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Bresnen, M and Marshall, N (2000) Motivation, commitment and the use of incentives in partnerships and alliances. Construction Management and Economics, 18(05), 587-98.

Crosthwaite, D (2000) The global construction market: a cross-sectional analysis. Construction Management and Economics, 18(05), 619-27.

Fong, P S-W and Choi, S K-Y (2000) Final contractor selection using the analytical hierarchy process. Construction Management and Economics, 18(05), 547-57.

Holm, M G (2000) Service management in housing refurbishment: a theoretical approach. Construction Management and Economics, 18(05), 525-33.

Hoxley, M (2000) Are competitive fee tendering and construction professional service quality mutually exclusive?. Construction Management and Economics, 18(05), 599-605.

Hua, G B and Pin, T H (2000) Forecasting construction industry demand, price and productivity in Singapore: the Box-Jenkins approach. Construction Management and Economics, 18(05), 607-18.

Landin, A (2000) ISO 9001 within the Swedish construction sector. Construction Management and Economics, 18(05), 509-18.

Loosemore, M and Tan, C C (2000) Occupational stereotypes in the construction industry. Construction Management and Economics, 18(05), 559-66.

Love, P E D, Mandal, P, Smith, J and Li, H (2000) Modelling the dynamics of design error induced rework in construction. Construction Management and Economics, 18(05), 567-74.

Munns, A K and Al-Haimus, K M (2000) Estimating using cost significant global cost models. Construction Management and Economics, 18(05), 575-85.

Nicholas, J, Holt, G D and Mihsein, M (2000) Contractor financial credit limits: their derivation and implications for materials suppliers. Construction Management and Economics, 18(05), 535-45.

  • Type: Journal Article
  • Keywords: contractors� credit limits; debtors; materials suppliers; risk; utility theory
  • ISBN/ISSN: 0144-6193
  • URL: https://doi.org/10.1080/014461900407347
  • Abstract:

    Current methodologies for ’calculating’ contractors’ credit limits (for supply of construction materials) are discussed and critically appraised. It is highlighted that credit limit imposition should be a function of a supplier’s financial characteristics as well as potential debtors’ probability of defaulting upon repayment. A conceptually new approach is presented to identify whether an additional contractor’s trade results in a worthwhile gain in utility for the supplier. It is identified, inter alia, that (i) allowing very few contractors credit facilities that account for a large proportion of suppliers’ potential profits, (ii) having inaccurate creditworthiness evaluation procedures, and (iii) operating on low targeted profit margins are the characteristics that inflict maximum financial risk upon materials suppliers.

Odeyinka, H A (2000) An evaluation of the use of insurance in managing construction risks. Construction Management and Economics, 18(05), 519-24.