Includes bibliographical references and index.

SECTION A- BACKGROUND 1. Continuous Improvement and the Construction Industry -- 2. Construction Cost Management Systems, Methods and Techniques -- 3. Construction Cost Management Methods -- 4. Construction Cost Management Techniques -- 5. Modern methods of cost control -- SECTION B- STRATEGIES 6. Overhead cost reduction and maintenance through continuous improvement -- 7. Global Construction Organisational Cultures and Continuous Improvement 8. Continuous improvement and cost overrun in construction projects -- 9. Latent Continuous Cost Improvement Strategies in the Construction -- Industry SECTION C- CASES 10. Cases on Overhead Cost Reduction and Maintenance through Continuous Improvement -- 11. Cases on continuous cost improvement attributes for monitoring construction projects PART I -- 12. Cases on continuous cost improvement attributes in the construction industry PART II -- 13. Cases on Openness to Continuous Cost Improvement in Construction Organisations -- 14. Cases on Continuous Cost Improvement in Procurement Strategies -- 15. Contractual Payment Arrangements and Continuous Improvement -- SECTION D- DECISION TOOLS 16. Decision Tools for Continuous Cost Improvement Part I -- 17. Decision Tools for Continuous Cost Improvement Part II.