Pull-driven construction of high-rise apartment buildings

13th International Group for Lean Construction Conference: Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 217-226

  Sacks, Rafael ^a   Goldin, Maxim ^a   Derin, Zvika ^b  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

^b Project Planning and Control Dept   (Israel)

Author keywords

High rise buildings; Pull driven flow control; Residential construction

Indexed keywords

APARTMENT BUILDINGS; CONSTRUCTION COMPANIES; HIGH RISE BUILDING; LEAN THINKING; LONG CYCLES; MANAGEMENT MODEL; MANAGEMENT SIMULATIONS; RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION; TRADITIONAL CONSTRUCTIONS; UNIVERSITY RESEARCHERS; WORK IN PROGRESS;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; CONTRACTORS; FLOORS; HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; TALL BUILDINGS;

APARTMENT HOUSES;

EID: 33748157247     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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