Benchmarking for construction: Theory and practice

Construction Management and Economics

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 55-63

  Garnett, Naomi ^a   Pickrell, Simone ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Benchmarking methodology; Case studies; Process mapping; Social constructivism

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY;

BENCHMARKING METHODOLOGY; BENCHMARKING PROCESS; CASE-STUDIES; DEVELOPMENT AND TESTING; EFFICIENCY AND ECONOMIES; PROCESS MAPPING; SOCIAL CONSTRUCTIVISM; UK CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY;

BENCHMARKING;

EID: 2042510301     PISSN: 01446193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/014461900370951     Document Type: Article

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