Implementation of Last Planner in a medium-sized construction site

Proceedings of IGLC17: 17th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 15-30

  Kalsaas, Bo Terje ^a   Skaar, John ^b   Thorstensen, Rein Terje ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AGDER   (Norway)

^b Skanska ^*  (Norway)

Author keywords

First run study; Implementation; Last planner; Preliminary findings

Indexed keywords

ACTION RESEARCH; ACTIVE PARTS; CHANGE PROCESS; CONSTRAINT ANALYSIS; CONSTRUCTION PROCESS; CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS; CONSTRUCTION SITES; FIRST RUN STUDY; GENERAL CONTRACTORS; IMPLEMENTATION; JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLS; LAST PLANNER; LOOK-AHEAD; PILOT PROJECTS; PLANNING PROCESS; PRELIMINARY DATA; PRELIMINARY FINDINGS; PRODUCTION PLANNING; RESEARCH METHODS; SUB-CONTRACTORS; UTILITY BUILDINGS;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; OFFICE BUILDINGS; PRODUCTION CONTROL; PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS;

CONTRACTORS;

EID: 84856659626     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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