Product design for improved material flow - A multi-storey timber housing project

13th International Group for Lean Construction Conference: Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 297-306

  Björnfot, Anders ^a   Stehn, Lars ^a  

^a LULEÅ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Assembly; Logistics; Multi Storey Timber housing; Prefabrication; Standardization

Indexed keywords

BUILDING PRODUCTS; CONTROL FLOWS; DESIGN DECISIONS; EMPIRICAL DATA; FLOW OF MATERIAL; HOUSING CONSTRUCTION; INDUSTRIAL CONSTRUCTION; INDUSTRIAL PROCESSS; LEARNING CYCLE; MATERIAL FLOW; PREFABRICATION; PRODUCTION ISSUES; REDUCTION OF ERRORS; STANDARDIZATION PROCESS; TIMBER HOUSING;

ASSEMBLY; LOGISTICS; PRODUCT DESIGN; STANDARDIZATION; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER;

WOODEN CONSTRUCTION;

EID: 84866109705     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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