Production arrangements by US building and non-building contractors: An update

Construction Management and Economics

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 231-235

  Costantino, Nicola ^a   Pietroforte, Roberto ^b  

^a POLITECNICO DI BARI   (Italy)

^b Worcester Polytechnic Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Building contractors; Non building contractors; Self performance; Subcontracting; US construction industry

Indexed keywords

BUILDINGS; CONTRACTS; PRODUCTION ENGINEERING; PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

BUILDING CONTRACTORS; TECHNOLOGICAL REQUIREMENTS;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION; MANUFACTURING; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 2342429792     PISSN: 01446193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01446190310001649083     Document Type: Article

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