Construction Contractors'' Survival Guide - Manage With Confidence

Informationen zum Autor THOMAS C. SCHLEIFER, Ph.D. has 45 years of industry experience and was founder and President of the largest international consultancy firm serving the contract surety industry. He was an Eminent Scholar and Research Professor at the Del E. Webb School of Construction at Arizona State University. Dr. Schleifer, is known as "a turnaround" expert because of the number of companies that he has rescued from financial distress. Klappentext The turnover rate for companies in the construction industry is high. This book identifies the ten key elements of contractor failure and shows how to avoid them. Each element of failure is defined, illustrated by real examples, and ways are discussed to avoid or minimize the risks involved. Zusammenfassung The turnover rate for companies in the construction industry is high. This book identifies the ten key elements of contractor failure and shows how to avoid them. Each element of failure is defined! illustrated by real examples! and ways are discussed to avoid or minimize the risks involved. Inhaltsverzeichnis Managing with Confidence. Elements of Contractor Failure. Increase in Project Size. Change in Geographic Location. Change in Type of Construction. Replacing Key Personnel. Managerial Maturity. Accounting Systems. Evaluating Contract Profitability. Equipment Cost Control. Billing Procedures. The Use and Misuse of Computers. Other Industry Concerns. Glossary. About the Author. Index.

Product details

• Authors: Schleifer, TC Schleifer, Thomas C Schleifer, Thomas C. Schleifer, Thomas C. (Arizona State University) Schleifer, SCHLEIFER THOMAS C, Schleifer Thomas C.
• Publisher: Wiley, John and Sons Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 18.04.1990
• EAN: 9780471513247
• ISBN: 978-0-471-51324-7
• No. of pages: 176
• Series: Wiley Series of Practical Cons; Wiley Series of Practical Construction Guides; Wiley Series of Practical Construction Guides
• Subjects: Guides > Law, job, finance; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology > Structural and environmental engineering; Social sciences, law, business > Business > General, dictionaries; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Construction / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Construction, Construction industry, Building construction & materials, Building construction and materials, Construction and building industry