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Early estimates only part of the procurement problem

Construction Law

The UK’s poor procurement practices are highlighted yet again by the news that the £19bn Crossrail project can’t be completed with the money available to the project. Another chapter in the long history of analysing why the UK’s procurement practices are so poor has just been produced by the National Audit Office (see News).

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The Unique Challenges of Procurement Planning for Construction Companies

ProcurementExpress.com

Construction teams face unique procurement challenges due to the complex nature of the business. As technology changes the game, procurement is becoming a strategic juggling act. With that in mind, we’ll look at three of the biggest challenges that construction teams deal with and how they affect procurement planning.

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How To Improve The Management Of Construction Site Inventory

Construction Marketing

Furthermore, MRP software is indispensable when it comes to procuring manufactured goods. Other areas aided by MRP include delivery scheduling and production planning. The post How To Improve The Management Of Construction Site Inventory appeared first on Construction Marketing Association Blog.

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How to track progress and communicate problems from the field

Lets Build

The reason is their inability to provide stakeholders with field updates that are seamlessly connected to the different project schedules. Because at the end of the day, if you stick to your schedule you will also stick to your budget. If you are following our blog for a while, you must have read this a couple of times already.

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New in Autodesk Build: 20+ Product Releases You Should Know

Autodesk Construction Cloud

Schedule Releases. Schedule | Make Schedule Suggestions in iOS [coming soon]. The new Multi-Currency functionality in cost management will help better support cost control for companies that procure from suppliers or carry out work in foreign countries. Schedule Releases. Highlighted Releases.

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LEAN JOB ORDER CONTRACTING comes to NEW MEXICO

Job Order Contracting

Procuring and executing on-demand, on-budget, on-time, quality construction services has traditionally been difficult. Construction services decision-making should be accomplished collaboratively among technical teams, procurement, building users and builders. Want to read more articles like this ? Visit our blog .

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Market Research Best Practices for Construction Webcast Friday, April 15, 2011

Construction Marketing

A webcast and panel discussion entitled Market Research Best Practices for Construction is scheduled for Friday, April 15, 2011 at 12 pm CST. The site links to the Construction Marketing Blog with marketing news, resources and related content, and the association’s Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and LinkedIn pages. Alison Brown.

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