Choice and delivery in housebuilding: Lessons from Japan for UK housebuilders

Building Research and Information

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 134-145

  Barlow, James ^a   Childerhouse, Paul ^b   Gann, David ^a   Hong Minh, Séverine ^b   Naim, Mon ^b   Ozaki, Ritsuko ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Consumer choice; Customer focus; Housebuilding; Japan; Mass customization; Pre assembly; Standardization; Supply chain management

Indexed keywords

CUSTOMER SATISFACTION; HOUSING; INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; STANDARDIZATION;

CONSUMER CHOICE; CUSTOMER FOCUS; HOUSEBUILDING INDUSTRY; MASS CUSTOMIZATION; PRE-ASSEMBLY; SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY;

EID: 12244290973     PISSN: 09613218     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09613210302003     Document Type: Article

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