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Management Decisions for Engineers
Author(s): James Parkin, University of Technology, Sydney
Publication date: 13 May 1996
ISBN: 9780727725011
£57.25
Decision making is at the heart of managing. It is the retraceable expression of the process of organizing. Good decisions produce good outcomes for both the organization and the manager, and careers
May be made or broken by a single decision. This book is a guide, designed for engineering managers, to the theory and practice of how good decisio
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Appraisal and repair of masonry
Author(s): G Parkinson, G Shaw, J Beck and D Knowles, Curtins Consulting Engineer
Publication date: 18 April 1996
ISBN: 9780727720559
£40.75
This guide provides practical advice and guidance on the repair and maintenance of masonry structures. It covers all of the various forms of masonry, including stone, brick and blockwork.
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Practical Risk Management in the Construction Industry
Author(s): L Edwards, Scott Wilson Kirkpatrick
Publication date: 04 May 1995
ISBN: 9780727720641
£44.25
Until now there has been little information available to engineers to help them assimilate quickly the basic theories and practice of risk management; nor has information been widely available on the risk assessments actually produced and the risk management undertaken by those working in the construction industry . Previous text books and articles
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Project Cost Estimating
Author(s): N J Smith, UMIST
Publication date: 31 March 1995
ISBN: 9780727720320
£32.50
Estimates can be prepared at any stage during a project but in order to make use of an estimate it is important to consider its purpose, the stage of the project when it was prepared and the degree of risk in the project. To have any meaning, the purpose of any estimate must be linked to the stages of the project and to the data available. Engineer
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Civil engineering in the nuclear industry
Author(s): R Dexter-Smith
Publication date: 31 October 1991
ISBN: 9780727716439
£76.00
Civil engineering has an important part to play at every stage of the nuclear fuel cycle. This book examines ways in which the industry has responded to this challenge with new methods of construction giving higher productivity and faster construction times.
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Negotiating Skills in Engineering and Construction
Author(s): Bill Scott and Bertil Billing
Publication date: 17 July 1990
ISBN: 9780727715173
£40.75
This book is about the personal skills which engineers use in negotiations. It covers the different negotiating skills needed during all three phases of a contract: to secure it, during its lifetime, and to settle outstanding matters afterwards. The book also shows how to respond to negotiators from other styles and cultures. It is a handbook of me
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