Planning, estimation and productivity in the lean concrete pour

Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 55-64

  Dunlop, Paul ^a   Smith, Simon D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Concretes; Construction; Estimation; Lean production; Operations planning; Productivity rate

Indexed keywords

CIVIL ENGINEERING; CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION; CONCRETE INDUSTRY; ESTIMATION; PLANNING; PRODUCTIVITY; PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

LEAN CONCRETE POUR; LEAN PRODUCTION; OPERATIONS PLANNING;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY;

EID: 2342620070     PISSN: 09699988     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09699980410512665     Document Type: Review

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