Lean construction professional's profile (lcpp): Understanding the competences of a lean construction professional

Lean Construction: A New Paradigm for Managing Capital Projects - 15th IGLC Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 453-464

  Pavez, Ignacio ^a   Alarcón, Luis F ^a  

^a PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Competences; Human resource development; Lean construction; Lean management

Indexed keywords

COMPETENCES; HUMAN ISSUES; HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT; LEAN CONSTRUCTION; LEAN MANAGEMENT; PROJECT MANAGERS; PROJECT PERFORMANCE; TECHNICAL COMPETENCE;

CONSTRUCTION; MANAGERS;

PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

EID: 57749085002     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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