Infrastructure under construction: Continuous improvement and learning in projects

Integrated Manufacturing Systems

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 188-198

  Gieskes, José F B ^a   Ten Broeke, André M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

^b RIJNSTATE HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Construction industry; Continuous improvement; Learning; Project management

Indexed keywords

EID: 0038417222     PISSN: 09576061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09576060010320425     Document Type: Article

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