Client-led strategies for construction supply chain improvement

Construction Management and Economics

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 193-201

  Briscoe, Geoffrey H ^a   Dainty, Andrew R J ^b   Millett, Sarah J ^c   Neale, Richard H ^d  

^a Institute for Clean Growth and Future Mobility   (United Kingdom)

^b LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c Construction Industry Training Board ^*  (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GLAMORGAN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clients; Environment; Procurement; Supply chain and integration

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS; INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

CLIENT LEADERSHIP; CLIENT-LED STRATEGIES; SUPPLY CHAIN INTEGRATION;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; INDUSTRIAL PERFORMANCE; INDUSTRIAL PRACTICE;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 1842832076     PISSN: 01446193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0144619042000201394     Document Type: Article

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