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Clarke, L and Wall, C (2000) Craft versus industry: the division of labour in European housing construction. Construction Management and Economics, 18(06), 689-98.
Druker, J and Croucher, R (2000) National collective bargaining and employment flexibility in the European building and civil engineering industries. Construction Management and Economics, 18(06), 699-709.
Guffond, J-L and Leconte, G (2000) Developing construction logistics management: the French experience. Construction Management and Economics, 18(06), 679-87.
- Type: Journal Article
- Keywords: site coordination; France; inter-activity coordination; logistics
- ISBN/ISSN: 0144-6193
- URL: https://doi.org/10.1080/014461900414736
- Abstract:
To recover from the construction crisis, major French construction firms started developing ’package building’ strategies at the beginning of the 1990s. Today, their desire to open up continues, but they have also shown renewed interest in the management of construction site activities and production engineering, as witnessed by the practices of ’logistics management’. How can we justify this inward-looking attitude to construction? What place is there for innovation? Along what lines must this new approach to production management develop? These questions are addressed with reference to the analysis recently produced by a panel of experts led by the authors. The study of various experimental construction sites shows that although it may not yet be well established, this approach has resulted in significant changes in the way construction projects are organized. It places the emergence of new forms of coordination both within and between firms right at the heart of the quest for production efficiency.
Henry, E (2000) Quality management standardization in the French construction industry: singularities and internationalization prospects. Construction Management and Economics, 18(06), 667-77.
Huemer, L and Östergren, K (2000) Strategic change and organizational learning in two 'Swedish' construction firms. Construction Management and Economics, 18(06), 635-42.
Janssen, J (2000) The European construction industry�s competitiveness: a construct of the European Commission. Construction Management and Economics, 18(06), 711-20.
Mahmoud-Jouini, S B (2000) Innovative supply-based strategies in the construction industry. Construction Management and Economics, 18(06), 643-50.
Micelli, E (2000) Mobilizing the skills of specialist firms to reduce costs and enhance performance in the European construction industry: two case studies. Construction Management and Economics, 18(06), 651-6.
Proverbs, D G and Holt, G D (2000) A theoretical model for optimum project (time) performance based on European best practice. Construction Management and Economics, 18(06), 657-65.