Page 5 - Managing Construction Logistics

Contents

Foreword vii
Peter Rogers CBE
Chairman of the UK Green Building Council xi
Preface xiii
About the Book xvii
About the Authors xix
Dedication and Acknowledgements xxi
Glossary of Abbreviations xxiii
Introduction

Section 1: Contextualising Logistics for Construction 1

1 The Origins of Logistics 3
Definitions and origins of logistics 3
The military origins of logistics 4
Modern military logistics 10
Parallel lines: construction and the military 11
References 13

Section 2: Construction Logistics in Practice 15

2 Construction Logistics in Practice 17
Development of logistics 17
Construction industry logistics 18
Comparing construction with manufacturing 20
Construction industry: traditional approach to logistics 23
Construction industry: dedicated approach to logistics 25
Cultural barriers to implementing integrated logistics
in the construction industry 28
Resistance to change 30