Lean project management

Building Research and Information

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 119-133

  Ballard, Glenn ^a,b   Howell, Gregory A ^a  

^a Lean Construction Institute   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Construction management; Lean project delivery system (LPDS); Lean project management; Project management; Value; Waste

Indexed keywords

CIVIL ENGINEERING; PRODUCTION ENGINEERING; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT;

CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT; LEAN PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY;

EID: 0037362304     PISSN: 09613218     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09613210301997     Document Type: Article

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