Modular assembly with postponement to improve health, safety, and productivity in construction

Practice Periodical on Structural Design and Construction

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 81-89

  Court, Peter F ^a   Pasquire, Christine L ^a   Gibb, G F ^a   Bower, David ^b  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Construction industry; Labor; Lean construction; Prefabrication; Productivity; Safety

Indexed keywords

ASSEMBLY TASKS; CHAIN COMPONENTS; CONSTRUCTION SYSTEMS; DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT; INNOVATIVE METHODS; LABOR; LEAN CONSTRUCTION; MOBILE WORKS; MODULAR ASSEMBLIES; MODULARIZATION; OFF-SITE MANUFACTURING; PREFABRICATION; SAFETY;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; ELECTRIC LOAD FORECASTING; HEALTH RISKS; MODULAR CONSTRUCTION; PRODUCTIVITY; SAFETY ENGINEERING; SUPPLY CHAINS;

INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH;

EID: 65249125244     PISSN: 10840680     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)1084-0680(2009)14:2(81)     Document Type: Article

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