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Overview
Drawing upon first-hand experience, Warne provides a comprehensive review of the management concept of partnering and its application to the construction process. Partnering as an effective tool of TQM, the roles of supplier and customer, and basic principles such as shared common goals, the importance of developing high trust, and the synergistic relationship are detailed. Warne examines myriad partnering projects and describes the tangible benefits accrued to the organizations involved. Among other topics, he reveals the advantages of the team charter, team goals, the use of empowerment, evaluation and the importance of continuous improvement. Tom Warne's Partnering for Success offers engineers, architects, owners, contractors, and subcontractors proven partnering skills and techniques needed to succeed in the construction industry today.Book Details
Published
July 31, 1994
Publisher
New York, N.Y. : ASCE Press, c1994.
Pages
90
Format
Hardcover
ISBN
9780872629769