This should include consideration of the potential reasons for success or failure of application of selected production management technique, or the ease and suitability of their application. You should make reference to the wider contexts of industry that may have hindered/facilitated adoption, reference to contemporary industry practices and a critical consideration of the notion that ‘the construction manager is a production manager’.
You may use case study examples where appropriate to illustrate your discussions.
Please present your ideas in the form of a critical ‘literature review’, as used within academia to contextualise research papers (easily found in journals or conference proceedings).
Your submission must not exceed 4000 words.
Harvard references to be used in the assignment
Assignment format.
Abstract
- Introduction- what the problem is?
- Aim- Investigate whether effective current production management methods and techniques impact within the construction sector.
- Literature review. 3.1 Theories of production management
- Methods and Techniques e.g BIM, Lean, Just in time, Offsite Production etc.
- Production management in construction sector.
- State of the art.
- Data analysis (Findings)- critical analysis
- Conclusion
- Recommendation
Marking Scheme
| Selection, relevance and justification of points considered | 40% |
| Contextualisation of points considered within contemporary industry practices | 30% |
| Criticality of discussion. | 20% |
| Quality of referencing and citation throughout | 10% |
