Work structuring to achieve integrated product-process design

Journal of Construction Engineering and Management

Volumn 130, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 780-789

  Tsao, Cynthia C Y ^a   Tommelein, Iris D ^a   Swanlund, Eric S ^b   Howell, Gregory A ^c  

^a Berkeley   (United States)

^b Oscar J Boldt Construction Company   (United States)

^c Lean Construction Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Constructability; Design build; Fabrication; Installation; Lean construction; Tolerances

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTABILITY; DESIGN/BUILD; LEAN CONSTRUCTION; TRADE BOUNDARIES;

CONSTRUCTION; CONTRACTS; DECISION MAKING; FABRICATION; FITS AND TOLERANCES; GLOBAL OPTIMIZATION; INSTALLATION; PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

PRODUCT DESIGN;

EID: 13944269909     PISSN: 07339364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9364(2004)130:6(780)     Document Type: Article

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