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Best Value Procurement [3rd Ed.]
by Dr. Dean Kashiwagi, PhD.

Price: $150.00 USD [plus shipping/handling]

Book Description
"Best Value Procurement" presents more than 15 years of research results on how to maximize performance in a seemingly unstable industry. This book focuses on the source of poor performance in the construction industry, and how the Information Measurement Theory (IMT) and the Performance Information Procurement System (PIPS) can help minimize and solve these problems.

"Best Value Procurement" answers many industry questions, including:

How to identify the “best value”
How to compare price & performance
How to collect, store, and use past performance information
How to implement PIPS
How to increase performance by minimizing management
How to increase quality without increasing cost