Re-engineering through pre-assembly: Client expectations and drivers

Building Research and Information

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 146-160

  Gibb, Alistair G F ^a   Isack, Frank ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Business process re engineering; Clients; Modularization; Pre assembly; Re engineering construction; System building

Indexed keywords

CUSTOMER SATISFACTION; INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH; MODULAR CONSTRUCTION; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; REENGINEERING;

BUSINESS PROCESS REENGINEERING; MODULARIZATION; PRE-ASSEMBLY;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY;

EID: 0037367528     PISSN: 09613218     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09613210302000     Document Type: Article

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