Improving construction supply chain collaboration and performance: A lean construction pilot project

Supply Chain Management

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 394-403

  Eriksson, Per Erik ^a  

^a LULEÅ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Construction industry; Lean production; Partnership; Procurement; Supply chain management

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956084843     PISSN: 13598546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13598541011068323     Document Type: Article

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