Lordsleem Junior, Alberto Casado (2002) Methodology for subcontractor companies management capacitation. PhD thesis, Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil.
Abstract
Subcontracting has been an approach increasingly adopted to run building construction activities. Once they hire subcontractors, the main contractors expect to gain advantages such as: controlling site jobs, reducing job costs and duration and having more skilled workers available. Despite the importance of this approach, some problems have been observed in the relationship between subcontractors and the main contractor, mainly because the contractors themselves want the forecast benefits to come true. The main issues are: what point's subcontractors have to improve in their organization and which actions they have to implement in their companies. To meet these challenges, this paper proposes a methodology to help subcontractors improve their companies, allowing them to provide more confident services to the building construction environment. This methodology is based upon a successful pilot capacitation work carried out with a group of subcontractors, on the analysis of the references researched besides a research of case studies; therefore, its implementation by subcontractor companies presents a good potential to make these organizations evolve.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Doctoral) |
|---|---|
| Thesis advisor: | Barros, Mércia Maria Semensato Bottura de |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | civil construction; management capacitation; methodology; subcontractors; subcontrating |
| Index terms: | main contractor, case study, subcontracting, skilled worker, duration, implementation, building construction, methodology, subcontractor |
| Subjects: | practitioner, organization, contractual arrangements, research methods, building construction, data collection methods, management, project controls |
| Topics: | Procurement, Supply Chain Management, Construction Technology, Roles and Professions, Research Practice, Time Control, Human Resources |
| Descriptive scope: | 4 PCTE |
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