Continuous Cost Improvement in Construction : Theory and Practice

SECTION A- BACKGROUND 1. Continuous Improvement and the Construction Industry 2. Construction Cost Management Systems, Methods and Techniques 3. Construction Cost Management Methods 4. Construction Cost Management Techniques 5. Modern methods of cost control SECTION B- STRATEGIES 6. Overhead cost reduction and maintenance through continuous improvement 7. Global Construction Organisational Cultures and Continuous Improvement 8. Continuous improvement and cost overrun in constructionprojects 9. Latent Continuous Cost Improvement Strategies in the Construction Industry SECTION C- CASES 10. Cases on Overhead Cost Reduction and Maintenance through Continuous Improvement 11. Cases on continuous cost improvement attributes for monitoring construction projects - PART I 12. Cases on continuous cost improvement attributes in the construction industry - PART II 13. Cases on Openness to Continuous Cost Improvement in Construction Organisations 14. Cases on Continuous Cost Improvement in Procurement Strategies 15. Contractual Payment Arrangements and Continuous Improvement SECTION D- DECISION TOOLS 16. Decision Tools for Continuous Cost Improvement - Part I 17. Decision Tools for Continuous Cost Improvement - Part II