Connecting lean construction to prefabrication complexity in Swedish volume element housing

13th International Group for Lean Construction Conference: Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 317-325

  Höök, Matilda ^a   Stehn, Lars ^a  

^a LULEÅ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Building peculiarities; Process complexity; Product complexity; Timber frame housing; Volume element prefabrication

Indexed keywords

BUILDING ELEMENT; IN-HOUSE PRODUCTION; LEAN CONSTRUCTION; ON-SITE CONSTRUCTION; PROCESS COMPLEXITY; PRODUCT COMPLEXITY; TIMBER FRAMES; VALUE CHAINS; VALUE CREATION; VOLUME ELEMENTS;

HOUSING;

PRODUCT DESIGN;

EID: 84866067448     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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