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Author : Martyn Jones,Mohammed Saad
Publisher : Thomas Telford
Page : 342 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2024-06-10
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0727730029
Author : Akintola Akintoye,Jack Goulding,Girma Zawdie
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 457 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2012-04-30
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781405156486
Innovation in construction is essential for growth. The industry strives to remain competitive using a variety of approaches and needs to engage structured initiatives linked to proven innovation concepts, techniques and applications. Even in mature markets like the Architecture, Engineering and Construction (AEC) sector, where business behaviour is generally considered as being risk averse, it is increasingly important to embed innovation into mainstream business practices. In Construction Innovation and Process Improvement a number of wide ranging issues from construction practice in different countries with different contexts are presented to provide a rich collection of literature embracing theory and practice. Chapters are divided into three broad themes of construction innovation relating to: Theory and Practice; Process Drivers; and Future Technologies. Several questions are posed, including for example: What is particularly unique about construction innovation in theory and practice? What are the major drivers of construction innovation? What factors are needed to support and deliver future construction technologies? In attempting to respond to such questions, the book sheds new light on these challenges, and provides readers with a number of ways forward, especially cognisant of the increased role of globalisation, the enhanced impact of knowledge, and importance of innovation. All these can have a significant impact on strategic decision-making, competitive advantage, and sustainable policies and practices. Part One deals with change management, technology, sustainable construction, and supply chain management; Part Two addresses innovation and process improvement drivers, including strategic management, concurrent engineering, risk management, innovative procurement, knowledge management; Part Three explores future technologies in construction – and particularly, how these can be harnessed and leveraged to help procure innovation and process improvement.
Author : Malena Ingemansson Havenvid,Åse Linné,Lena E. Bygballe,Chris Harty
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 301 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2019-04-01
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781351110174
The construction industry is currently experiencing accelerating developments concerning societal demands along with project complexity, internationalization and digitalization. In an attempt to grasp the consequences of these demands on productivity and innovation, this edited book addresses how innovation is likely to take place with a more long-term perspective on the construction sector. While existing literature focuses on organizational discontinuity and fragmentation as the main reasons for the apparent lack of innovation in the industry, this book highlights the connectivity of construction actors, resources and activities as fundamental for understanding how innovation takes place.Through 15 empirically grounded chapters, the book shows how innovation is part of construction processes on various levels, including project, firm and industry, and that these innovation processes are characterized by organizational and technological connectivity over time. Written by European business management scholars, the chapters cover empirical cases and examples from both a multi-organizational and a multi-international perspective in terms of covering the viewpoints of different industry actors and the contexts of several different European countries including: Sweden, Norway, the UK, Italy, France, Hungary and Poland. By illustrating how connectivity is part of innovation processes in the creation of single-product innovations, of various innovations within and across projects, as well as a fundamental aspect of the processes in which innovations cross nations, the book provides a new angle on how to understand construction innovation and where the industry might (or needs to) be heading next. This book is essential reading for anyone interested in construction management, project management, engineering management, innovation studies, business and management studies.
Author : Andrew W. Cox,Paul Ireland,Mike Townsend
Publisher : Thomas Telford
Page : 314 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0727730010
This text outlines the practical and theoretical basis for thinking analytically about the balance of power in construction supply chains. It presents the practical findings from EPSRC sponsored research, undertaken in conjunction with the construction industry.
Author : Martin Loosemore
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 286 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2013-12-04
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781136673559
1. Serendipity and innovation -- 2. The innovation process -- 3. Innovation in construction -- 4. The history and future of innovation in the construction industry -- 5. Strategy and innovation -- 6. Organizing for innovation -- 7. Managing the risks of innovation -- 8. Conclusion : we need a reality-check.
Author : Martyn Jones,Mohammed Saad
Publisher : Institution of Civil Engineers
Page : 342 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : UOM:39015058099535
Sets out an integrated and holistic approach to the management of innovation in construction by integrating the disciplines of management and construction and drawing on the theories of innovation and organization.
Author : David Gann
Publisher : Thomas Telford
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0727725963
David Gann considers the changes in the construction and use of the built environment that are currently emerging, and how innovative practices and materials can be integrated into the construction process
Author : Andre Manseau,George Seaden
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 422 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2003-09-02
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781134576425
How can innovation in the construction industry be strengthened? What instruments and approaches are being used by governments to promote it? What works and under what circumstances? These key questions have profound implications. This book presents a framework for the analysis of innovation models and systems in construction and an international comparison of these systems, with a focus on their application in practical policy development.
Author : Gary P. Pisano
Publisher : PublicAffairs
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2019-01-15
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781610398763
This myth-busting book shows large companies can construct a strategy, system, and culture of innovation that creates sustained growth. Every company wants to grow, and the most proven way is through innovation. The conventional wisdom is that only disruptive, nimble startups can innovate; once a business gets bigger and more complex corporate arteriosclerosis sets in. Gary Pisano's remarkable research conducted over three decades, and his extraordinary on-the ground experience with big companies and fast-growing ones that have moved beyond the start-up stage, provides new thinking about how the scale of bigger companies can be leveraged for advantage in innovation. He begins with the simply reality that bigger companies are, well, different. Demanding that they "be like Uber" is no more realistic than commanding your dog to speak French. Bigger companies are complex. They need to sustain revenue streams from existing businesses, and deal with Wall Street's demands. These organizations require a different set of management practices and approaches--a discipline focused on the strategies, systems and culture for taking their companies to the next level. Big can be beautiful, but it requires creative construction by leaders to avoid the creative destruction that is all-too-often the fate of too many.
