Business excellence : lessons for the construction industry
The construction industry has been accused of being, at its worst, wasteful, inefficient and ineffective, wasting over £1 billion in 1999 due to errors and rework (Nicholson, 1999). Competitive pressures from within industry, as well as external political, economic and other considerations are forci...
Main Author: | Thompson, Nicola E. |
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Loughborough University
2005
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Online Access: | http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.416752 |
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