LEAPCON: Simulation of lean construction of high-rise apartment buildings

Journal of Construction Engineering and Management

Volumn 133, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 529-539

  Sacks, R ^a   Esquenazi, A ^a   Goldin, M ^a  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Buildings, high rise; Buildings, residential; Computer aided simulation; Lean construction; Project management; Scheduling

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER AIDED SIMULATION; CUSTOMIZATION; LEAN CONSTRUCTION; RESIDENTIAL BUILDING;

CIVIL ENGINEERING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; ENGINEERING EDUCATION; SCHEDULING; STRUCTURAL DESIGN; TALL BUILDINGS;

APARTMENT HOUSES;

EID: 34247224920     PISSN: 07339364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9364(2007)133:7(529)     Document Type: Article

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