Construction Integration and Innovation Through Lean Methods and E-Business Applications

Contruction Research Congress, Winds of Change: Integration and Innovation in Construction, Proceedings of the Congress

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages 337-346

  Forbes, Lincoln H ^a   Ahmed, Syed M ^b  

^a Miami Dade County   (United States)

^b FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

E business; Just in time, quality; Lean construction; Supply chain management; Value stream

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION; CONTRACTS; COSTS; INTEGRATION; JUST IN TIME PRODUCTION; PLANNING; PRODUCT DESIGN; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; QUALITY CONTROL; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

E-BUSINESS; JUST-IN-TIME; LEAN CONSTRUCTION; SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT; VALUE STREAM;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY;

EID: 2342440354     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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