Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from Modern Management Applied to Construction
Andrew Carnegie is credited with saying that if he had to lose his plants or his organization, he would prefer to lose the former; for they could be replaced more quickly than his organization. This is especially true of contracting. The building Of an organization for this work means years of effort. Contractors just starting in the' business quickly realize this; the Older men in the field know that hundred per cent efficiency in any contracting organization is seldom reached. The principles of modern management should leave nothing for chance to decide. Therefore, the successful contractor Of today must break away from Old inefficient methods and practise modern ways. TO do this calls for real leadership. In mechanical lines much has been done to try out this new leadership - to adopt scientific management and establish new standards for a greater efficiency in manufacturing. It has been thought that these principles, so successfully applied in the manufacturing field, are not applicable to engineering and architectural construction. This idea, however, has been proven erroneous by the successful work Of those pioneers in the contracting field. The author's experience as a construction economist covering the past decade has taught him that scientific management is applicable to construction - he has applied and is applying the principles of such management with a fair degree Of success. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
