Construction Supply Chain Economics

Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Chapter 1: Introduction to supply chain economics and procurement -- 1.0 Orientation -- 1.1 Rationale for text -- 1.2 Ideas explored in this text -- 1.3 Structure of text -- 1.4 A final word -- Chapter 2: The rationale for the modelling of procurement in the construction supply chain -- 2.0 Orientation -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Background to policy analysis -- 2.3 Charting the government quest for improved industry performance: international analysis - national studies and frameworks -- 2.4 National case study: Australian initiatives -- 2.5 Government economic models of performance -- 2.6 A final word -- Chapter 3: Supply chain theory and models -- 3.0 Orientation -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Supply chain terminology -- 3.3 Charting the supply chain movement -- 3.4 Industrial organization economics -- 3.5 A final word -- Chapter 4: Industrial organization economics methodology and supply chain industrial organization approaches -- 4.0 Orientation -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Industrial organization economics overview -- 4.3 Key concepts of structure, conduct and performance -- 4.4 Procurement relationships -- 4.5 Chain organization -- 4.6 Issues for procurement modelling using an industrial organization economics approach -- 4.7 A final word -- Chapter 5: Project-oriented industrial organization economics supply chain procurement model -- 5.0 Orientation -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Assembling the structural elements of the model -- 5.3 Description of the behavioural characteristics of the model -- 5.4 A final word -- Chapter 6: Multiple project environment chain structural organization -- 6.0 Orientation -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Projects and firms -- 6.3 Types of suppliers, associations and commodity attributes.