A critical look at integrating people, process and information systems within the construction sector

Proceedings of IGLC16: 16th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 795-807

  Dave, Bhargav ^a   Koskela, Lauri ^a   Kagioglou, Mike ^a   Bertelsen, Sven ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Construction efficiency; Construction process integration; ICT in construction

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTION EFFICIENCY; CONSTRUCTION PROCESS; CONSTRUCTION PROCESS INTEGRATION; CONSTRUCTION SECTORS; HOLISTIC VIEW; INTEGRATING PROCESS; LEAN PRINCIPLES; LITERATURE REVIEWS; NEGATIVE IMPACTS; RESEARCH COMMUNITIES; SPECIFIC AREAS; SURROUNDING ENVIRONMENT;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; INFORMATION SYSTEMS;

CONSTRUCTION;

EID: 77955858911     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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