Male, S and Kelly, J (1989) Organizational responses of public sector clients in Canada to the implementation of value management: Lessons for the UK construction industry. Construction Management and Economics, 7(3), pp. 203-216. ISSN 01446193
Abstract
Value management is a philosophy and set of techniques that has its origins in the US. manufacturing industry of the 1940s. It has been increasingly used in the North American construction industry and is now being used in the UK construction industry by a small group of contractors and consultancy firms who are offering it as a service to clients. This paper provides a brief review of the historical development of and approaches to value management, as practised in North America and then details two case studies of how client bodies have responded to its implementation. One case study is concerned with events at an organizational level whilst the second tracks the client response to a value management exercise on a project. The paper concludes by discussing the implications of the lessons learned from these case studies for the UK construction industry.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | building process; client organizations; cost; design team; function; value management |
| Index terms: | value management, historical development, implementation, construction industry, case study, exercise, Canada, consultancy, lessons learned, building process, philosophy, client organization, public-sector client, manufacturing industry, design team |
| Subjects: | architectural and construction history, contractual arrangements, professional practice, client relations, organization, data collection methods, health behaviours and lifestyles, sociology, building construction, industry analysis, philosophical studies, management, professional development, Geography |
| Topics: | Research Practice, Geographical Context, Information Management, Health and Safety, Procurement, Stakeholder Management, Value Management, Design Practice, Organizational Design, Site Management |
| Descriptive scope: | 4 PCTE |
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