"Lean" as an antidote to labour cost escalation on complex mechanical and electrical projects"

13th International Group for Lean Construction Conference: Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 3-11

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

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Electrical sector; Labour; Margin slippage; Mechanical sector; Productivity

Indexed keywords

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH PROJECTS; CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING; COST ESCALATION; ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS; ELECTRICAL PROJECTS; ELECTRICAL SECTOR; ENGINEERING DOCTORATES; GROSS PROFIT; LABOUR; LABOUR COSTS; LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY; MARGIN SLIPPAGE; MECHANICAL SECTOR; PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT INITIATIVES; RESEARCH ENGINEERS; WORK-IN-PROGRESS;

CONTRACTORS; EMPLOYMENT; INNOVATION; PRODUCTIVITY; PROFITABILITY; RESEARCH; WAGES;

COST ACCOUNTING;

EID: 65249141961     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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