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This edition first published 2010
© 2010 Gary Sullivan, Stephen Barthorpe and Stephen Robbins

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Sullivan, Gary, 1959–
Managing construction logistics / Gary Sullivan, Stephen Barthorpe, Stephen Robbins.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-1-4051-5124-5 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. Building–Superintendence–Data

processing. 2. Construction industry–Management–Data processing. 3. Business logistics–
Data processing. 4. Production scheduling–Data processing. I. Barthorpe, Stephen.
II. Robbins, Stephen, 1979– III. Title.

TH437.S83 2010
624.068′7–dc22

2009048117

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