Management thinking in the earned value method system and the last planner system

Journal of Management in Engineering

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 223-228

  Kim, Yong Woo ^a   Ballard, Glenn ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Construction industry; Last planner system (LPS); Management thinking; Performance measures; Planning; Project control; Project management

Indexed keywords

BEST-PRACTICES; EARNED VALUE; EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE; LAST PLANNER SYSTEM; MANAGEMENT THEORY; OPERATION LEVELS; OPERATIONAL LEVEL; PERFORMANCE MEASURE; PROJECT CONTROL; PROJECT CONTROL SYSTEMS;

BUDGET CONTROL; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; PLANNING; VALUE ENGINEERING;

PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

EID: 77956859682     PISSN: 0742597X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)ME.1943-5479.0000026     Document Type: Article

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