Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management: Volume 2 Issue 2

Competitive advantage through alliancing

BOB SCOTT

Since 1990, BP Exploration Europe has been developing a significant track record in substantially reducing the costs of new oil and gas development projects. This is allowing…

EDI's role as an enabler for electronic commerce and information integration

CLARISSE MOLAD, W. EDWARD BACK

Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) is a form of electronic communication designed to permit trading partners (customers and suppliers), in two or more organizations, to exchange…

Examination of the eclectic paradigm as applied to international contracting ‐ with emphasis on the internalization dimension

ABDUL‐RASHID ABDUL‐AZIZ

Seymour's application of the eclectic paradigm to the international construction industry is examined. As with other theories on multinational enterprise, the paradigm was…

Cost‐significant modelling ‐ its potential for use in south‐east Asia

PAUL S.H. POH, R. MALCOLM W. HORNER

A rich variety of cost models is used in the world's construction industries. In countries exposed to British practice, the use of traditional bills of quantities is common…

Trade performance of the UK building materials and components industries

ROGER FLANAGAN, GEORGE NORMAN, HEATHER WORRALL

This paper looks at the trade performance of the UK building materials and components industries. In particular it analyses recent trade performance and trends from 1980 to 1993…