Course detail

Management of Construction Company

FAST-NVA051Acad. year: 2023/2024

Procedures and methods of cost management in construction company.
Enterprise purchasing management, evaluation of contractors and subcontractors.
Utilization of electronic reverse auctions in construction sector.
Enterprise performance and utilization of benchmarking in construction industry.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

5

Department

Institute of Structural Economics and Management (EKR)

Entry knowledge

Basics about cost management of production in construction company. Ability to manage building production with the support of management systems.

Rules for evaluation and completion of the course

Extent and forms are specified by guarantor’s regulation updated for every academic year.

Aims

To obtain capabilities to improve enterprise performance and to manage enterprise purchase efficiently.
Ability to measure and enhance performance of construction company, application of purchasing management methods.

Study aids

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Synek Miloslav a kolektiv. Manažerská ekonomika. 5., aktualizované a doplněné vydání. 2011, Grada, ISBN: 978-80-247-3494-1

(CS)

Taušl Procházková Petra , Jelínková Eva. Podniková ekonomika - klíčové oblasti. 2018, Grada, ISBN: 978-80-271-0689-9

(CS)

Grunenberg Stephen, Francis Noble. Economics of Construction. 2018, Agenda Publishing, ISBN: 9781788210140

(EN)

Recommended reading

Not applicable.

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hours, optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

Syllabus

1.–2. Cost and profit management in construction company.

3. Management of enterprise purchasing and its functions.

4. Selection and evaluation of contractors and subcontractors in construction industry.

5.–6. Electronic reverse auctions.

7.–8. Enterprise performance measurement.

9.–10. Benchmarking in construction industry.

Exercise

13 hours, compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

Syllabus

1.-2. Management of company's costs 3.-5. Enterprise purchasing 6.-7. Data analysis in company, enterprise performance measurement 8.-9. Benchmarking in construction company 10. Verification of knowledge, credit