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Analysis Skills for Production Strategiesby Dr David Moore
While the construction process is potentially horrendously complex, this book puts forward the view that it is possible to be selective and creative within the analysis function; in particular, it shows that one does not always need to rely on precise numeric information.
The book covers five main areas: fragmentation as a problem in the construction industry; the need to appreciate that production is not an accident and has to be planned; the use of systems analysis in aiding the planning of production; the relevance of buildability models in appreciating the complexities and changing nature of production; and the problems of making effective decisions within a fragmented and complex planning environment.
This book is aimed at any company or manager involved in the management of live construction projects - and particularly those which are large and complex. In particular, project managers, construction managers, project planners and contracts managers will find it of interest.
ContentsTHE FRAGMENTATION PROBLEM The construction industry and fragmentation - Task and activity specialisation; Construction’s unique characteristics; User demands. Products and production problems - Value of the product; Product range; Control in an adversarial industry; Risk and uncertainty; Quality, Time, Cost. Industrialisation and Production - Convergent products; Divergent products. Legal Considerations - Forms of Contract; CDM. Conclusions. PRODUCTION IS NOT AN ACCIDENT Production and planning - Analysis and the definition of the project; The value of analysis; The redundant plan; Resources as a constraint on planning. The creative project manager. Introduction to key systems concepts - Defining key terms; Imports, Conversion, and Export (ICE); System’s external environment; System’s internal environment; Open system structures; Closed system structures; Planning, analysis, and control (PAC). Setting initial project objectives. MOP. Conclusions. Exercises. SYSTEMS ANALYSIS FOR CONSTRUCTION Consider the external environment - Ethics as an environmental force; Legislation as an environmental force; Society as an environmental force; From the external to the internal: System Imports. Consider the internal environment - Buildability: a brief introduction; The human resource; The conversion process; Task systems; First indications of precedence; How many task systems? Optimisation of the project system - Lockstep optimisation; Resource levelling; Cost. Conclusions. Questions. THE LIMITS OF CONTROL The finite nature of control - Success criteria. Materials handling - Production and inventories; Optimised Production Technology (OPT). Contingency approach - Rate of change; Chaos and complexity; Analysis relevance. Conclusions. Questions. BUILDABILITY MODELS: EVERYTHING, OR HARDLY ANYTHING? Buildability philosophies - The definition problem; Standardisation; Simplification; Concept differential. The High Level task approach - Generic task theory; Buildability attributes; Quantitative assessment: how difficult is it? Operative Complexity Perspective (OCP) - OCP and the internal environment; Labour resource initiative; The value of teams for the conversion process. Conclusions. Memory Joggers. HOW GOOD DO YOU NEED TO BE? Decision Making and Responsibility. Risk-taker or Risk-avoider? - Risk evaluation; Risk management. Conclusions. Questions. PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE Study questions. Worked examples. REFERENCES BUILDABILITY BIBLIOGRAPHY Price: £59.95
ISBN: 1 902375 08 4
Publisher: Chandos Publishing (Oxford) Limited
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