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The lean procurement techniques given in this practical guide could save clients up to 40% of total design and construction costs; case history evidence is included to prove that the techniques really work. The guide goes on to explain in equal depth the lean construction techniques that supply-side design and construction firms (including trades contractors) need to adopt to deliver the savings while boosting their profit margins.Written in an accessible style, it explains why lean construction techniques will only deliver this high level of savings if they are underpinned by long-term, strategic, supply-side partnering relationships between consultants, construction contractors, trades contractors and manufacturers.This is a 'how to' book written in terms everyone can understand, without the need for an expert interpreter or costly training.
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Profitable Partnering for Lean Construction Clive Thomas Cain CBE Building Down Barriers UK
Profitable Partnering for Lean Construction
Profitable Partnering for Lean Construction Clive Thomas Cain CBE Building Down Barriers UK
ß 2004 by Blackwell Publishing Ltd Editorial offices: Blackwell Publishing Ltd, 9600 Garsington Road, Oxford OX4 2DQ, UK Tel: þ44 (0)1865 776868 Blackwell Publishing Inc., 350 Main Street, Malden, MA 02148-5020, USA Tel: þ1 781 388 8250 Blackwell Publishing Asia Pty Ltd, 550 Swanston Street, Carlton, Victoria 3053, Australia Tel: þ61 (0)3 8359 1011 The right of the Author to be identified as the Author of this Work has been asserted in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, except as permitted by the UK Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, without the prior permission of the publisher. First published 2004 by Blackwell Publishing Ltd Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Cain, Clive Thomas. Profitable partnering for lean construction/Clive Thomas Cain. – 1st ed. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 1-4051-1086-4 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. Building–Cost control. 2. Partnership. 3. Building materials. 4. Delivery of goods. I. Title. TH438.15.C35 2004 690’.068’1–dc22 2004001469 ISBN 1-4051-1086-4 A catalogue record for this title is available from the British Library Set in 12 on 14 pt Souvenir by Kolam Information Services Pvt. Ltd, Pondicherry, India Printed and bound in India by Replika Press Pvt. Ltd, Kundli The publisher’s policy is to use permanent paper from mills that operate a sustainable forestry policy, and which has been manufactured from pulp processed using acid-free and elementary chlorine-free practices. Furthermore, the publisher ensures that the text paper and cover board used have met acceptable environmental accreditation standards. For further information visit our website: www.thatconstructionsite.com
Contents
Introduction
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Acknowledgements
xi
Chapter One:
What is Partnering?
1
Chapter Two:
Why Partner At All?
9
Chapter Three:
The Unchanged UK Demand for Improvement
19
The two key differentiators of construction best practice
34
The six goals of construction best practice
35
The International Demand for Improvement
43
Partnering in the Virtual Company
61
Chapter Four:
Chapter Five:
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Contents
Chapter Six:
Setting Up Strategic Supply-Side Partnerships Action plan for setting up strategic supply-side partnerships
Chapter Seven:
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A protocol to underpin the relat