Value stream mapping for make-to-order products in a job shop environment

Construction Research Congress 2005: Broadening Perspectives - Proceedings of the Congress

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 13-22

  Alves, Thais Da C L ^a   Tommelein, Iris D ^a   Ballard, Glenn ^a  

^a Berkeley   (United States)

Author keywords

HVAC sheet metal fittings; Job shop; Lean Construction; Lean Production; Make to order; Value Stream Mapping

Indexed keywords

JOB SHOP ENVIRONMENT; SHEET METAL DUCTS; STREAM MAPPING; VALUE STEAM MAPPING (VSM);

AIR CONDITIONING; DATA ACQUISITION; DUCTS; FORECASTING; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; SHEET METAL;

PRODUCTION ENGINEERING;

EID: 27644493989     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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