Implications of even flow production methodology for U.S. housing industry

Journal of Construction Engineering and Management

Volumn 129, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 330-332

  Bashford, Howard H ^a   Sawhney, Anil ^a   Walsh, Kenneth D ^b   Kot, Kunal ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UTC Aerospace Systems   (United States)

Author keywords

Buildings, residential; Construction management; Project management

Indexed keywords

BUILDINGS, RESIDENTIAL; CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT; EVEN FLOW STRATEGY; PRODUCTION EFFICIENCY;

BUILDINGS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; CONTRACTS; DATA FLOW ANALYSIS; PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

PRODUCTION CONTROL;

EID: 1642563359     PISSN: 07339364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9364(2003)129:3(330)     Document Type: Article

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