Author : Andre Manseau
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2018-06-28
Category : Building
ISBN : 1138276545
In the past decade construction and engineering have changed dramatically, with an explosion of innovative new approaches to construction and new methodologies. By bringing together economic, social and construction/engineering management perspectives, this book offers a unique and comprehensive survey of these approaches and techniques. It presents a history of studies in innovation in construction and engineering, and then presents the most recent models of innovation brokering and risk-management, based on complex project-based industries. Innovation is defined and competing theories are discussed in the light of operational issues. The book covers all aspects, including the importance of construction and engineering 'cultures' in the trades for successful project innovation. It also discusses the role of government and policy makers, the implications of rapid change for the building trades and skilled labour, and the difficulty of measuring innovation quantitatively.
Author : Abdul Razzak Rumane
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 538 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2017-10-17
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781498781688
The first edition published in 2010. The response was encouraging and many people appreciated a book that was dedicated to quality management in construction projects. Since it published, ISO 9000: 2008 has been revised and ISO 9000: 2015 has published. The new edition will focus on risk-based thinking which must be considered from the beginning and throughout the project life cycle. There are quality-related topics such as Customer Relationship, Supplier Management, Risk Management, Quality Audits, Tools for Construction Projects, and Quality Management that were not covered in the first edition. Furthermore, some figures and tables needed to be updated to make the book more comprehensive.
Author : Andreas Hartmann,Mieke Oostra
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2010-05-01
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 0415495105
Structural change constantly dominates the construction industry, and forces many firms to periodically make crucial strategic decisions. These decisions often relate to both the breadth and depth of the future range of services the firms intend to offer. Moreover, the current trend towards the bundling of services (such as design, construction, operation, maintenance, financing and facility management) requires firms to assess their range of services and pinpoint aspects of cost and differentiation, as well as to devise competitive strategies for selected market segments. Innovation Management for Systems Integration in Construction underlines the complexity of innovation management decisions into account by considering the interdependence of culture, strategy and organisation in innovation management and their interaction with organisational conditions. Suitable for the young professional and the advanced student, Innovation Management for Systems Integration in Constructioncovers a broad range of construction organisations, including contractors, architectural and engineering firms as well as large and medium sized building firms. Examples from the construction industry illustrate the innovation management principles introduced and provide a practical basis to the theoretical framework.
Author : Harold Kerzner
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 576 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2019-07-02
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781119587460
Actionable tools, processes and metrics for successfully managing innovation projects Conventional project management methods are oftentimes insufficient for managing innovation projects. Innovation is lost under the pre-determined scope and forecasted environments of traditional project management. There is tremendous pressure on organizations to innovate, and the project managers responsible for managing these innovation projects do not have the training or tools to do their jobs effectively. Innovation Project Management provides the tools, insights, and metrics needed to successfully manage innovation projects—helping readers identify problems in their organization, conceive elegant solutions, and, when necessary, promote changes to their organizational culture. There are several kinds of innovation—ranging from incremental changes to existing products to wholly original processes that emerge from market-disrupting new technology—that possess different characteristics and often require different tools. Best-selling author and project management expert Harold Kerzner integrates innovation, project management, and strategic planning to offer students and practicing professionals the essential tools and processes to analyze innovation from all sides. Innovation Project Management deconstructs traditional project management methods and explains why and how innovation projects should be managed differently. This invaluable resource: Provides practical advice and actionable tools for effectively managing innovation projects Offers value-based project management metrics and guidance on how to establish a metrics management program Shares exclusive insights from project managers at world-class organizations such as Airbus, Boeing, Hitachi, IBM, and Siemens on how they manage innovation projects Explores a variety of types of innovation including co-creation, value-driven, agile, open versus closed, and more Instructors have access to PowerPoint lecture slides by chapter through the book’s companion website Innovation Project Management: Methods, Case Studies, and Tools for Managing Innovation Projects is an essential text for professional project managers, corporate managers, innovation team members, as well as students in project management, innovation and entrepreneurship programs.
Author : André Manseau
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2019-09-17
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781351954136
In the past decade construction and engineering have changed dramatically, with an explosion of innovative new approaches to construction and new methodologies. By bringing together economic, social and construction/engineering management perspectives, this book offers a unique and comprehensive survey of these approaches and techniques. It presents a history of studies in innovation in construction and engineering, and then presents the most recent models of innovation brokering and risk-management, based on complex project-based industries. Innovation is defined and competing theories are discussed in the light of operational issues. The book covers all aspects, including the importance of construction and engineering 'cultures' in the trades for successful project innovation. It also discusses the role of government and policy makers, the implications of rapid change for the building trades and skilled labour, and the difficulty of measuring innovation quantitatively.
Author : Peter Barrett,Martin Sexton,Angela Lee
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 119 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2008-01-11
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781134161744
Presenting new theoretical and practical insights and models grounded in descriptive case studies, Innovation in Small Construction Firms promotes the benefits of innovation within and between small and medium sized (SMEs) construction firms.