1. Rak-63.3330 Operations in International Construction Business INTRODUCTION 7.9.2015 Rak-63.3330 Operations in International Construction Business Assistant Professor Antti Peltokorpi antti.peltokorpi@aalto.fi

2. General information All updated information about the course available at Aalto MyCourses: mycourses.aalto.fi Course description Pre-reading materials Lecture presentations  Log in MyCourses by your Aalto user name! The course can be included in Special modules in Construction Economics Doctoral studies Exchange studies

3. 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 management Information systems

4. 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)

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

6. 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

7. Schedule TimeTopicTeacherMaterial Mon 7.9 14-18Introduction 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 constructionAntti Peltokorpi Pre-readings: GROUP 1: Arditi & Gunaydin (1997) GROUP 2: Tang et al. (2009) Wed 30.9 14-16Teams 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 SeppänenSlides Mon 12.10 14-16 (Mandatory) Procurement in construction: Implications from company strategy and culture to procurement practices Jan Elfving, Skanska Slides Room: R5

8. 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

9. 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