...Nicholas Chileshe; Raufdeen Rameezdeen; M. Reza Hosseini; Steffen Lehmann; Chika Udeaja Purpose – A large number of benefits have been reported when reverse logistics (RL) is fully implemented in the construction industry. However, RL is yet to become common place in the construction sector...

... by the supplier. In terms of impact, the focus is on the link between obtaining preferred customer status from a specific supplier and the buyer’s satisfaction with its collaboration with that supplier. Design/methodology/approach – Two case studies in the Dutch construction industry were conducted...

... with implementing spend consolidation, a prevailing sourcing strategy. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2014 Through one author's construction industry network, we gained access to a top executive in a large construction company (C1), who became the main contact person in the research project. We...

... management Construction industry Concepts such as “platforms,” “design for manufacturing” and “concurrent engineering” seek to improve manufacturing performance by relating the design of products to the actual production system (Wheelwright and Clark, 1992). These concepts integrate common processes...

... some processes necessary to establish the organisational context for KLM. Sections 4 and 5 bring the paper to a close, with some general conclusions and acknowledgements. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2004 Knowledge management Construction industry As part of the work...

...A. Sullivan; F.C. Harris The construction industry suffers from fragmentation owing to the temporary nature of project execution and the specialisms incorporated into a project. Major construction industry clients, contractors and consultants were interviewed or sent questionnaires to elicit...

... scope for application. The most important influences on decision making, in practice, are consistency and feedback; the challenge remains to prevent organisational decision making being resistant to new ideas and techniques. © MCB UP Limited 1985 Construction Industry Discounted Cash Flow...

... to minimise the total net present cost of capital. Introduction Generally, contracting firms in the construction industry have capital employed representing about 25 per cent of annual turnover. For many companies much of this capital must be obtained from private sources and retained earnings, with working...