Rak-63.3330 Operations in International Construction Business

INTRODUCTION

7.9.2015

Rak-63.3330 Operations in International Construction Business

Assistant Professor Antti Peltokorpiantti.peltokorpi@aalto.fi

General information

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• The course can be included in• Special modules in Construction Economics• Doctoral studies• Exchange studies

International approach to Operations Management Toolkit in Construction Industry

Quality Management

Project Management

Supply-Chain Management

Risk Management

Entrepreneurship

Leadership

Service Design

Strategic Management

Business Networks

Design managementInformation

systems

Learning outcomes

Introduce to operations management principles applied in international and foreign construction operations

Student will:• Know the key theoretical, applicable international marketing, selling and entry

concepts and can prepare a market entry plan with a context of a case company and its targeted market (Part 1)

• Know the key theoretical, applicable risk management concepts as part of management of a foreign construction project (Part 2)

• Know the key theoretical, applicable quality management issues as part of management of a construction operations (Part 3)

• Know the key factors in management of building design as part of foreign project management and can prepare an analysis of contextual factors affecting building design solutions in targeted countries (Part 4)

• Know the key theoretical, applicable procurement practices as part of management of a construction operations (Part 5)

Main Content

• Instructed team work about market entry plan:• Introduction session• Two coaching sessions• Presentation session

• Two interactive learning sessions with pre-readings:• Risk management• Quality management

• Two interactive practical learning sessions:• US experiences with Integrated Project Delivery and target cost design• Procurement in construction: Implications from company strategy and

culture to procurement practices

• Attendance at learning sessions is mandatory due to their interactive nature

Assessment methods and material

• Assessment method• Team work about market entry plan (30 %)• Exam (70 %)

• Material for exam:• Pre-reading lecture articles (4 articles)• Lecture presentations

Schedule

Time Topic Teacher Material

Mon 7.9 14-18 Introduction to a course

Introduction to team work

Antti Peltokorpi

Pekka Huovinen

Slides

Wed 16.9 14-16 Coaching the teams to perform team work

Pekka Huovinen  

Mon 21.9 14-16+(Mandatory)

Risk management in construction  Antti Peltokorpi Pre-readings: GROUP 1: Li Bing et al. (1999) GROUP 2: Osipova & Eriksson (2013)

Wed 23.9 14-16 Coaching the teams to perform team work

Pekka Huovinen  

Mon 28.9 14-16+(Mandatory)

Quality management in construction Antti Peltokorpi Pre-readings: GROUP 1: Arditi & Gunaydin (1997) GROUP 2: Tang et al. (2009)

Wed 30.9 14-16 Teams presenting their strategies for market entries

Pekka Huovinen  

Mon 5.10 14-16(Mandatory)

US experiences with Integrated Project Delivery and target cost design

Olli Seppänen Slides 

Mon 12.10 14-16(Mandatory)

Procurement in construction: Implications from company strategy and culture to procurement practices

Jan Elfving, Skanska

Slides

Room: R5

Groups for pre-readings I

Mon 21.9: Risk management in construction

GROUP 1: Read article: Li Bing et al. (1999)

Abramov, Böhler, Derouet, Jalkanen, Kujala, Laurila

 

GROUP 2: Read article: Osipova & Eriksson (2013)

Noorizadeh, Pulkkinen, Rehman, Ruponen, Vaglio Tessitore, Wu

Groups for pre-readings II

Mon 28.9: Quality management in construction

GROUP 1: Read article: Arditi & Gunaydin (1997) 

Abramov, Böhler, Derouet, Ruponen, Vaglio Tessitore, Wu

 

GROUP 2: Read article: Tang et al. (2009)

Jalkanen, Kujala, Laurila, Noorizadeh, Pulkkinen, Rehman