Management framework for technology clusters implementation

Construction Management and Economics

Volumn 28, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 771-782

  Al Bizri, Salam ^a   Gray, Colin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Integration; Procurement; Supply chain; Technology clusters

Indexed keywords

CLUSTERING APPROACH; COMPONENT-BASED CONSTRUCTION; CONSTRUCTION SUPPLY CHAIN; DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION PROCESS; FULL INTEGRATION; MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORKS; MANAGEMENT PHILOSOPHY; ORGANIZATIONAL DESIGN AND MANAGEMENT; PROCUREMENT; QUALITY PRODUCTION; TECHNOLOGY CLUSTER; TECHNOLOGY CLUSTERS;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; DESIGN; SUPPLY CHAINS; TECHNOLOGY;

SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; MANAGEMENT; TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION;

EID: 77956543881     PISSN: 01446193     EISSN: 1466433X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01446191003725170     Document Type: Article

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