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Selectivity and subreporting are important here . Since time is among their scarcest resources , construction managers and supervisors simply cannot afford to wade through piles of extraneous data to obtain the information they need .
Selectivity and subreporting are important here . Since time is among their scarcest resources , construction managers and supervisors simply cannot afford to wade through piles of extraneous data to obtain the information they need .
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Another important concept was implied in the discussion of learning curves in Chapter 10 , and was amplified in Chapter 11. Estimates necessarily must be based on averages . However , if one controls only against averages , one might ...
Another important concept was implied in the discussion of learning curves in Chapter 10 , and was amplified in Chapter 11. Estimates necessarily must be based on averages . However , if one controls only against averages , one might ...
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An important feature of value engineering is life - cycle costing ; this allows for the effect of future operational , overhead , carrying , and maintenance costs as well as initial capital or construction costs .
An important feature of value engineering is life - cycle costing ; this allows for the effect of future operational , overhead , carrying , and maintenance costs as well as initial capital or construction costs .
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Contents
The Nature of the Construction Industry | 6 |
What Is Professional Construction Management? | 13 |
MANAGEMENT IN PRACTICE | 15 |
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| Title | Professional Construction Management Construction Series McGraw-Hill series in construction engineering and management |
| Authors | Donald S. Barrie, Boyd C. Paulson |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | McGraw-Hill, 1978 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 1 May 2007 |
| ISBN | 0070038457, 9780070038455 |
| Length | 453 pages |
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