Improving the materials supply system in small-sized building firms

Automation in construction

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 663-670

  Formoso, C T ^a   Revelo, V H ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^b Fundacion Ecuatoriana de Ingenieria   (Ecuador)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUILDING MATERIALS; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; PARETO PRINCIPLE; PROBLEM SOLVING; QUALITY CONTROL;

BUILDING FIRMS; MATERIALS MANAGEMENT; MATERIALS SUPPLY SYSTEM; QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0032593166     PISSN: 09265805     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0926-5805(98)00112-5     Document Type: Article

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