Construction Supply Chain Economics Book

1. Introduction to Supply Chain Economics and Procurement 2. The Rationale for the Modelling of Procurement in the Construction Supply Chain 3. Supply Chain Theory and Models 4. Industrial Organization Economics Methodology and Supply Chain Industrial Organization Approaches 5. Project-Oriented Industrial Organization Economics Supply Chain Procurement Model 6. Multiple Project Environment Chain Structural Organization 7. Case Study: Complex Core Commodity Supply Chain – Facade Chain Cluster 8. Case Study: Simple and Complex Core and Non Core Supply Chain – Steel Chain Cluster 9. Case Studies: Simple and Complex Core Commodity Supply Chains – Mechanical Services, Formwork, Concrete and Masonry 10. Conclusions and Future Directions: Supply Chain Specialization and Integration Blueprint