Procurement Scheduling

Submittal data and procurement are proving to be major problems for many contractors. It is an unavoidable process, but one that can be a significant cause of delay in the overall building process. This chapter provides guidelines for the project manager who is interested in setting up a simple yet...

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Published inProject Scheduling and Management for Construction Vol. 89; pp. 155 - 167
Main Author Pierce, David R., Jr
Format Book Chapter
LanguageEnglish
Published United States R. S. Means Company, Incorporated 2013
Wiley
John Wiley & Sons, Inc
Subjects
CPM schedule
procurement process
project manager
reporting
submittal data
tracking
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Summary:Submittal data and procurement are proving to be major problems for many contractors. It is an unavoidable process, but one that can be a significant cause of delay in the overall building process. This chapter provides guidelines for the project manager who is interested in setting up a simple yet effective system using the project's CPM schedule to manage the procurement process. Using the methods, progress on submittal data and procurements may be tracked and reported accurately and, when used properly, these methods can provide reliable schedule information that will help the project's managers recognize potential problems. Once recognized, these problems can be addressed early, thereby minimizing delays.
ISBN:9781118367803
1118367804
111877955X
9781118779552
DOI:10.1002/9781118779552.ch8