On the metaphysics of production

13th International Group for Lean Construction Conference: Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 37-45

  Koskela, Lauri ^a   Kagioglou, Mike ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Metaphysics; Process; Production; Substance

Indexed keywords

METAPHYSICS; PROCESS; PROCESS-ORIENTED; PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT; SUBSTANCE;

ONTOLOGY; PHYSICS; PRODUCTION;

INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT;

EID: 42149148259     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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