
Construction Purchasing & Supply Chain Management
by Benton-
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Summary
Author Biography
Linda F. McHenry, Esq., is Vice President.and COO for Benton and Associates.
Table of Contents
Preface | p. ix |
Acknowledgments | p. xiv |
Introduction to Construction Purchasing and Supply Chain Management | p. 1 |
Manufacturing Risks versus Construction Risks | p. 2 |
Types of Construction Projects | p. 7 |
Preconstruction Design and Contractor Selection | p. 9 |
Construction | p. 10 |
Information Management | p. 10 |
Risk Management | p. 10 |
Critical Elements for Best Practice Construction | p. 10 |
Supply Chain Management and Competitive Construction Operations | p. 13 |
Barriers to Supply Chain Management | p. 14 |
Supply Chain Partnerships | p. 16 |
Traditional Construction Supply Chain | p. 16 |
Benefits of Supplier Partnerships | p. 18 |
Risks of Supplier-Contractor Partnerships | p. 20 |
Joint Venture Supply Chain Partnership | p. 21 |
Conclusion | p. 23 |
References | p. 24 |
The Construction Supply Sourcing Process and Procedures | p. 25 |
Objectives and Activities of Construction Supply Sourcing | p. 28 |
The Supply Management Process | p. 30 |
Supply Sourcing Dollar Responsibility | p. 32 |
Competitive Pressures | p. 32 |
Material Shortages | p. 32 |
Inflation | p. 32 |
Complex, High-Value Projects | p. 33 |
Potential for Profit | p. 33 |
Purchasing and Competitive Strategy Linkage | p. 34 |
Competitive Strategy | p. 34 |
Supply Chain Strategy | p. 36 |
The Project Sourcing Plan | p. 37 |
Purchase Order | p. 39 |
The Subcontract Document | p. 41 |
The Sourcing Cycle | p. 42 |
Construction Sourcing Documents | p. 43 |
Prime Contract | p. 43 |
Purchase Order | p. 44 |
Subcontract | p. 44 |
Leases and other Agreements | p. 44 |
Subcontracting versus Materials Purchasing | p. 44 |
The Subcontracting Sourcing Process | p. 44 |
Materials Purchasing | p. 46 |
Maintenance, Repair, and Operating Supplies | p. 47 |
Conclusion | p. 48 |
Construction Supply Chain Relationship Management | p. 49 |
Construction Supply Chain Relationship Management | p. 50 |
Subcontractor and Supplier Reduction | p. 51 |
Four Dimensions of Supply Chain Relationships | p. 52 |
Supplier Relationship Management Segmentation | p. 53 |
Preferred Supplier Relationship Management | p. 54 |
Strategic Supplier Relationship Management | p. 54 |
Strategic Source Performance Review Process | p. 56 |
Strategic Supplier Relationship Scoring System | p. 57 |
Conclusion | p. 59 |
Tier 1 Supplier Profile Example | p. 60 |
References | p. 62 |
Construction Supplier Selection and Evalution | p. 63 |
Construction Purchasing Mistakes | p. 64 |
Construction Sourcing Success Factors | p. 64 |
Sources of Supplier Information | p. 66 |
Strategic Selection | p. 66 |
Criteria for Supplier Evaluation | p. 67 |
Three Common Supplier Evaluation Systems | p. 67 |
Categorical Method | p. 67 |
Cost-Ratio Method | p. 68 |
Linear Averaging | p. 70 |
Single versus Multiple Sources | p. 72 |
Advantages of Multiple Sourcing | p. 72 |
Advantages of Single Sourcing | p. 72 |
Advantages of Dual Sourcing | p. 73 |
Long-Term Relationship Issues | p. 73 |
Cross-Sourcing | p. 74 |
Supplier Reduction | p. 74 |
Grade | p. 74 |
Hurdle | p. 75 |
Certification | p. 75 |
Conclusion | p. 76 |
Purchasing Subcontracting Service | p. 77 |
Preliminary Subcontracting Planning | p. 80 |
Subcontracting Source Selection | p. 80 |
Preparation of the Bid Package or Request for Quotation | p. 80 |
Components of the Bid Package | p. 83 |
Pre-Bid Conference | p. 85 |
Purchasing/Supply Management (Large Construction Organizations) | p. 86 |
Evaluation of Bid Packages | p. 86 |
Submitting Bids by E-mail, Facsimile, and Telephone | p. 86 |
Contract Types | p. 88 |
Lump Sum Contracts | p. 90 |
Unit Price Contracts | p. 90 |
Cost-Plus Contracts | p. 91 |
Design-Build Contracts | p. 93 |
Negotiated Contracts | p. 93 |
Contract Negotiations | p. 93 |
Awarding Major Subcontractors | p. 95 |
Subcontractor and Supplier Quality Assurance and Quality Control Expectations | p. 95 |
Strategic Construction QA and QC | p. 98 |
Change Orders | p. 99 |
Conclusion | p. 100 |
References | p. 102 |
Construction Equipment Planning, Purchasing, and Leasing | p. 103 |
Requisition | p. 105 |
Company Goals and Objectives | p. 105 |
New Market Niche Ideas | p. 105 |
Cash-Flow Analysis | p. 108 |
Economic Evaluation | p. 109 |
Example: Motor Grader | p. 109 |
Selection | p. 112 |
Financial Plan Analysis | p. 112 |
Implementation | p. 118 |
Expenditure Control | p. 119 |
Audits | p. 119 |
Disposal of Capital Equipment | p. 119 |
Purchasing New versus Used Construction Equipment | p. 124 |
Conclusion | p. 125 |
Construction Supply Chain Complexity, Profitability, and Information Sharing | p. 127 |
Construction Supply Chain Management | p. 128 |
Information Sharing | p. 129 |
Project Execution | p. 140 |
Conclusion | p. 142 |
References | p. 143 |
Construction Supply Chain Management Business Models | p. 145 |
Public and Private Sector Heavy Construction and Horizontal Supply Chain Models | p. 145 |
The Components of the Heavy Construction Supply Chain Model | p. 147 |
Public versus Private Construction Projects | p. 154 |
Supply Chain Document Flows | p. 154 |
Supply Chain Coordination and Information Flows | p. 155 |
Supply Chain Money Flows | p. 155 |
Private and Public Sector (Vertical) Construction Supply Chain Models | p. 156 |
Supply Chain Document Flows | p. 162 |
Supply Chain Coordination and Information Flows | p. 160 |
Supply Chain Money Flows | p. 160 |
Implementation of Construction Supply Chain Management | p. 161 |
Conclusion | p. 162 |
References | p. 162 |
Joint Venture Agreement | p. 163 |
Subcontractor's Bid Package and Pre-Bid Invitation | p. 173 |
CD 300, Standard Form of Tri-Party Agreement for Collaborative Project Delivery | p. 191 |
Standard Form of Agreement Between Owner and Contractor for Integrated Project Deliver | p. 197 |
Construction Management At Risk Contract | p. 205 |
Glossary | p. 209 |
Index | p. 233 |
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