Continuous Cost Improvement in Construction

Theory and Practice

Temitope Seun Omotayo, Udayangani Kulatunga, Bankole Awuzie

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English

Routledge
22 March 2022

Economics of industrial organisation; Project management; Production & quality control management; The environment; Building construction & materials

Continuous Cost Improvement in Construction: Theory and Practice aims to provide students and practitioners with an all-inclusive understanding of strategies for adopting continuous improvement in construction cost management. This book addresses continuous improvement practices from the perspective of cost management and applies case study examples to question the readers’ perspective of continuous cost improvement strategies in the project lifecycle. Continuous cost improvement practices in managing the cost of minor, major, and mega projects are all connected with decision-making tools for devising strategies for choosing the approaches for mitigating the effect of cost overruns in construction projects. Continuous cost improvement should be taught as part of modern methods and processes of construction in further and higher education institutions. This book will be key reading for all advanced undergraduate and postgraduate courses in Construction Project Management, Building and Quantity Surveying. Professionals in all aspects of the AEC industry will also gain greatly from engaging with the key concepts of continuous cost improvement throughout this book.

By: Temitope Seun Omotayo, Udayangani Kulatunga, Bankole Awuzie
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 689g
ISBN: 9781032008448
ISBN 10: 103200844X
Pages: 266
Publication Date: 22 March 2022
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Temitope Omotayo is a Senior Lecturer in Quantity Surveying at Leeds Beckett University, UK. He holds a PhD in Construction Project Management from the University of Salford, UK after gaining an MSc in Quantity Surveying (Mechanical and Electrical) from the same University. Temitope is a fellow of the higher education academy (FHEA) and holds a postgraduate certificate in higher education (PGCAP). His research interests are continuous improvement in construction, the application of systems thinking for decision making in the built environment, sustainable construction, and smart cities. Udayangani Kulatunga is a Professor in Building Economics, attached to the Department of Building Economics, University of Moratuwa in Sri Lanka. She is also the Director of the Centre for Disaster Risk Reduction at University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka. Udayangani completed her undergraduate degree in Quantity Surveying (Hons) at University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka and her PhD at University of Salford, UK in Performance Measurement in construction research and development. Udayangani has teaching experience both in the UK and in Sri Lanka. She is a fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA), UK and holds a postgraduate certificate in higher education (PGCAP) as well. Bankole Awuzie is an Associate Professor, Department of Built Environment, Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology at the Central University of Technology, Free State, South Africa. He holds a PhD in Built Environment (Construction Project Management) from the University of Salford and an MSc in Construction Project Management from the Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen, Scotland, both of which are in the UK. He is a rated researcher of the South African National Research Foundation (NRF). His research interests span the smart, sustainable, and circular construction knowledge domain.

Reviews for Continuous Cost Improvement in Construction: Theory and Practice

Construction costs are a never-ending subject of conversation between scholars and practitioners in the construction domain. This book offers definitive guide to the holistic dimensions of construction cost management for academics and postgraduate students. In particular, the insight into research strategies and decision-making tools adds value to existing knowledge-gap in this area. - Che Khairil Izam Che Ibrahim, Associate Professor, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia.