MANAGEMENT GOES PUBLIC

Little by little, the management techniques of private industry are making their way into public construction. An exclusive ROADS survey of the largest bridge engineers and contractors shows that specialized techniques, once employed solely for private buildings (e.g. design/build, construction management, value engineering), are being used extensively in bridge delivery. Coordinately, as cracks develop in the traditional process of design/bid, the role of marketing is being perceived as increasingly important. (Author)

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  Scranton Gillette Communications

  380 E Northwest Highway, Suite 200
  Des Planes, IL  United States  60016-2282
• Publication Date: 1984-11

Media Info

• Features: Figures;
• Pagination: p. 17-18
• Serial:
  • Roads
  • Volume: 22
  • Issue Number: 1
  • Publisher: Permanent International Assoc of Road Congresses
  • ISSN: 0004-556X

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bridge engineering; Construction management; Contractors; Data collection; Marketing; Surveys; Utilization; Value engineering
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Construction; Highways; Research; I10: Economics and Administration;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00393765
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 31 1985 12:00AM