from industry in every chapter. Kenett and Zacks combine substantial experience in teaching industrial statistics courses with their background as consultants to industry. The result is the most practical, comprehensive, and fully-computer-integrated text available for industrial engineering and quality control courses available today.