Transforming traditional construction into a modern process of assembly using construction physics

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

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 345-356

  Court, Peter ^a   Pasquire, Christine ^a   Gibb, Alistair ^a   Bower, David ^b  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Construction Physics; Construction system; Health; Lean site operations; Productivity; Safety

Indexed keywords

ASSEMBLY TASKS; CONSTRUCTION SYSTEMS; DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT; ERGONOMIC WORKPLACE; HEALTH AND SAFETY; LABOUR COSTS; MODULAR ASSEMBLY; PRODUCTIVITY GAIN; PRODUCTIVITY IMPROVEMENTS; QUALITY OF WORK; SITE OPERATIONS; TRADITIONAL CONSTRUCTIONS;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; COST ACCOUNTING; DESIGN; EMPLOYMENT; ERGONOMICS; HEALTH; PRODUCTIVITY; SAFETY ENGINEERING; WAGES;

RESEARCH;

EID: 65249088779     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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