Impact of inspected buffers on production parameters of construction processes

Journal of Construction Engineering and Management

Volumn 135, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 319-329

  Sawhney, Anil ^a   Walsh, Kenneth D ^b   Bashford, Howard H ^b   Palaniappan, Sivakumar ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AGC Paul S Roel Chair in Construction Engineering and Management   (United States)

Author keywords

Buildings, residential; Inspection; Production management; Productivity; Project management; Resource management; Simulation models

Indexed keywords

BUILDINGS, RESIDENTIAL; CONSTRUCTION PROCESS; CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS; CONSTRUCTION SECTORS; DOWNSTREAM PROCESS; FIELD DATUM; PASS RATES; PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT; PRODUCTION PARAMETERS; QUALITY CONTROL INSPECTIONS; RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS; RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTIONS; RESOURCE AVAILABILITIES; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; SIMULATION MODELS; WORK FLOWS; WORKLOAD MANAGEMENTS;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; QUALITY ASSURANCE; QUALITY FUNCTION DEPLOYMENT; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

INSPECTION;

EID: 62549150777     PISSN: 07339364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9364(2009)135:4(319)     Document Type: Article

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