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" Lean construction / "
edited by Luis Alarcón.
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BL
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1046010
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b800380
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Lean construction /\ edited by Luis Alarcón.
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| Publication Statement
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Rotterdam ;Brookfield, VT, USA :: A.A. Balkema,, 1997.
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xi, 497 pages :: illustrations ;; 26 cm
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9054106484
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: 9789054106487
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| Notes
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"Collection of the work developed by members of the International Group on Lean Construction (IGLC) during the last three years"--Page ix.
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Papers presented at the 1st-3rd Conferences on Lean Construction, held, resp., in 1993 in Espoo, Finland, 1994 in Santiago, Chile, and 1995 in Albuquerque, NM.
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
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| Abstract
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In 'lean production' two types of activity are recognized. Conversion activities which add value to the material or piece of information being transformed into a product, and flows (inspection, waiting, moving), through which the conversion activities are bound together, but which do not add value. 'Lean production' seeks to improve the reliability (or even the elimination) of the non value adding flow activities, and strives to make the conversion activities more efficient. During the last four years an increasing number of researchers have joined efforts to investigate the implications of lean production to construction. They have shared their views and experiences with people from the industry, suggested new approaches to lean construction and worked to advance a new theory of production in construction. This book summarizes the new and evolving conceptualization of lean construction, by collecting the work developed by members of The International Group on Lean Construction, during the last three years. The authors coming from different backgrounds, include people both from industry and academia. The book covers theoretical aspects as well as relevant areas for lean construction such as performance measurement, improvement tools, implementation issues, and case studies. The result is a challenging exchange of ideas and experiences which includes stories of success and also some of failure.
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Construction industry-- Cost control, Congresses.
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Construction industry-- Management-- Cost effectiveness, Congresses.
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Engineering economy, Congresses.
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Waste (Economics), Congresses.
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Construction industry-- Cost control.
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Engineering economy.
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Waste (Economics)
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| Dewey Classification
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338.45621
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TH438.L38 1997
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VY 30blsrissc
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Alarcon, Luis F.
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International Group on Lean Construction.
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Conference on Lean Construction.
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