Need for innovation in supplying engineer-to-order joinery products to construction: A case study in Sweden

Construction Innovation

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 464-491

  Forsman, Samuel ^a   Björngrim, Niclas ^a   Bystedt, Anders ^a   Laitila, Lars ^a   Bomark, Peter ^a   Öhman, Micael ^a  

^a LULEÅ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Bespoke production; Construction industry; Engineer to order; Information modelling; Innovation; Joinery production; Lean production; Structural timber; Supply chain management; Sweden

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867087470     PISSN: 14714175     EISSN: 14770857     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14714171211272225     Document Type: Article

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